Anglican Women's Studies Centre

Minita-a- Iwi

The Revd Bettina Maxwell speaks about the richness of Minita-a-iwi in the Anglican Church, tikanga Maori. Bettina weaves her own experience and calling, on the remote East Coast of the North Island of Aotearoa/New Zealand. with evocative images and great photos of her mentors and leaders, into the wider picture of Minita a Iwi. This […]

Sacred Kingfisher

Advent Reflection by Maranu Gascoigne Kaitiaki, St. Isaacs Retreat House. November 2021 Before you read on please pause a moment or two and notice your breath. Take time to really feel and notice the breath breathing within you. Go a step further and notice that you have no control over this breath, this ruach (breath) […]

Edgewise? What does it mean to be a lay woman?

Nine Anglican lay women tell their stories, in a very readable new book, edited by Hannah Ward and Jennifer Wild. Watch the launch on youtube . Elaine Graham and Sara Maitland join Hannah Ward and Jennifer Wild, and many more, at St James, Piccadilly, London. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6Kq6gRJorE4JqOg-_lPchA Once women were able to be ordained in the […]

Touching the sacred / serving the city

St Luke’s Chaplain to the Inner City Anglican Diocese of Christchurch Have you a creative spirit with a zest for life, want a new challenge and a sense of adventure? Have you a heart for inner city ministry and would be excited at the possibility of engaging with the people and the life of the city? Are […]

Ordination of Women in Australia

Women priests: an abomination or a blessing? Jane Simpson is looking for someone who would like to have her research papers on the debate in the Anglican Church in Australia on the ordination of women to the priesthood. They include press cuttings from 1990–92 when she lived in Melbourne and the debate was raging. There […]

Crisis? What Crisis? Is preventing the bad the same as planning the best?

https://youtu.be/wiyRd_DyJoo recorded on 16 September 7pm NZ time Jacqui Paterson, currently co-dean at the Taranaki Cathedral, shares a pot-pouri of insights gleaned from a recent MBA paper ‘Leading Sustainable Enterprises’, which certainly gave her much food for thought and prayer. Although her mahi focuses on some brief (and relatively superficial) considerations relating to the environmental […]

Climate Change and Reading Scripture

The key note scholar at the Hui in October will be Dr Emily Colgan. Emily says she is a bit of a Bible nerd who is utterly passionate about biblical interpretation incontemporary contexts. Dr Emily Colgan, Senior lecturer in Biblical Studies, Trinity College, Auckland: Emily will give the keynote speech at the AWSC Hui: Te […]

Towards a Theology of Land, with Jekheli Singh

Rev Dr Jekheli Kibami-Singh – Leviticus, Land & Jubilee. Presented to the Tikanga Pakeha Ministry Council, May 2021. https://youtube/wIBfiBQXOZI Jekheli Singh is a tribal Christian woman from Nagaland in the North East of India. She came to New Zealand about 15 years ago, and is currently vicar of Te Kuiti. In this talk about the […]

Virtual Theology Chat

Intriguing women speaking about their research, writing, thinking and theology An online opportunity to zoom in from anywhere and hear ideas from everywhere May 17, 2021 (Edit) Opportunity to ask questions and make links with your own experience and ideas. Open to everyone. Anglican Women’s Studies Centre invites you to zoom in- Third Thursday of the […]

Can I live a sustainable life?

Deb Cole responds to Jacqui Paterson, Virtual Theology Chat: Crisis? What crisis? . Thoughts from Rev Jacqui Patterson’s reflection on Sustainable Development 16.09.2021 Sustainable Development – ‘Jesus is the master of the creator universe and of human history. He is the one in control of all … upon which the physical cosmos depends … that […]

Two Eco-Sustainers in conversation : Does it really matter what we do?

See Jenny Campbell in conversation with Jana TheaVirtual Theology Chat https://youtu.be/qf67fJ_RV5Y recorded Friday 15 October Jenny Campbell is a legendary Eco-Sustainer. She lives in Mossburn Jana Thea , while still at school, was involved with XR_Xtinction Rebellion and the Fossil Free State Sector network. She was the media spokesperson at Dunedin Railway Station when a group […]

I needed to change myself first before I could change the community – Alisi Dari

Sereima Lomaloma writes about preventing violence against women for the Fiji context – an exciting initiative given the global evidence this programme has on reducing intimate partner violence in the community. Greetings colleagues and friends of the House of Sarah and UN Women, We are so pleased to share with you a series of feature […]

Changing hearts and minds: Preventing Violence Against Women in Fiji’s Faith Settings

Reverend Sereima Lomaloma, Founder and Trustee of the House of Sarah, and senior faith leader, writes of an initiative to reject violence. “When we eat, men get a bigger portion. If there’s something left in the pot, women get that little portion. Even women took that as normal – that’s the way we were brought […]