The Mural Wall of the Holy Spirit in Our Land is a mosaic representation of the painting by the late Hector Jandany, renowned elder, Lawman and painter of the Gija people (East Kimberley). The Holy Spirit is depicted in the form of the white owl of the Gija people. The Mural Wall is located in the grounds of the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture, which is the home of the CRES directorate.
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The Centre for Religion, Ethics and Society is a research centre established to foster and promote high quality publications in theology and religious studies by CSU researchers. It does so by, holding academic conferences, seminars, forging research partnerships with Australian and international institutions and researchers working in theology and religious studies, awarding research grants to CRES members and by offering publication advice. The Centre’s current areas of research focus are:
- Ethical leadership
- Social inclusion
- Politics and religion
- Faith and First Nations nation-building
- Theology and economics
Associate Prof Derya Iner is appointed to Anti-Discrimination Board of NSW
28 Mar 2024
Congratulations to CRES scholar, Associate Prof Derya Iner, who was recently appointed to the Anti-Discrimination Board of NSW. As a member of the Board, Assoc Prof Iner will help set strategic initiatives, carry out investigations, conduct research and promote understanding and awareness of discrimination. Associate Prof Iner is the research coordinator and lecturer at the Centre for Islamic Studies (CISAC) at Charles Sturt University, a leading researcher into Islamaphobia and.....
HG Brennan Workshop on Economics and Theology
28 Mar 2024
On 8-10 February 2024, The Centre for Religion Ethics and Society (CRES) hosted the second HG Brennan Workshop on Economics and Theology in association with the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture (ACC&C), with the theme of ‘Faith Work and Economics’. Our international guest for the workshop was the distinguished economist and policy advisory, Prof Juergen von Hagen, who is Dean of the Faculty of Economics at the University of.....
Dr Brendan Long - The Economic Impact of Religion on Society in Australia
12 Feb 2024
Congratulations to Dr Brendan Long, who was a contributing author to The Economic Impact of Religion on Society in Australia. Recent Research and Commentary ed. Thompson (Connor Court Publishing, 2024), which was launched at the HG Brennan Workshop on Economics and Theology hosted by the ACC&C over the weekend. Brendan’s chapter is called “Measuring the Economic Impact of Religiosity in Australia.” For more details about the book, so to Connor.....
Theological Disputes lecture series - Dr Jonathan Cole
27 Oct 2023
In the latest ‘Theological Disputes’ lecture, Dr Jonathan Cole spoke on “Politics and the Pulpit are Terms that Have Little Agreement”: Burke’s critique of the political theologian.’ Dr Cole examined Edmund Burke’s use of the term ‘political theologian’ in Reflections on the Revolution in France (one of the first uses of the term in English). Burke used the term during his polemic against Dr Richard Price, and a sermon Dr.....
Article news: Xiaoli Yang - Lived Poetics as a Contemplative Stance of Christian Witness
17 Oct 2023
Congratulations to Xiaoli Yang for the publication of her article 'Lived Poetics as a Contemplative Stance of Christian Witness: The Case from Australia for a World in Crisis' in 'International Bulletin of Mission Research'. AbstractThis paper evokes reflections on “lived poetics” as a contemplative stance of Christian witness during the recent pandemic in the context of multicultural Australia “Down Under.” Following an explanation of lived poetics, this paper articulates how.....
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Crisis and Hope: Reading Bonhoeffer for Today (‘What I Did Today by God,’ by Glenn Loughrey. Used with the artist’s permission. www.glennloughrey.com ) ‘We should have so much love for...