UFT E-News 2012 #22 (15 June)

This week at the UFT
1. Essays for Semester One

UFT news
2. Exam Timetable

Other items of interest
3. ABC Radio Sunday Night
4. PhD Scholarship Opportunities
5. Book Launch
6. The Whole Church in Mission
7. Embroidery for “Hearth and Heaven”
8. Taize Gathering
9. Transforming Theology
10.The upcoming Galatians & Christian Theology Conference
11.‘ReachOut Missions Conference 2012’

This week at the UFT
1. Essays for Semester One
All first semester essays should now have been submitted for assessment unless students have gained a dean’s extension.

UFT news
2. Exam Timetable
Semester 1 Exams are now completed and results will be released from Thursday 12th July.

Other items of interest
3. ABC Radio Sunday Night with John Cleary
Rev Dr John Capper, dean of UFT will join the discussion this week on community participation in voluntary associations from churches to political parties and even service clubs is down, way down. Without such social cement, how long can our institutions survive?”

4. PhD Scholarship Opportunities in Theology and Religious Studies - Call for Applications
29 June 2012. MCD University of Divinity invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for Australian Postgraduate Awards (APA) and International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (IPRS). This is an extraordinary scholarships round, and presents an exciting opportunity to undertake fully funded doctoral research at Australia’s newest university. Read more ›

5. Book Launch
‘ Reclaiming Welfare for Mission - Choices for Churches’ By The Revd Canon Dr Ray Cleary AM
Tuesday 7 August 2012 - 4:30 pm at Old Warden’s Lodge, Trinity Theological School
Trinity College, Royal Parade Parkville. RSVP: 03 9348 7127 or Barton Books: 02 6272 6252

6. The Whole Church in Mission: God's People Dispersed in the World
29 June 2012. A Reflection on Vatican ll's Decree on the Laity Public lecture by Dr Peter Price at Yarra Theological Union The Whole Church in Mission flyer

7. Embroidery for “Hearth and Heaven”
Official Opening Saturday 23 June 2012 at 4 pm by The Revd Nigel Wright
A retrospective exhibition of embroideries for religious and domestic use.
The Highway Gallery, 14 The Highway (cnr Gallery Pl & Mummery St)
Mt Waverley. Tel 9807 7261. Free Entry -- Gallery Hours Tues-Sun 12pm-5pm -- wheel chair access

8. Following a visit to Melbourne by the Taize Brothers in September 2011 quarterly prayer gatherings have been held in the Melbourne CBD. These gatherings have been organised by young people from across the denominations. The next gathering is at 7pm on Saturday the 4th of August. The venue is St Paul's Anglican Cathedral in Flinders Street.
These gatherings are especially for 18-35s, if you are outside this age group, please come along and bring some young people along with you! For information go to
www.taize.melbourne@gmail.com

9. Transforming Theology: A National Research Project supported by the Australian Learning & Teaching Council and the Australian & New Zealand Council of Deans of Theology
31 August 2012. Incorporating Student Experience and Transformative Learning into Curriculum Design and Planning of Undergraduate Theological Degrees. A National Research Project supported by the Australian Learning & Teaching Council and the Australian & New Zealand Council of Deans of Theology Read more ›

10. The upcoming Galatians & Christian Theology Conference, to be held at the University of St Andrews, Scotland 10-13 July, is coming up fast. This event is the fourth in a series of Scripture and Christian Theology conferences to be held at the world famous university. Our keynote speakers are N.T.Wright, Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins, University of St Andrews (St Mary’s College), Richard Hays, George Washington Ivey Professor of New Testament at Duke Divinity School, Durham, North Carolina and Oliver O’Donovan, Professor of Christian Ethics and Practical Theology at the University of Edinburgh (New College). Main papers will be given by notable scholars from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome, the Universities of Durham, England, St Andrews, Bochum, Oxford, Princeton, and the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. We have an additional 60 short papers that will be presented in afternoon breakout sessions.

For more details on the conference follow this link to our web site: http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/divinity/rt/conf/galatians2012/
To register for the conference follow this link: http://onlineshop.st-andrews.ac.uk/browse/product.asp?catid=32&modid=2&c...

11. ‘ReachOut Missions Conference 2012’ to be held August 11-12, 2012 at Katoomba Christian Convention Centre. ReachOut Missions Conference is an exciting weekend event seeking to help young adult Christians become fully engaged in God's global mission. This year’s theme is 'Y-Mission- Taking the message to a changing world’ with Dr Mark Young, President of Denver Seminary, and Steve Maina, Director of CMS (Church Missionary Society) in New Zealand. For details contact: Amy Walker 0406 066 441. All welcome (Kids programme available) info: www.facebook.com/reachoutmissions or www.reachoutmissions.com.au