Morpeth Lecture

The Morpeth Lecture was established in 1967 to celebrate the great partnership between the University of Newcastle and the Anglican Diocese of Newcastle.

The name of the Morpeth Lecture comes from the College of St John the Evangelist at Morpeth, the previous ministry training and education centre of the Anglican Diocese of Newcastle

2012

2012 Speaker:	Dr Tim Stanley
Topic:	Theology between Religion and Politics
	Tuesday 29 May, 5:45pm for 6pm at Christ Church Cathedral
	Dr. Timothy Stanley is a Lecturer in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Newcastle will speak on theology's place in current debates about the resurgence of religion in contemporary political life. Although secularists such as Marx and Weber predicted that religion was on a certain trajectory to oblivion in modern society, religion continues to thrive in complex new ways. The new visibility has prompted a global debate amognst scholars from a wide spectrum of the humanities and social sciences. What is theology's contribution to this vital issue of public concern? This is a FREE public lecture open to the community. Registration is essential as seats are limited, RSVP by Monday 21 May. Please email corporate-relations@newcastle.edu.au or phone Lauren on (02) 4985 4274.

2012 Speaker:

Dr Tim Stanley

Topic:

Theology between Religion and Politics

Tuesday 29 May, 5:45pm for 6pm at Christ Church Cathedral

Dr. Timothy Stanley is a Lecturer in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Newcastle will speak on theology's place in current debates about the resurgence of religion in contemporary political life.

Although secularists such as Marx and Weber predicted that religion was on a certain trajectory to oblivion in modern society, religion continues to thrive in complex new ways. The new visibility has prompted a global debate amognst scholars from a wide spectrum of the humanities and social sciences. What is theology's contribution to this vital issue of public concern?

This is a FREE public lecture open to the community. Registration is essential as seats are limited, RSVP by Monday 21 May. Please email corporate-relations@newcastle.edu.au or phone Lauren on (02) 4985 4274.

2011

2011 Speaker:	Father Nicholas King
Topic:	"What's so special about Translating the Bible?" In a year when we celebrate 400 years of the King James Version, is bible translation different from other kinds of translation?
	Held on Tuesday 13 September at Christ Church Cathedral
	Father King's speech is available to download here

Images from the 2011 Morpeth Lecture

2010

2010 Speaker:	Professor John McDowell
Topic:	Does God have a future? Darwin and the design of divinity.
Last year marked the 200th anniversary of the birth of the most celebrated and controversial of naturalists, Charles Darwin. While debate rages between the different types of ‘creationists’ and ‘evolutionists’ with regard to the origins of life, Prof McDowell examined some of the issues in order to argue that the significant questions lie in a more significant area – the understanding of what it means to speak of divine action.

2010 Speaker:

Professor John McDowell

Topic:

Does God have a future? Darwin and the design of divinity.

Last year marked the 200th anniversary of the birth of the most celebrated and controversial of naturalists, Charles Darwin. While debate rages between the different types of ‘creationists’ and ‘evolutionists’ with regard to the origins of life, Prof McDowell examined some of the issues in order to argue that the significant questions lie in a more significant area – the understanding of what it means to speak of divine action.