2019 Learning & Teaching Theology Conference
God’s Exemplary Graduates: Character-Oriented Graduate Attributes in Theological Education
Venue : Sydney College of Divinity
Unit 6B, 5 Talavera Road Macquarie Park NSW 2113
Date : 5-6 April 2019
Registration
We are accepting last minute registrations. Register online
- Full Registration (Friday and Saturday) $290
- Student Registration $250
- One Day Registration (Friday OR Saturday) $190
- Conference Dinner $80
Conference Accommodation Group Rate
Marriott Hotels are offering a group rate for the Sydney College of Divinity at the Courtyard Sydney- North Ryde between 4 and 7 April. Book before 15 March for the special rate of $160 per night. Book your group rate for Sydney College of Divinity
Program (Download or scroll down to see the program)
Friday, 5 April 2019
9:15-9:50 am Registration
9:50-10 am Introduction
10-11:30 am Keynote Address 1 | Prof. S. Bruce Dowton, Vice Chancellor, Macquarie University
12-1 pm Keynote Address 2 | Dr Bill Salier, Principal, Youthworks College, Australian College of Theology
2-3 pm Parallel Sessions
Trevor Cairney
(University of Sydney) Religious Higher Education at the Crossroads: The need to reconsider epistemology, pedagogy and formation |
George Athas
(Moore College) ‘Is the Christian also among the Academics?’ A Proposal for Genuine Research in a Confessional Context |
Maggie Kappelhoff
(University of Divinity) Ecclesial Shifts and Educational Rifts: Riding the Tide of Theological Education |
Steve Taylor & Rosemary Dewerse
(Knox Centre for Ministry and Leadership, Dunedin, New Zealand / Flinders University) Graduate formation and life-long learning in the context of ministerial vocations |
Neil Foster
(University of Newcastle) Religious Freedom and the Academy
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Dennis Nutt
(Sydney College of Divinity) Should Ministers Be Graduates Anyway?
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3.30-5pm Parallel Sessions
Diane Hockridge
(Ridley College, Australian College of Theology; Macquarie University) Online Learning Design for graduate formation: emerging principles and pedagogies
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Les Ball
(Australian College of Ministries, Sydney College of Divinity) The Role of Curriculum in Developing Character-Oriented Graduate Attributes, with an Illustration from Church History |
Peter Mudge
(Sydney College of Divinity) “But only one thing is necessary” – Cultivating Key Virtues in Graduates through a Methodology based on epektasis and the Divine Pedagogy
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James Dalziel
(Morling College, Australian College of Theology; University of Divinity) Graduate Attributes and Theological Education: Interactions between Organisational Change, Spiritual Formation, Online Learning and Business Models |
Michael Gladwin
(St Mark’s National Theological Centre, Charles Sturt University) The inner GLO: teaching church history in a university‐based, Australian theological college
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David McEwan
(Nazarene Theological College, Sydney College of Divinity) Private Study, Social Learning and Embodied Practice: Insights from John Wesley’s Framework for Preparing Effective Ministers in Early Methodism |
Geoff Treloar
(Australian College of Theology) Graduate Attributes in the Australian College of Theology – Rhetoric or Reality?
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Bernard Doherty
(St Mark’s National Theological Centre, Charles Sturt University) “Cults” in the Classroom: Some Neglected Challenges of Religious Pluralism and Multiculturalism to Pedagogy and Curriculum in Theological Education |
David Wright
(Bible College of South Australia, Australian College of Theology) “Integration” in the Ancient World – An Anachronistic concept?
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5 pm Drinks & Nibbles
6.30 pm Dinner
Saturday, 6 April 2019
9:15-9:50 am Registration
9:50-10 am Introduction
10-11:30 am Keynote Address 3 | Dr Bill Salier, Principal, Youthworks College, Australian College of Theology
12-1 pm Parallel Sessions
Sarah Hart
(Good Shepherd College, Sydney College of Divinity) Popular Songs and Psalms
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Peter Laughlin
(Australian College of Ministries, Sydney College of Divinity) Designing Effective International Fieldwork Experiences: How ACOM and the Alliance Institute for Mission have worked to ensure both Short and Long Term International Fieldwork Experiences Lead to Student Transformation |
Constantine Campbell
(Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, Il., USA) Language Learning in Theological Education
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Neil Holm
(Sydney College of Divinity) The Righteous Mind
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Andrew Errington
(St Mark’s National Theological Centre, Charles Sturt University) Character and pedagogy in the book of Proverbs
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Edwina Blair
(Australian College of Ministries, Sydney College of Divinity) Pilgrimage or Junket: The Formational Value of ACOM Holy Land Study Tours
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Seumas Macdonald
(St Cyril’s Theological College, Sydney College of Divinity) Sheltering Vocabulary: re-sequencing the Greek reading experience for late-stage beginners
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Bruce Hulme
(Tabor College of Higher Education) All Ears: Listening-Centred Conversation in Theological Reflection for Formation
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2−3 pm Parallel Sessions
James Pietsch
(Inaburra School, Bangor NSW) Educating for the kingdom: the development of character through participation in preparatory learning activities
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Debra Snoddy
(Catholic Institute of Sydney, Sydney College of Divinity) Graduate Attributes and the Gospel of John
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Claire Smith
(Independent Researcher) The power of persuasion: Paul’s parakaleō appeals
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Sebastian Salaske
(University of Muenster, Germany) God’s Exemplary Graduates in times of ecological crisis Creating a learning environment that enables future leaders to become authentic promotors of an ecological conversion
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Peter Carblis
(Uni Newcastle/ Sydney College of Divinity) Graduate Attributes and the New Covenant
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Laurie Woods
(ACU [Retired]; Australian Catholic Biblical Association) Appreciating the Creative Artistry of the Hebrew Text and the Rabbinic Tradition of Interpretation
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3-3.30 pm Afternoon Tea & Close