Learning
Events
All courses are at Theology House in Merivale unless otherwise indicated.
For further information or to enrol for a course send e-mail to admin@theologyhouse.ac.nz.
Sufficient expressions of interest for a course will ensure that the course goes ahead.
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January
February
A good childhood: the science and the spirit of good parenting in the 21st century.
A six-part series on early childhood and parenting drawing on the insights of psychology, philosophy, medicine, education, religion and the law.
This course will be held at St Margaret's College Chapel.
6 Mondays: February 22nd to March 29, 7.00pm - 8.30pm
Fee $60.00 Limited places
Session 1, Feb 22 The gift of childhood.
Presenters: The Principal Family Court Judge of NZ, Judge Andrew Beecroft & The Children's Commissioner, Dr John Angus.
Chair: The Rt Revd Victoria Matthews, Bishop of Christchurch
Session 2, Mar 1 Relationships
Presenter: Dr Patrick Kelly, Consultant Paediatrician at Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland.
Chair: Dame Judy Bailey, broadcaster, children's advocate and Trustee of Brainwave Aotearoa-New Zealand
Session 3, March 8 Different childhoods
Irish: Revd Lynda Patterson, Theologian-in-Residence at Christchurch Cathedral
Maori: Revd Don Tamihere, Kaihutu of Te Purapura Pai - Centre for Mihinare Teaching, Learning and Research: Biblical Sudies.
Jewish: Dame Lesley Max, author, children's advocate, co-founder of Great Potentials, and advisor to Brainwave.
Chair: The Very Revd Peter Beck, Dean of Christchurch Cathedral.
Session 4, March 15 The coherence of being: the spirit of childhood. Storytime, play, music, education.
Presenters: Miriam McCaleb, early childhood specialist; Nathan Mikaere-Wallis, 'X Factor Education'; Julie Wylie, music educator.
Chair: Spanky Moore, Young adults leader and Communications Officer for the Diocese of Christchurch.
Session 5, March 22 Children and contemporary society. Consumerism, peer pressure, media, ethics.
Presenters: Dr John Caldwell, Associate Professor of Law, Canterbury University; Jo Randerson, artist, writer, performer.
Chair: Bishop Richard Randerson, ethics commentator and writer.
Session 6, March 29 We are here for children. So what does the Church need to hear?
Presenters: The Rt Revd Philip Richardson, Bishop of Taranaki; The Rt Revd Victoria Matthews, Bishop of Christchurch; Revd Charmaine Braatvedt, Vicar of Devonport with a special interest in children's spirituality' Dr Patricia Champion, founder of the Champion Centre at Burwood Hospital.
Open forum: What feeds the soul?; What develops the spirit?; Where is the meeting place between what goes on in churches, and developmental science?
Brush up your Greek
Course Director: Bishop Henry Paltridge
Tuition in reading New Testament Greek is available. Classes meet on twice each month on Wednesdays. Next meeting, 24 March.
Bishop Henry is the retired Bishop of Meru, Kenya. He is keen to assist those with a prior knowledge of Biblical languages to keep their skills up to date.
For further details, contact Bishop Henry at 03 358 4903
March
Cross, Covenant, Communion: A Lenten Study/Retreat Day
Presenter: Peter Carrell
Open to clergy and laity. Exploring the themes of cross, covenant and communion with reference to John's Gospel and a recent book by Bruce Kaye, Conflict and the Practice of Christian Faith: The Anglican Experiment (2009). Please note that 'covenant' here will focus more on God's covenant with us than the proposed Anglican Covenant.
The day will begin with Daily Office at 9.30 am and conclude with Eucharist at 3 pm. There will be four talks and there will times for reflection, meditation and reading, either in Theology House, or St Mary's Church nearby, or in the grounds of St Mary's.
Friday 26th March 2010, 9.30 am - 3.30 pm
Cost: $20 BYO Lunch
Please register by Wednesday 24th March.
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