Article explores the contribution that particular sets of religious practices can make to the building of conditions for peaceful coexistence. It argues that the Eucharist reimagines the political status quo. Starting from an... more
This thesis examines how Christian interpretation is shaped by, and also shapes, the political contexts within which the Church is situated. The ecclesial identification of, and response to, sites of political violence serves as this... more
Benedict XVI's call to expand reason's horizons requires attention to the political frameworks that allows any enlarged reason to operate. A re-hellenised reason cannot fully operate in the current secular "public sphere" framework. Not... more
Is the Matrix already a reality? We look at our culture's fascination with cyberspace and electronics, and see the diverse ways in which to realise our desire to go beyond our bodily limations through cybernetic means. At first glance,... more
Are we aware of what our culture is doing to us, how it is doing it, or what we can do in the face of it? We look at how we inhabit our culture and how our culture acts on us as a type of evangelisation that counteracts the Christian... more
Benedict XVI's call to expand reason's horizons requires attention to the political frameworks that allows any enlarged reason to operate. A re-hellenised reason cannot fully operate in the current secular "public sphere" framework. Not... more
Paper explores how the content of religious practices, particular the Christian Eucharistic Liturgy can be mobilised bring about changes to political communities, and with that build the conditions for the more peaceful coexistence.... more
Religion’s challenge to the sovereign state is a question that has recently received wide ranging attention and has been the subject of a number of different arguments. Such arguments range from Hastings’s viewpoint that the Christian... more
This paper will investigate the future salience of systematic theology by applying Sarah Coakley’s work on contemplative prayer as a lens to evaluate a cultural context increasingly circumscribed by the internet. More specifically, it... more
This presentation explores the potential contribution that particular sets of religious practices can make to the building of conditions for peaceful coexistence. It integrates and extends the literature on the political implications of... more
The author proposes a method of analysis that incorporates theology into the analysis of religious actors and peacemaking activities. Such a proposal forms part of a doctoral thesis concerning the relationship between theology and... more