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Book news - Prof Scott Cowdell
04 Oct 2024
Congratulations to CRES adjunct scholar, Professor Scott Cowdell, on the publication of his new book, Why Church? Christianity as it was meant to be. The book provides an argument for the centrality of the Eucharistic church in an increasingly tribal world. Prof Cowdell wrote most of the book while Dean's Scholar at Virginia Theological Seminary in early 2023. As Western culture has secularized, the church has increasingly become marginalized and.....
HETSA Conference
03 Oct 2024
The 2024 History of Economic Thought Society of Australia Conference was held on 25-27 September. The conference was a joint conference with the Japanese Society for the History of Economic Thought. Congratulations to the CRES scholars who presented papers at that conference: Paul Oslington, “Usury” Jonathan Cole, “The Pro-Social Utilitarian Liberalism of Ludwig von Mises” Brendan Long, “Two senses to Smith’s Invisible (Divine) hand”.....
CRES lunchtime lecture - Prof Neil Ormerod
13 Sep 2024
Last Tuesday, Prof Neil Ormerod delivered a CRES lunchtime lecture on “The Ecological Thought of Pope Francis”. He discussed four elements of Laudato Si, Genesis 1:28, Anthropocentrism, the Technocratic Paradigm and ecological conversion. Please see a recording of the lecture below, which can also be found on our YouTube channel......
Remembering Christos Yannaras (1935-2024)
30 Aug 2024
This is an extract of the article published by Jonathan Cole for The Political Theology Network. The Greek philosopher and theologian Christos Yannaras passed away at the age of 89 on 24 August 2024. My journey, and unlikely friendship, with Christos began in the most innocuous of ways. In 2015, a year into a PhD on the political theology of Oliver O’Donovan at Charles Sturt University in Canberra, Australia, a.....
"Faith, work and economics" short course
22 Aug 2024
CRES scholar, Prof Paul Oslington, and Kara Martin will be delivering a short-course called “Faith, work and economics” at the St James Institute in Sydney, in partnership with Trinity College Theological School, Melbourne. The course will be held on 16-18 October and 31-1 November 2024 (both required). Students at other theological colleges may be able to enrol for credit. University of Divinity standard course fees apply. For more information, please.....
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