Women in and around Christchurch : you are warmly invited to Ways of Knowing on 21 April. Interactive sessions includeWays of Knowing God through ArtInterior Ways of KnowingBridging the Gap across TikangaPlease register anglicanwomenstudies@gmail.comThe AWSC Council and LINKS will be present ,and look forward to meeting other women, of our three tikanga. Council and LINKS will be staying at St Margaret's College, and will continue to meet on 22 April. Please contact Ceridwyn the administrator with any queries. anglicanwomenstudies@gmail.com ...
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Sue Paton is interested in the promotion of a relevant, contemporary spiritual practice. In this Virtual Theology Chat, she outlines a Christian ecofeminist theology. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIBxDF2zIOM Sue Paton has recently immigrated to New Zealand from South Africa. She is an Anglican priest interested in the promotion of a relevant, contemporary spiritual practise. She is currently the Chaplain to Whanganui Collegiate and St George’s schools where she produces regular Anglican services for the students and staff. She undertook a research master’s degree in Theology and Development in the topic of ecofeminist theology. She argued that a liberating ecofeminist spirituality was emerging through a ...
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with Jennifer LewisHear the wonderful Jennifer Lewis speak about Julian of Norwich, and how she can inspire us to create beautiful meditation spaces. https://youtu.be/Iatcendm0bg Contemplative, Feminist, and Faith-full: Creating Contemplative Learning Communities with Julian of Norwich A Virtual Theology Chat with the Anglican Women's Studies Centre Recorded at 7pm Thursday 20 April, in All Souls Church, Merivale, Christchurch. Jennifer Lewis is a Ph.D. Candidate and Research Fellow, Practical Theology, Boston University School of Theology (in progress) She holds both an M.Div. & M.A. (Religious Education), Princeton Theological Seminary, 2018 ...
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22 and 23 June 2023, St John's College, Auckland Thursday 22 June: Trauma and Theologies. What does theology have to do with trauma? This day will take a deep diveinto the field of Trauma Theology and examinewhat impact the experience of trauma has ontheology. As well as exploring ways in whichtheologies might contribute to trauma, we'llalso turn our attention to the ways in whichboth theologies and trauma survivors can beremade through trauma.Friday 23 June: Trauma andLiturgies: Ritual, Repetition, andRemaking. Does the Christian tradition haveanything to offer trauma survivors? This daywill focus on the relationships (both positiveand negative) between trauma and ...
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After three years of Zoom meetings, we will meet face to face! A group of AWSC Council and Links is excited to be flying to Samoa on 17 February, to meet up with Anglican women at All Saints in Apia. The theme of the POP UP hui is ‘Women, Faith and Society’, and will feature story telling, theological reflection , and lots of time to build friendships across our three tikanga church. The three day program includes a visit to the Anglican School, and an old people's home, attending church on Sunday. sharing meals, and much conversation. groups members are ...
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Writing retreats can be a very helpful (and needful) way to carve out some precious time to write. Cassandra Burton Wood In this Virtual Theology Chat, Cassandra shows how to organise and run a retreat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPCzhV7vstA&t=31s Are you a person who writes? Whether it’s academic study, sermons, creative writing, family histories, reflective practices, or research, many women have a thread of a love of writing woven through their lives. Actually finding the time and space to do the writing can be an on-going challenge. Writing retreats can be a very helpful (and needful) way to carve out some precious time ...
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Confidence, honesty, soul food, scholarship, publishing, laughter, connection, three tikanga, spirituality, challenge, inspiration, academic support Twelve women from Aotearoa/New Zealand and Polynesia gathered for some days of intentional writing. Some were polishing a piece of writing, some were writing proposals, some were developing poetry, some were seeking some guidance and collegial input. Retreat costs were funded by the St John’s College Women’s Leadership Group, while travel costs were funded by the Anglican Women’s Studies Centre. Read some comments by participants. It was a long drive from Taranaki but an enjoyable one and the drive was worth every kilometer when we ...
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Join Jess Hall and Bridie Marsden-Boyd for a Review and Discussion of Bauman’s Theology of the Womb, introduced by Ceridwyn Parr, Administrator of Anglican Women's Studies Centre Women’s bodies tell and re-tell the story of divine activity through their many rhythmic and cyclic processes; bleeding, birthing, growing, creating, holding, and dying. In this work, Bauman comprehensively investigates the implications of believing that the body, and in this case the female body, is a site of revelation. What results is a disarming read of intelligent and intimate proportions, which invites every reader to consider how their body tells God’s story. Jess began with the ...
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Three outstanding women, three different ways to experience the Lambeth Conference of Bishops. You are invited to listen in to a three-way conversation with Bishop Denise Ferguson, the Revd Jacynthia Murphy and Ms Teresa Kundycki-Carrell, as they discuss ’Lambeth from the Inside’. Originally recorded as virtual Theology Chat, on 17 November 2022. Video link Jacynthia Murphy is an Anglican priest, an indigenous woman, with strong links in the Environmental Network. Jacynthia has worked in various capacities within the public sector for most of her working life. She lived in Sydney, Australia for 15 years before moving to Brisbane Queensland to ...
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