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April 2013
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Wednesday 17 |
12:00 - EVENT - What matters to me and why : A conversation with Philippa Maddern
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Lunch time talk: What Matters to Me and Why (with W/Prof Philippa Maddern)
When: Wednesday 17th April 2013
Where: Reid Meeting Room (B139 in Reid Library)
'What Matters to me and why' is a series of lunch time talks and conversations with UWA Academics. The talks (...)
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Tuesday 23 |
12:00 - EVENT - ARCHBISHOP's MASS AND LUNCH : Annual visit by the new Catholic Archbishop to offer Mass in the UWA chapel, followed by lunch together
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All welcome to the Mass and Lunch, either or both, starting at 12 noon. Mass is offerd by the new Catholic Archbishop of Perth, Timothy Costello.
Lunch will be served after Mass.
The UWA Chapel is on the first floor above the Village Cafe in the Guild Courtyard, that is one floor below the medical (...)
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Friday 26 |
13:00 - SEMINAR - Marriage and the Wedding Industry : St Thomas More College Chair of Jesuit Studies
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With the average Australian wedding costing $36,000, is the wedding day really the "Bride's Day"? And should the bride still be "given away" like property?
Professor Tom Scirghi SJ of Fordham University, New York, is the 2013 St Thomas More College Chair of Jesuit (...)
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May 2013
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Friday 03 |
13:00 - EVENT - Confession & the Popular Media: Guest Seminar with A/Prof Tom Scirghi SJ : St Thomas More College Chair of Jesuit Studies
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A/Prof Tom Scirghi, the 2013 St Thomas More College Visiting Chair of Jesuit Studies, presents the second of three seminars, focusing this week on confession and the popular media.
Why was Lance Armstrong's confession to Oprah Winfrey so criticised by the media? And is forcing priests (...)
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Monday 06 |
13:00 - STUDENT EVENT - The Missing Middle : How we lost our sense of Good and our sense of God along with it
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Scott Stephens from the ABC will speak on current ethical and social trends from a Religion and Ethics point of view. Scott is a frequent broadcaster and interviewer. This event is one of several events commemorating fifty years since the death of Prof CS Lewis, a very significant post war author (T (...)
17:30 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Scott Stephens CS Lewis Anniversary Lecture : Fifty years on, CS Lewis still inspires intelligent Christian commentator on society
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Scott Stephens of ABC Religion and Ethics will speak on "The Missing Middle: How we lost our sense of the Good (and our sense of God along with it)." This is one of several events commemorating C.S.Lewis and his impact. One of 2013 UWA CHaplain's International Lecture series.
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Thursday 16 |
Service for the Council of Christians and Jews. Featuring Hebrew choral works:
- Arr. Singer's Hine Matov
- Salmone Rossi's Halelluia (Psalm 47)
- Lewandowski's' Enosh
- Bernstein's Adonai roi (Chichester Psalms)
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Wednesday 22 |
12:00 - EVENT - What matters to me and why : A conversation with John Dell
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Lunch time talk: What Matters to me and Why (with W/Prof John Dell)
When: Wednesday 22nd May, 2013, 12pm to 1.30pm
Where: Science Library – 3rd Floor meeting room
'What Matters to me and why' is a series of lunch time talks and conversations with UWA Academics (...)
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Thursday 23 |
Choral Evensong with the Winthrop Singers. Feat. Gabrieli's Magnificat, Holst's Nunc Dimitus and Monteverdi's Beatus Vir.
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Wednesday 29 |
A public lecture by Dr Thomas Scirghi, SJ, 2013 St Thomas More College Chair of Jesuit Studies.
Francis I is the first Jesuit pope in the history of the Catholic Church. Sometimes called the “Pope’s marines,” the Jesuits – formally known as the Society of Jesus – take a special (...)
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Thursday 30 |
18:00 - EVENT - Evensong : Choral Evensong with the Winthrop Singers
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Choral Evensong with the Winthrop Singers. Feat. Mereno's Te Deum; choir member Cardell-Oliver's Nunc Dimittis; Britten's Hymn to St Cecilia.
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June 2013
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Thursday 27 |
8:30 - STAFF EVENT - Quiet Day : for academics and professional staff at UWA
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Quiet Day for UWA Staff – Thursday 27 June 2013
8.30am to 4pm
Location: Nathanael’s Rest Retreat Centre, Mundaring
Set on a lovely bush block these Quiet Day provides some space to 'be alone' in the company of other UWA academics and professional staff with the intention of marking (...)
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July 2013
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Wednesday 03 |
18:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - 'Worshipers of the Cross and Eaters of Pork': Food, Conversion and Religious Identity in the Early Modern Mediterranean
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A public lecture by Eric Dursteler, Associate Professor History Department, Brigham Young University.
One of the central credos of food studies is Anthelme Brillat-Savarin’s famous aphorism, “Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are.” What Brillat-Savarin sensed (...)
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August 2013
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Tuesday 13 |
17:00 - FREE LECTURE - Women and Social Justice in Islam : Professor Anis Ahmed will provide an insight into women's status in Islam
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The lecture will explore Islamic approaches to gender discrimination and gender justice. It will highlight the Qur'anic view of gender justice, human rights and legal status of female evidence in Islamic law. Professor Ahmad is the Vice Chancellor of Riphah International University, Islamabad (...)
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Wednesday 14 |
19:30 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Election Forum : Forum to hear election policies of major parties on matters important to faith communities.
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Interfaith Election Forum - An Ecumenical and Interfaith forum Strengthening our social fabric: a discussion of what really matters in this election. The event is hosted by the Ecumenical Social Justice Roundtable in partnership with UWA Chaplaincy and the Centre for Muslim States and Societies.
Gu (...)
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Thursday 15 |
10:00 - EVENT - Walk the Labyrinth : A walk around the labyrinth has been a powerful way to think things out, to find guidance, used in many cultures.
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A walk around a labyrinth has been a powerful way to think things out, to find guidance. It has been used in many cultures and many places. It is not a maze. The university chaplains will open a labyrinth on Oak Lawn for you to try. Just come along, we will provide some initial direction and then (...)
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Monday 26 |
13:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - What Good is Christianity? : A UWA Chaplain's International Lecturer, Dr Mangalwadi brings experience and research to shed light on western culture.
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What GOOD is Christianity?
How would Australia look without it?
Dr Vishal Mangalwadi: international author, philosopher and social reformer
Vishal grew up in India, surrounded by Christian, Hindu, Buddhist and Islamic influences. In his teens he became a Christian, attracted to the life and (...)
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Saturday 31 |
18:30 - SCREENING - I Am Breathing - Motor Neurone Diease Documentary Screening Charity Event : I Am Breathing follows a MND sufferers last few months coming to terms with his terminal illness and gaining a new perspective on life.
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I AM BREATHING reminds us what it is to be alive - a tale of fun and laughs with a smattering of upset and devastation.
Within a year, Neil Platt goes from being a healthy 30 something British bloke, with a great sense of humour, to becoming completely paralyzed from the neck down (...)
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September 2013
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Wednesday 11 |
12:00 - EVENT - What matters to me and why : A conversation with Erika Techera, Dean of the Faculty of Law
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Lunch time talk: What Matters to me and Why (with Erika Techera, Dean of the Faculty of Law)
When: Wednesday 11th September, 2013 12pm to 1.30pm
Where: Science Library – 3rd Floor meeting room
'What Matters to me and why' is a series of lunch time talks and (...)
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October 2013
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Wednesday 16 |
17:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - UWA Centenary Celebration of Archbishop Riley : Afternoon and evening of events to mark Archbishop Riley's vital contribution to the founding of UWA and St George's College.
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Join us in acknowlegement of Archbishop Riley, a key figure in the foundation of the University, the second Vice Chancellor of The University of Western Australia, first Warden of the UWA Convocation and co-founder of St George's College. It will be an afternoon and evening of events to mark (...)
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