Australia S Secular Foundations
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Australia S Secular Foundations
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Author : Malcolm Wood
language : en
Publisher: Australian Scholarly Publishing
Release Date : 2016-09-23
Australia S Secular Foundations written by Malcolm Wood and has been published by Australian Scholarly Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-23 with History categories.
Explaining how Australia’s secular society derives from its colonial past, this book examines: • the environmental and social context that encouraged godlessness, including the convict system, the bush, materialism and cultural development; • religious practice and sectarianism; • the state’s policy of denominational even-handedness to ensure social harmony; • the challenges to faith that science and critical biblical scholarship posed; and • churchmen’s attempts to foist a moral code on society, and their ambivalent attitudes to society’s poor and distressed.
Reason Religion And The Australian Polity
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Author : Stephen A. Chavura
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
Reason Religion And The Australian Polity written by Stephen A. Chavura and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with History categories.
How did the concept of the secular state emerge and evolve in Australia and how has it impacted on its institutions? This is the most comprehensive study to date on the relationship between religion and the state in Australian history, focusing on the meaning of political secularity in a society that was from the beginning marked by a high degree of religious plurality. This book tracks the rise and fall of the established Church of England, the transition to plural establishments, the struggle for a public Christian-secular education system, and the eventual separation of church and state throughout the colonies. The study is unique in that it does not restrict its concern with religion to the churches but also examines how religious concepts and ideals infused apparently secular political and social thought and movements making the case that much Australian thought and institution building has had a sacral-secular quality. Social welfare reform, nationalism, and emerging conceptions of citizenship and civilization were heavily influenced by religious ideals, rendering problematic traditional linear narratives of secularisation as the decline of religion. Finally the book considers present day pluralist Australia and new understandings of state secularity in light of massive social changes over recent generations.
Secularisation
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Author : Christopher Hartney
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2014-06-02
Secularisation written by Christopher Hartney and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-02 with Religion categories.
Secularisation: New Historical Perspectives unveils an exciting range of case studies exploring emerging research in secularisation with an international outlook. Inspired by scholarship conducted by the Religious History Association, this collected volume questions the paradigm of secularisation by exploring its historical manifestations and making projections as to the future divide between religious life and the secular world. A must-read for anyone interested in events and personalities that shaped the religious landscape of the present, this volume contains meticulous historical research. It also presents a strong focus on the Southern Hemisphere, which is often largely absent in discussions of secularity. Topics covered here include schisms between secularism and Christianity in Australia and on a global scale; Jesuit frontier missions in Ibero-America; the publically religious displays of the Salvation Army; competition between church life and emerging recreational pursuits at the turn of the century; Joseph Fletcher’s contributions ethical secularity; the privileged place of Christianity within the Queensland educational system; notions of religiously justified violence amongst the ANZAC forces; and the ongoing debate between constitutional secularity and Christian nationhood in the United States of America from its foundation up until the present day. The latter part of the volume explores the secularisation paradigm as a cultural creation in its own right – an important consideration for any scholar in this field. To this end, the authors explore the mythic status of secularisation as a social and historical concept; question the validity of historical approaches to this discourse; explore whether or not definitions of ‘religion’ are too conservative to be workable; and pose the question of whether or not secular institutions like state museums are really what they claim to be. The role of religion in public life is a fascinating question to explore, and one that must be tackled via a truly international exploration of secularisation. So too must the inquisitive scholar consider the very nature of the terms employed in research. Secularisation: New Historical Perspectives is the perfect toolkit for such investigations.
Legal Foundations Of Religious Freedom In Australia
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Author : Australia. Parliament. Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-11-27
Legal Foundations Of Religious Freedom In Australia written by Australia. Parliament. Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-27 with categories.
Foundations
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Author : Julian Porteous
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-06
Foundations written by Julian Porteous and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06 with categories.
For any Catholic living in Australia at the present moment the challenges to the faith are great indeed. The culture around us is changing rapidly, not only abandoning its Christian heritage but becoming increasingly hostile to the Church. Within the Church there is a serious struggle to know how to respond to these changes. Does the Church adapt itself to the culture? How can it preserve its true identity? The evident decline in religion and in numbers of Catholics attending Sunday Mass and living a sacramental life is another area of concern. Is this decline terminal? Experiences like the sexual abuse crisis have further eroded the confidence of many Catholics, and some have lost confidence in the leadership of bishops. Is it time to change the governance structures of the Church? As the Church prepares for a Plenary Council, these and many other issues challenge the Church here in Australia. Will the Council find the right way forward and plot a course which will ensure that the Church is able to effectively carry out the mission entrusted to it by the Lord? The response we make to the issues we face must be grounded in a deep spirit of faith. It must be faithful to the revelation of Sacred Scripture. It must be grounded in its living Tradition, and continuous with the body of Magisterium. The Plenary Council will shape the direction of the Church in Australia for decades to come.
Secular Christianity
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Author : Bev Floyd
language : en
Publisher: Watson Ferguson Publishing
Release Date : 2020-08-25
Secular Christianity written by Bev Floyd and has been published by Watson Ferguson Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-25 with Religion categories.
If you say: ‘I don’t believe in religion anymore, but I try to follow the teaching of Jesus.’ Then this is the book for you. This is the simple story of how the ideas of Christianity began in Judea 2000 years ago and then spread across the world. It is also an account of how the message has been changed so much even its founder might not recognize it. It’s a pity it has been treated so badly, because the original message has quite a lot going for it.
Secularizing The Sacred
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Author : John E. Webster
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Secularizing The Sacred written by John E. Webster and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Religion categories.
Western culture has come to secularize the sacred, while at the same time sacralizing the secular. This book shows the debilitating effects that this paradox has had on the foundations of Christian worship with special reference to the changing worship patterns the Presbyterian Church in Australia.
Reason Religion And The Australian Polity
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Author : Stephen A. Chavura
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-02-04
Reason Religion And The Australian Polity written by Stephen A. Chavura and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-04 with History categories.
How did the concept of the secular state emerge and evolve in Australia and how has it impacted on its institutions? This is the most comprehensive study to date on the relationship between religion and the state in Australian history, focusing on the meaning of political secularity in a society that was from the beginning marked by a high degree of religious plurality. This book tracks the rise and fall of the established Church of England, the transition to plural establishments, the struggle for a public Christian-secular education system, and the eventual separation of church and state throughout the colonies. The study is unique in that it does not restrict its concern with religion to the churches but also examines how religious concepts and ideals infused apparently secular political and social thought and movements making the case that much Australian thought and institution building has had a sacral-secular quality. Social welfare reform, nationalism, and emerging conceptions of citizenship and civilization were heavily influenced by religious ideals, rendering problematic traditional linear narratives of secularisation as the decline of religion. Finally the book considers present day pluralist Australia and new understandings of state secularity in light of massive social changes over recent generations.
Evangelical Belief And Enlightenment Morality In The Australian Temperance Movement
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Author : Nicole Starling
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2024-03-13
Evangelical Belief And Enlightenment Morality In The Australian Temperance Movement written by Nicole Starling and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-03-13 with Religion categories.
This book explores the history of the Australian temperance movement and the ideas that informed it, offering a detailed examination of the beliefs of evangelicals involved. The temperance movement in Australia was large and influential, and played a vital role in shaping the cultural and political life of the emerging nation across the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The study focuses on the relationship between evangelicalism and 'Moral Enlightenment' ideas within the temperance movement between 1832 and 1930. It considers the complex and varied ways in which they interacted within the thinking of the movement’s leaders, enriches discussions regarding religion and secularisation, and offers new insight into the involvement of women. Against the larger horizon of global evangelicalism, the international temperance movement, and the evolution of Australian political culture, the chapters look at the reported words and actions of six key temperance leaders: John Saunders, George Washington Walker, John McEncroe, Alfred Stackhouse, Mary Ann Thomas and Elizabeth Webb Nicholls. The book will be relevant to scholars of religious history and those with an interest in the evangelical Protestant tradition.
Freedom Of Religion Under Bills Of Rights
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Author : Paul Babie
language : en
Publisher: University of Adelaide Press
Release Date : 2012
Freedom Of Religion Under Bills Of Rights written by Paul Babie and has been published by University of Adelaide Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Law categories.
"The Australian Constitution contains no guarantee of freedom of religion or freedom of conscience. Indeed, it contains very few provisions dealing with rights — in essence, it is a Constitution that confines itself mainly to prescribing a framework for federal government, setting out the various powers of government and limiting them as between federal and state governments and the three branches of government without attempting to define the rights of citizens except in minor respects. […] Whether Australia should have a national bill of rights has been a controversial issue for quite some time. This is despite the fact that Australia has acceded to the ICCPR, as well as the First Optional Protocol to the ICCPR, thereby accepting an international obligation to bring Australian law into line with the ICCPR, an obligation that Australia has not discharged. Australia is the only country in the Western world without a national bill of rights.4 The chapters that follow in this book debate the situation in Australia and in various other Western jurisdictions.' From Foreword by The Hon Sir Anthony Mason AC KBE: Human Rights and Courts