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UNITING CHURCH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
WORKING GROUP ON RELATIONS WITH
PEOPLE OF OTHER FAITHS
FACE TO FACE
NOVEMBER 10TH & 11TH, 2008
ROF F2F WORKING PAPERS• HAPPY BIRTHDAY GEOFF!
• F2F AGENDA• MEMBERSHIP LIST• MATT & HEATHER’S PROFILE• PHNOM PENH INTERFAITH
DIALOGUE DECLARATION• FREEDOM OF RELIGION &
BELIEF DISCUSSION PAPER• ROF MANDATE/OPERATIONAL
GUIDELINES• ROF SMART GOALS• LIVING WITH THE NEIGHBOUR
WHO IS DIFFERENT • AUGUST TELECONFERENCE
MINUTES• 2007 COLLOQUIUM 2
DOCUMENTS: “THE WAY FORWARD” & DRAWING THE THREADS TOGETHER
F2F OBJECTIVES• IN PREPARATION FOR 2009
ASSEMBLY• WHAT DO WE NEED TO
PRESENT AT ASSEMBLY?• WHAT “MESSAGE” DO WE WANT
TO MAKE? • CREATIVE VIDEO - GEOFF• THINK ABOUT SYNOD REPORTS
& ASSEMBLY DISPLAY• CONTINUE IN THE TRADITION OF
STRENGTHENING OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH ONE OTHER AGENCY - UNITING JUSTICE.
• ENCOURAGE & AFFIRM ONE ANOTHER’S GIFTS
• CONTINUE TO DREAM ABOUT FUTURE POSSIBILITIES
• HAVE FUN AS WE WORK
HOUSEKEEPING• BFAST FROM 7.30-9AM DINING
ROOM• LUNCH 12.30PM DINING ROOM• DINING OUT: CAPPED @ $25.
BYO ON THE WAY• GETTING TO RESTAURANT -
WALK/CAR • CONTACT DETAILS IF
CHANGED PLEASE LET JULIE KNOW
• CAB VOUCHERS SEE ANNA• INTERFAITH DIALOGUE BKLET
SEE JULIE• “A COMMON WORD”• ARRCC: AUSTRALIAN
RELIGIOUS RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
UNITING JUSTICE • FREEDOM OF
RELIGION AND BELIEF IN THE 21ST CENTURY PROJECT
• WORLD PARLIAMENT OF RELIGIONS: JOINT PANEL (DEC 2009)
• ONGOING WORKING RELSHIP WITH UJ
SYNOD REPORTS
• FOR THIS TRIENNIUM:
• HIGHLIGHTS IN YOUR SYNOD
• THE BIG THEOLOGICAL ISSUES & QUESTIONS
• WHAT MESSAGE WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE TO ASSEMBLY
INTERFAITH CURRICULUM IN THEOLOGICAL
COLLEGES • PROPOSAL: TO ENCOURAGE UCA
THEOLOGICAL COLLEGES TO CONSIDER INTERFAITH SUBJECTS AS PART OF THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION
• NEED FURTHER RESEARCH• RESISTANCE TO MORE SUBJECTS
BEING ADDED TO THEOLOGICAL TRAINING.
• HOLD BACK PROPOSAL • BEGIN CONVERSATON WITH
THEOLOGICAL COLLEGES?• WHERE INTERFAITH SUBJECTS ARE
BEING TAUGHT - EVALUATE/RESEARCH
• AFFINITY: ISLAMIC SUBJECTS BEING TAUGHT THROUGH CSU
• SEF & MATT: CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY & RELIGIOUS PLURALISM & INTERFAITH DIALOGUE
• ACTION: WHO MIGHT LIKE TO DO THE RESEARCH?
ROF THEOLOGICAL STATEMENT • WHY DO WE NEED ONE?• CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY OF OTHER
FAITHS CONCERNS HOW WE UNDERSTAND GOD AT WORK IN OTHER FAITHS & THE EXISTENCE OF OTHER RELIGIONS & SHAPES HOW WE OUGHT TO RELATE TO THEM
• IN A PLURALISTIC SOCIETY CHRISTIANITY IS NOW MORE THAN EVER CHALLENGED TO GIVE ACCOUNT OF ITS OWN FAITH IN THE PRESENCE OF OTHER FAITHS
• PLURALISM IS HERE TO STAY - SHARING SPACE: CHERRYBROOK! WHAT THEOLOGY COULD UNDERGIRD GUIDLELINES FOR SHARING SPACE?
• NEED TO ENCOURAGE CONGREGATIONS TO ENGAGE WITH THE RELIGIOUS OTHER - AS AN INTEGRAL AND FUNDAMENTAL PART OF OUR CALLING & DISCIPLESHIP
• NEED A CREDIBLE THEOLOGICAL STATEMENT
• A STATEMENT ROF NEEDS FIRST TO OWN!
WHO IS THE STATEMENT FOR?
• THE UNITING CHURCH
• NEED TO BE CLEAR ABOUT WHO WE ARE & WHAT WE BELIEVE
• A SOUND THEOLOGICAL STATEMENT EMPOWERS THE DEVELOPMENT OF GOOD GUIDELINES
WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE
• LIVING WITH THE NEIGHBOUR
• THREE TYPOLOGIES• EMPHASIS OF THE
SPIRIT OF GOD AT WORK IN OTHER RELIGIONS
• WE CAN TAKE THE STATEMENT FURTHER MOVING BEYOND THE THREE TYPOLOGIES
THE TRINITY AS A BASIS • A SOLID DOCTRINE• DISTINGUISHING (SOMETIMES
PUZZLING) CHARACTERISTIC OF CHRISTIANITY
• MOVES THE FOCUS FROM SALVATION TO DIVERSITY
• ENABLES US TO DEVELOP A THEOLOGY THAT IS BALANCED
• THE TRINITY AFFIRMS DIVERSITY - STEMMING FROM THE TRIUNE UNION ITSELF
• RELATIONAL /SPACE FOR A FEMINIST PERSPECTIVE
• THE TRIUNE UNION MODELS DIVERSITY IN RELATIONSHIP
• AFFIRMS DIFFERENCE - DOES NOT ASSIMILATE
• VALUES & AFFIRMS UNIQUENESS OF IDENTITY
• ENABLES A RESPONSE TO EVANGELISM AND MISSION
• A BASIS FOR INTERFAITH DIALOGUE - FROM THIS UCA GUIDELINES ON DIALOGUE CAN BE DEVELOPED
FRAMEWORK & CONTENT OF
THEOLOGICAL STATEMENT
• NEED TO ADDRESS THE CONTEXT & THE PLACE OF CHRISTIAN FAITH WITHIN IT
• THE THEOLOGICAL ISSUES: EVANGELISM, MISSION & DIFFICULT TEXTS (WE CANNOT ADDRESS ALL THE ISSUES RAISED AT THE 2007 COLLOQ.) WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THEM VIA A RESOURCE SUCH AS C- CHANGE
• THEOLOGICAL BASIS - THE TRINITY • PRACTICAL OUTWORKINGS OF THE
STATEMENT - EG. INTERFAITH DIALOGUE
WHERE TO FROM HERE?
• THE STATEMENT NEEDS TO BE WRITTEN
• SEF TO WRITE WITH CLIVE
• STATEMENT TO CIRCULATE
• YOUR COMMENTS & FEEDBACK
ASSEMBLY 2009 • DISPLAY
• SYNOD REPORTS
• ROF REPORT
• DVD
• RESOURCE BOOK
• THEOLOGICAL STATEMENT
GROUP WORK• INTERFAITH CURRICULUM -
HOW DO WE WANT TO PROCEED?
• ROF THEOLOGICAL STATEMENT: ANYTHING TO ADD?
• ROF DVD - IDEAS FOR GEOFF
• FREEDOM OF RELIGION AND BELIEF
• ASSEMBLY DISPLAY/REPORTS - HOW? WHAT? WHO?
BRINGING THE STRANDS TOGETHERWHO? WHAT? WHEN?
• INTERFAITH EDUCATION IN THEOLOGICAL COLLEGES
• ROF THEOLOGICAL STATEMENT• RESOURCE BOOK - SET A DATE
WITH SHANNON!• FREEDOM OF RELIGION &
BELIEF PROJECT• WPOR JOINT PANEL-DONE!• ASSEMBLY ROF REPORT• ROF DVD• ROF SYNOD REPORTS FOR
DISPLAY• ASSEMBLY DISPLAY• ROF RELSHIP WITH INDIA-
FOLLOW UP WITH UIM • INTERFAITH
EDUCATION/LEARNING IN SCHOOLS - ONGOING MARK HILLIS
DATES 2009• 2ND TUESDAY: 5-
7PM SYDNEY TIME
SUGGESTIONS:• FEB 17TH • MAY 12TH • F2F SEPT 30TH &
OCT 1ST