RA: First National Conference 2004
Conference Resolutions and Information
Rally Address
Rev Dr Max Champion 'Sex and Society' The Reforming Agenda
Rally Address
Mrs Mary Hawkes "Hope, Healing and Holiness"
Bible Study 'Compassion' in Mark 6:30-44:
Rev Dr Max Champion
Bible Study 'Unity and Diversity' in Ephesians 2:11-22:
Rev Ivan Kirk
Interpreting the Bible for Today: Who's Got It Right?
Brian V. Hill Emeritus Professor of Education, Murdoch University
How recently have you heard someone say: "You can prove anything from the Bible"? The minister of a church I attended in the 1950s said it often. An old-style Liberal, he was keen to discredit Fundamentalists. Even so, I had a great respect for him. He had a strong personal devotion to Christ and compassion for the oppressed. But I felt then, and I still feel, that his heart was closer to God than his head. I suspected that the devotional faith in which he had been reared was compensating for his theological training.
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Liberalism, Sexuality and the Future of the Uniting Church
Peter Bentley
The current debate about sexuality in the UCA would not have arisen to the extent it has without a prominent liberal theological presence in the key councils of the Assembly. Why has the UCA developed an overt liberal theological orientation and public presence, when its membership has been largely theologically conservative?
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The Gospel, The Church and Human Sexuality: Some Reflections on the Way
Doug Jones
The following reflections identify what I consider are some of the major theological and doctrinal issues with which the UCA will have to deal if it is to adequately address the issue of the ordination of persons practicing homosexuality.
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