AUSTRALIAN RELIGIOUS IN A MULTI-FAITH SOCIETY
REALITY, GIFT AND CHALLENGE
Tuesday, June 23 - Friday, June 26
Mercure Hotel, Wolli Creek
to
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appreciate the reality of our multi-faith Australia and its future
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understand the place of dialogue in multi-faith relationship
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appreciate why we should dialogue
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understand how we can dialogue and learn from successful models
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gain some human appreciation of the life of Jews and Muslims in Australia
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share what congregations are already doing in a multi-Faith context
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share what congregations are doing and investigate what the future role of religious should be in the growth of a "harmonious and rich" multi-faith Australia
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develop resolutions in regard to our contribution to a multi-faith Australia
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AT THE ASSEMBLY
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an article by Fr Patrick McInerney SSC
from the CRA President, Sr Clare Condon SGS ...
" ... While we recognize that many religions have adherents among the general Australian population, we are focusing this year on dialogue between the Abrahamic Faiths - Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The title of the National Assembly is:
Australian Religious in a Multi-Faith Society: Reality, Gift and Challenge.
"We have again engaged Patricia Bergin as the facilitator of the Assembly. Patricia has already met with the Planning Group and, together, they are developing a programme of input, reflection, keynote and other visiting speakers (including representatives from other faith traditions), discussions and workshops. Prayer and liturgy will be integrated within the overall theme.
"It is my hope that the Assembly will be all the more fruitful through the preparation on your part as well as on the part of the Planning Group and the various presenters. To that end, on the CRA web site a number of articles will be published that will help us negotiate the 'geography' of perhaps unfamiliar religious territory. Circulars from the CRA office will alert you when these articles are published..."
as presented to the CRA National Assembly by Professor Des Cahill from his keynote address
THE MULTICULTURAL AUSTRALIAN CHURCH IN A GLOBALIZING MULTIFAITH WORLD
Congregational leaders: further details are available at Leaders only
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