Dr Karen O'DonnellI studied for my undergraduate degree in Politics and Religious Studies at Newcastle University, before embarking on a career as a secondary school teacher of Religious Studies, Philosophy, and Ethics. In 2012, I began studying for an MA in Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Nottingham where I focused my research in the field of Mariology. I was awarded an AHRC Studentship to study for my PhD at Exeter University, producing a thesis entitled "Somatic Memories: Trauma and the (Eucharistic) Body" in 2016. I became a postdoctoral research fellow at Durham University focusing on digital theologies before taking up a post at Sarum College where I was programme … [Read more...]
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Cambridge University course – imagine it!
Women Leading Change; study at Cambridge, by distance University of Cambridgeregister by 31 August 2022Women Leading Change: Shaping Our FutureUnderstand the role female leaders can play as agents of change – in organisations, communities, and society – in addressing the systemic inequality.Starting soon, 07 September 2022Price$2,602 USDsee more on https://www.getsmarter.com/products/university-of-cambridge-women-leading-change-shaping-our-future-online-short-course?utm_source=email&utm_medium=CountDown&utm_campaign=CAM-WLC-CD7-2022-09-07-Aug09Funding for women in the Anglican Church in Aotearoa/New Zealand and Polynesia may be available . Contact Moeawa … [Read more...]
What Jesus learned from women
What Jesus learned from women by James F. McGrathCall Number: BT590.W6 MAC"Weaving cutting edge biblical scholarship together with an element of historical fiction and a knack for writing for a general audience, James McGrath makes the stories of women in the New Testament come alive, and sheds fresh light on the figure of Jesus as well. This book is a must read for scholars, students, and anyone else interested in Jesus and/or in the role of ancient women in the context of their times." For more new books in the Kinder library, https://www.kinderlibrary.ac.nz/ … [Read more...]
Karakia mō Matariki/Matariki Service- find out what is behind the liturgy
Ngā Whetū huihui i te rangi; ko tātou ka whakarautia Behold the firmament of glistening stars; we linger leisurely and wonder. During a recent meeting of Council and Links of AWSC, there was a beautiful evening liturgy marking the season of Matariki. The liturgy included seven Biblical readings about stars . Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years, 15 and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earthSee the liturgy … [Read more...]
Ngā Whetū huihui i te rangi; ko tātou ka whakarautia
Karakia mō Matariki/Matariki Service Behold the firmament of glistening stars; we linger leisurely and wonder. Mihi: Himene: Tapu, Tapu, Tapu. Kaiarahi: Kia noho a Ihowā ki a koutou. Response: Ki tōu Wairua anō hoki. Leader: Kia īnoi tātou. E Ihowā tohungia mātou. Response: … [Read more...]
A Pink Crochet whare- and how to think differently
During Matariki, the stars took on another form. Not in the deep dark sky, but in a workshop in Manurewa, three brilliant stars shone out in glorious pinks, blues, yellow and green. This colour overload greeted members of AWSC visiting the workshop of Lissy Cole and Rudi Robison. Lissy and Rudi are drawing from traditional forms and crafts and creating new possibilities. https://www.lissycole.com/wharenuiharikoa This resonated with AWSC as they too are drawing from the wisdom and experience of the past to create a new way for women in the Anglican Church. An initial graphic for AWSC has been the concept of a wharenui, with its pou. These pou represent areas of work for AWSC … [Read more...]
Burnt out? Exhausted from years of Covid life?
Wounded soldiers need healing too. The Revd Jenny Quince on why she wrote a special healing service. Revd Jenny Quince A great majority of clergy and lay in our churches have at some time experienced a depth of wounding or burn out that has threatened not only their capacity to minister, but also their ability to deal with daily life.Revd Jenny Quince Jenny called on her experience as the National Chaplain for the Order of St Luke Healing Ministry in crafting the beautiful liturgy with the Revd Debbie Cole . https://anglicanwomen.nz/me-whakaora-hoki-nga-hoia-taotuwounded-soldiers-need-healing-too/ Deb Cole We opened with the Peace, the affirmation the … [Read more...]
ME WHAKAORA HOKI NGĀ HOIA TAOTŪ!WOUNDED SOLDIERS NEED HEALING TOO!
a liturgy for healing by Revd Jenny Quince and Revd Deb Cole ME WHAKAORA HOKI NGĀ HOIA TAOTŪ!WOUNDED SOLDIERS NEED HEALING TOO! Mihi ronak-valobobhai-, unsplash Waiata: E toru ngā mea There are three thingsNgā mea nunui That a greatE Kī ana According toTe Paipera The BibleWhakapono FaithTūmanako HopeKo te mea nui The greatest of theseKo te … [Read more...]
FLOURISH- good news with science-based theology
Monday, 18 July and Tuesday, 19 July 2022How can science-engaged theology contribute to greater human flourishing? Carey Baptist College is bringing together a fabulous line-up of international and local speakers for an open conference on human flourishing: the Flourish Conference, 18-19 July, in Auckland. The conference will explore a range of topics related to flourishing, including autism & neurodiversity, accountability, freedom and human needs in relation to Christian faith. Come along! Would you like to attend? AWSC has mentoring funding available on application to … [Read more...]
Dangerous words: Women, Bible, Earth
You are invited to another opportunity to hear Emily Colgan, this time in person, in Hamilton. Friday 29 April 2022 10.30 am -1.30pm Chartwell Cooperating Parish 124 Comries Rd, Chartwell, Hamilton Dr Emily Colgan, Biblical scholar, reveals the dangers of dualistic thinking about women and earth in sacred text. Feminine and land-based metaphors in sacred texts can influence real world assumptions, attitudes and behaviours towards women and the earth – without the readers’ knowledge. At the heart of the problem, said Dr Colgan, is a mindset formed in ancient times and perpetuated in ‘the West,’ that categorises everything into an ordered list of … [Read more...]
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