Event Program

11 Jul, 2019

3:00 pm - Pre-conference Gathering Introduction to Progressive Religion and Common Dreams
other 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
Pre-conference Gathering/Discussion (optional) “Introduction to Progressive Religion & Common Dreams”
4:30 pm - Conference Registration Opens
housekeeping 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
7:00 pm - Acknowledgement of Traditional Landowners
acknowledgements 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
7:05 pm - Introduction and Local Arrangements
housekeeping 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
7:10 pm - Music with Rachel Collis
performances 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
7:30 pm - Welcome to Country by Gadigal Elder
acknowledgements 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
8:00 pm - Spiritual but not Religious: The Future of Religion and of Spirituality and of the Earth
public-address 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
Speakers
Matthew Fox

12 Jul, 2019

8:00 am - Registrations
housekeeping 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
8:15 am - Reflections in chapel
reflection 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
9:00 am - Acknowledgement of Traditional Landowners
acknowledgements 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
9:10 am - Welcome to conference - Greg Jenks
opening-address 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
Speakers
Greg Jenks
9:25 am - Art Intervention
performances 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
Speakers
Alex Sangster Ian Turnnidge
9:35 am - Time to Publicly Acknowledge the Creation Spirituality of our Aboriginal Custodians
keynote 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
Speakers
Norman Habel Anne Pattel-Gray
10:30 am - Morning Tea / Coffee and Bookshop
housekeeping 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
11:15 am - Common Home and a just society
keynote 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
Speakers
Rod Bower
12:15 pm - Explanation of Evaluation Process and Distribution of Conference Evaluation/Feedback Forms
housekeeping 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
1:30 pm - In Judaism it is actions that count above all in healing the world
keynote 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
Speakers
Jonathan Keren-Black
2:30 pm - Afternoon Tea/Coffee and Bookshop
housekeeping 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
3:15 pm - Progressive Voices: Songs for Hope and New Life
performances 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
Speakers
Heather Price
4:00 pm - Interactive “Q&A Style” Panel Discussion
workshops 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
Speakers
Greg Jenks
5:00 pm - Dinner/Networking/ Book Shop
housekeeping 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
7:00 pm - Sydney Gay and Lesbian Choir
performances 264 Pitt St, Sydney Australia, 2000
Speakers
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Choir
7:30 pm - Two songs and a short story
performances 264 Pitt St, Sydney Australia, 2000
Speakers
Kavisha Mazzella
7:45 pm - Matthew Fox - On Being Deeply Human in a Time of Earth-Crisis and Apocalyptic Warnings
public-address 264 Pitt St, Sydney Australia, 2000
Speakers
Matthew Fox
8:45 pm - Kavisha Mazzella
performances 264 Pitt St, Sydney Australia, 2000
'Empty Sky' invites you to experience the Empty Sky within, through the Gateway of Music. Kavisha will guide you with her song and smile into a space...

Speakers
Kavisha Mazzella

13 Jul, 2019

8:00 am - Registrations
housekeeping 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
8:15 am - Reflections in chapel
reflection 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
9:15 am - Acknowledgement of Traditional Land Owners
other 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
9:20 am - Housekeeping Announcements
housekeeping 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
9:25 am - Art Intervention
performances 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
Speakers
Alex Sangster Ian Turnnidge
9:30 am - Gender & Sexuality - Diversity and Inclusion
keynote 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
Speakers
Ro Allen Ro Allen
10:30 am - Morning Tea / Coffee and Bookshop Sunday
housekeeping 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
10:30 am - Crow Part One by Alex Sangster
performances 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
Crow is a one woman show about life, death, shadow ...

Speakers
Alex Sangster
11:10 am - Post-colonial theology and sovereignty
electives 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
Speakers
Chris Budden
11:10 am - ARRCC and eco-spirituality in action
electives 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
ARRCC draws on the rich soil of theology and spirituality, and bears fruit in the form of faith-inspired practical grassroots action. Our experience i...

Speakers
Warren Talbot Thea Ormerod
11:10 am - Marguerite Porete: Hearing the Voice of a Beguine Mystic in Today’s World
electives 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
Speakers
Cathie Lambert
11:10 am - A conversation about LGBTI Issues
electives 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
Speakers
Margaret Mayman Ro Allen
11:10 am - Preparing a Common Dreams Statement of the Heart
electives 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
Speakers
Norman Habel
11:10 am - Art Making and Reflection on Process
electives 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
Speakers
Doug Purnell
11:10 am - Jesus and the Transforming Influence of Friendship
electives 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
Speakers
John Smith
11:10 am - Of Old Trees, Stardust, and Moments of Wonder: A Short Introduction to Religious Naturalism
electives 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
Speakers
Rex Hunt
11:10 am - The Poetics of the Sacred Imagination
electives 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
Creativity should never be relegated as the ‘pretty-bits-around-the-edges’ in our discourse on the sacred, or our engagement with the world.

Speakers
Joel McKerrow
11:10 am - Deep despair, Ferocious Hope
electives 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
Speakers
Jason John
12:10 pm - Lunch / Networking / Bookshop
housekeeping 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
1:10 pm - Empty Sky - Music Meditation / Performance
performances 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
'Empty Sky' invites you to experience the Empty Sky within, through the Gateway of Music. Kavisha will guide you with her song and smile into a space...

Speakers
Kavisha Mazzella
2:10 pm - ARRCC and eco-spirituality in action
electives 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
ARRCC draws on the rich soil of theology and spirituality, and bears fruit in the form of faith-inspired practical grassroots action. Our experience i...

Speakers
Warren Talbot Thea Ormerod
2:10 pm - Marguerite Porete: Hearing the Voice of a Beguine Mystic in Today’s World
electives 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
Speakers
Cathie Lambert
2:10 pm - The Poetics of the Sacred Imagination
electives 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
Common Dreams 2019 Electives

Speakers
Joel McKerrow
2:10 pm - Jesus and the Transforming Influence of Friendship
electives 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
Speakers
John Smith
2:10 pm - A conversation about LGBTI Issues
electives 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
Speakers
Margaret Mayman Ro Allen
2:10 pm - Preparing a Common Dreams Statement of the Heart
electives 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
Speakers
Norman Habel
2:10 pm - Post-colonial theology and sovereignty
electives 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
Speakers
Chris Budden
2:10 pm - Art Making and Reflection on Process
electives 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
Speakers
Doug Purnell
2:10 pm - Of Old Trees, Stardust, and Moments of Wonder: A Short Introduction to Religious Naturalism
electives 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
Speakers
Rex Hunt
2:10 pm - Deep despair, Ferocious Hope
electives 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
Speakers
Jason John
3:10 pm - Afternoon Tea/Coffee and Bookshop
housekeeping 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
3:40 pm - American Heretics Australian Film Premiere
performances 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
Crow is a one woman show about life, death, shadow ...
5:35 pm - Dinner / Networking / Bookshop
other 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
7:00 pm - Artist interlude - Poetry
performances 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
Roje Ndayambaje was born in Congo and raised in Uganda in a Rwandan family. His poetry is marked by each of these places and a deep love for Africa. R...

Speakers
Joel McKerrow Roje Ndayambaje
7:30 pm - Crow Part Two by Alex Sangster
performances 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
Crow is a one woman show about life, death, shadow ...

Speakers
Alex Sangster
7:40 pm - Restorative Justice
public-address 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
Restorative Justice is a cultural practice of Aboriginal people in Australia when dealing with injustices, wrong doing and matters of disputes. Dr. An...

Speakers
Anne Pattel-Gray

14 Jul, 2019

8:00 am - Registrations
housekeeping 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
8:15 am - Reflections in chapel
reflection 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
9:00 am - Acknowledgement of Traditional Landowners
other 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
9:05 am - Housekeeping Announcements
housekeeping 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
9:10 am - Crow Part Three by Alex Sangster
performances 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
Crow is a one woman show about life, death, shadow ...

Speakers
Alex Sangster
9:20 am - Reading our Sacred Story from within our Common Home
keynote 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
The way in which we read our sacred texts/our biblical narratives is profoundly shaped by our world view/our way of being in and seeing that world.

Speakers
Elaine Wainwright
10:20 am - LtQ Style Interview With Matthew Fox
keynote 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
Speakers
Val Webb Matthew Fox
11:00 am - Morning Tea / Coffee and Bookshop
housekeeping 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
11:30 am - Interactive Discussion With Matthew Fox
keynote 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
Speakers
Matthew Fox
12:25 pm - Conference summing up and closing
closing-address 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
Speakers
Greg Jenks
12:50 pm - Empty Sky Closing
performances 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048
Speakers
Alex Sangster Kavisha Mazzella
1:00 pm - Close
performances 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore Australia, 2048

Event Program

11 Jul, 2019

3:00 pm - Pre-conference Gathering Introduction to Progressive Religion and Common Dreams

4:30 pm - Conference Registration Opens

7:00 pm - Acknowledgement of Traditional Landowners

7:05 pm - Introduction and Local Arrangements

7:10 pm - Music with Rachel Collis

7:30 pm - Welcome to Country by Gadigal Elder

12 Jul, 2019

8:00 am - Registrations

8:15 am - Reflections in chapel

9:00 am - Acknowledgement of Traditional Landowners

9:10 am - Welcome to conference - Greg Jenks

9:25 am - Art Intervention

10:30 am - Morning Tea / Coffee and Bookshop

11:15 am - Common Home and a just society

12:15 pm - Explanation of Evaluation Process and Distribution of Conference Evaluation/Feedback Forms

2:30 pm - Afternoon Tea/Coffee and Bookshop

5:00 pm - Dinner/Networking/ Book Shop

7:00 pm - Sydney Gay and Lesbian Choir

7:30 pm - Two songs and a short story

8:45 pm - Kavisha Mazzella

13 Jul, 2019

8:00 am - Registrations

8:15 am - Reflections in chapel

9:15 am - Acknowledgement of Traditional Land Owners

9:20 am - Housekeeping Announcements

9:25 am - Art Intervention

10:30 am - Morning Tea / Coffee and Bookshop Sunday

11:10 am - A conversation about LGBTI Issues

12:10 pm - Lunch / Networking / Bookshop

1:10 pm - Empty Sky - Music Meditation / Performance

2:10 pm - Marguerite Porete: Hearing the Voice of a Beguine Mystic in Today’s World

2:10 pm - A conversation about LGBTI Issues

3:10 pm - Afternoon Tea/Coffee and Bookshop

5:35 pm - Dinner / Networking / Bookshop

7:00 pm - Artist interlude - Poetry

14 Jul, 2019

8:00 am - Registrations

8:15 am - Reflections in chapel

9:00 am - Acknowledgement of Traditional Landowners

9:05 am - Housekeeping Announcements

10:20 am - LtQ Style Interview With Matthew Fox

11:00 am - Morning Tea / Coffee and Bookshop

11:30 am - Interactive Discussion With Matthew Fox

12:25 pm - Conference summing up and closing

12:50 pm - Empty Sky Closing

1:00 pm - Close