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Campion College yesterday hosted its monthly Campion Cafe Conversations, which asked the question "Is Romantic Love the New Religion?" The conversation featured Christopher Hartney from the Department of Studies in Religion in the University of Sydney, and the Divine Wedgie's blogger at large, Matthew Tan. Hartney spoke of an insidious cult ...
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In medieval philosophy, "realism" is the idea that external realities defy the manipulations of our mind. In light of this limit, the will of the individual is often enjoined to harmonise itself with these external realities. The body is one such reality whose limits ought to be respected by the ...
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The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference Communications Office this week published its contribution to mark the 47th World Day of Communications, an ebook entitled Word Made Flesh and "Shared" Among Us.The volume consists of 30 short essays by a number of practitioners within the Catholic Church, including bishops, journalists, academics, campus ...
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Campion College's political theology project, the Seminars in Political and Religious Life series, resume with its first semester installment for 2013.This first seminar for the year will be held at Campion College on 29th May at 5pm. It will feature Dr. Benjamin Myers of the United Theological College (readers might ...
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The word "liminal" comes from the Latin word for "threshold". Liminality denotes a time of seeming ambiguity during a period of transition from one situation to another. The word has gained a degree of importance in a number of disciplines. In anthropology, for instance, the French folklorist Arnold van Gennep ...
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Yesterday in Sydney, the Australian author, journalist and Member of Parliament Peter Coleman launched Campion College's first major publishing effort (jointly with Australian Scholarly Publishing), On the Purpose of a University Education. The book comprises essays from a symposium held at Campion College, and include the contributions of Stephen McInerney, ...
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The gaming world recently welcomed the latest instalment of the God of War franchise with Ascension on Playstation 3, which functions as a prequel to the popular game series.The franchise has received criticism on a number of fronts. Apart from critiques of its repetitive gameplay and gratuitous violence, the game ...
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A line in the Evening Liturgy of the Hours for Tuesday of Holy Week reminds us of an often overlooked aspect of the effect of what is taking place on Good Friday:He has chosen things low and contemptible, mere nothings, to overthrow the existing order (1 Cor 1:28)Much has been ...
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Christians can be understandably enthusiastic about providing an apologetic for their faith when either questions are asked or challenges are posed to its central tenets. Sometimes, the same apologetic impulse could drive theological discussions within the Church. In either case, however, what is becoming increasingly apparent in the drive to ...
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The Roman Catholic Church has elected Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires to be its 266th Vicar of Christ. At the announcement of his election, social networking sites around the world flared to life. There are expressions of immense joy that the Church has elected for the first time in ...