Each year this Symposium explores the practical consequences of some of the latest research taking place around ministry with children and their families. Following the success of the 2009 and 2010 events, the 2011 Symposium will feature significant contributions from a range of fantastic thinkers from around Australia.
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Childhood as a challenge to traditional theology
Dr. Glenn Cupit
Glenn has published four books Kids and the scary world of video, The child audience, socialising the superheroes, and Perspectives on children and spirituality. Glenn is Senior Lecturer in Child Development in the deLissa Institute of Early Childhood and Family Studies at the University of South Australia.
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Foregrounding the child’s voice in ministry
Dr. Brendan Hyde
Brendan is the author of Children and Spirituality: Searching for Meaning and Connectedness, coauthor of The Spiritual Dimension of Childhood and an editor of the International Journal of Children’s Spirituality. Brendan is a Senior Lecturer in Religious Education, based at the Australian Catholic University (Melbourne campus).
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Children in body and spirit: ‘flesh’ ‘mind’ and ‘spirit’ in 1 Corinthians 2 and 3
Beth Barnett
Beth has created numerous resources including Welcoming Families: Communities of Love and Justice, Question Mark, Party On Together and the Find Out and Welcoming Voices CDs. Beth is currently involved with teaching and coordinating a number of units across ACOM, Ridley College, Tabor College, United Faculty of Theology and Whitley College.
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Youth spirituality research – implications for engagement with children and their families
Claire Pickering
Claire has recently undertaken significant research in the area of Youth Spirituality with the Christian Research Association and is a graduate of the United Faculty of Theology. Claire has also been part of the Uniting Church Theological College formation program.
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For more information and registration: chris [dot] barnett [at] ctm [dot] uca [dot] edu [dot] au
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