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St Mark's National Theological Centre

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Just Worship: Trinity, Social Justice, and… Kim Kardashian?

St Mark's National Theological CentreJul 14, 2021

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Just Worship: Trinity, Social Justice, and… Kim Kardashian?

Just Worship: Trinity, Social Justice, and… Kim Kardashian?

Is social justice a subordinate priority to worship, or should it be the other way around?
Why do we worship God? Does God even need it? Is it so we can escape our ordinary lives?

Lecturer in Theology, Dr Jacqueline Service, explores the relationship between social justice and the worship of the Triune God.  This lecture challenges truncated visions of justice and worship, proposing instead that the dichotomy is a false one when God is the context, content, and call to ‘Just Worship’.

Jul 14, 202101:08:56
"No Lasting City": The Love of Place in Australia and how Christian Theology can make it better (Dr Andrew Errington)
Mar 12, 201950:54
Church Responses to Violence Against Women (Prof David Tombs)
Mar 12, 201951:38
Resourcing Bush Ministry for the next 40 years (Dr Mark Short)
Mar 12, 201936:33
A Theologian Reflects on Australia’s Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (Prof Martyn Percy)
Mar 12, 201901:22:28
That Meddlesome God: A Christian Future for the Church (Prof Stephen Pickard)
Mar 12, 201947:16
The Good Book under the gum trees: the Bible in Australian culture (Dr Meredith Lake)

The Good Book under the gum trees: the Bible in Australian culture (Dr Meredith Lake)

Australia was largely colonised by convicts rather than settlers with Christian convictions, which is why it's heartening and surprising to learn how much the Bible has woven its way into the fabric of Australian culture and society.

At St Mark's National Theological Centre's 2017 Commencement Lecture, Dr Meredith Lake took us through the many myriad ways in which the Bible has changed our country. Titled "The good book under the gum trees: the Bible in Australian culture", we learned how all kinds of Australians have made use of the Bible — from convicts to Anzacs, Aboriginal activists to writers and artists.

Dr Meredith Lake is a renown historian and published author. She literally wrote the book about The Bible in Australia which went on to become 2018 Australian Christian Book of the Year, and is currently doing a major study on the Bible's impact and influence in Australian culture and life. 

Mar 12, 201952:16