COMPELLING CONFERENCE: Human Flourishing In A Brave New World
Friday, March 8.
Venue: Christ College, Burwood.
Time: 9am-3pm.
Cost: $65 (Students $35)
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Western society is in the midst of a revolution like we’ve never seen before. This year’s Gospel, Society and Culture Navigate conference brings together a top line-up of speakers.
- Helping Christians flourish during this tsunami of change.
- Explaining the magnitude of upheaval across a spectrum of issues.
- Living faithfully in a world of disruption.
OUR SPEAKERS
THE DECADE OF DISRUPTION Mark McCrindle – Social Demographer
Mark McCrindle, a social researcher with an international following, will set the agenda for the day, revealing what the next decade looks like – emerging issues and researching social trends. Mark is a best-selling author, a thought-leader, TEDx speaker and principal of McCrindle Research. Mark will provide information packs for attendees.
DIVERSITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS – IT’S THE HOT TOPIC Professor Nicholas Aroney – Professor of Law, University of Queensland
Professor Aroney will take up the hot topic that will challenge all of us in future. Prof Aroney sits on the Presbyterian Church and Nation Committee. His areas of research include: Law and Religion, Islamic Legal Systems, Labour and Employment, Law and Humanities.
FROM BIRTH TO DEATH – THE CHALLENGE OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY Professor Nalini Pather – head of the department of Anatomy at the Faculty of Medicine, UNSW. Prof Pather will cover the emerging and fascinating issue of medical technologies and the implications for humanity. She serves on the church’s Gospel Society and Culture committee in NSW.
HUMAN FLOURISHING IN THE BRAVE NEW WORLD Dr John McClean – vice principal at Christ College, Sydney.
Dr McClean will pull together the theological perspective of leading and living for Christ in a rapidly changing world. He teaches in the areas of Christian Thought focussing on Systematic Theology and Ethics. Within this, he also teaches Westminster Confession and the Church and Ministry unity.
POPULATION GROWTH: Good or bad?
This is an informative article from The Guardian. It uses population growth & decline as a way of analysing the effects of global wealth and development, particularly with ref urbanisation, independence, and individualism. “Population decline is [by itself neither] a good thing or a bad thing. But it is a big thing. It’s time to look it in the eye.” https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/27/what-goes-up-population-crisis-wrong-fertility-rates-decline?fbclid=IwAR3zr-Xd9r6NjqVds6_iopQ6QG7DOOJCNRWyf6Y8wj3WMEFHWJHczuSuV6M
Pagans vs Christians
This Public Discourse article https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2019/02/48418/?fbclid=IwAR0q9Ngc3GevFHNAFcUxRd6y1Eh6RzWCSjfCuBotoV2aLE1LTLnwxwXhT9I argues that contemporary social progressivism is actually a quasi-religion, returning to “ancient [pagan] sources of meaning, as part of an effort to re-sacralize the world.” This explains their antipathy “toward Judeo-Christian religion”. If you’re interested in reading more here is the G,S&C paper on Atheism, Science and Religion http://www.gsandc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Atheism-Science-and-Christianity.pdf