South East
Queensland SoF Conference 2008
Mirror,
Mirror On the Wall: An Exploration of Humanism, Spirituality, Religion and
Life
25-27 April, 2008
at
the Kindilan Conference Centre, Redland Bay in Brisbane. Main speaker: author and Fellow of the Westar
Institute Nigel Leaves.
Organised by members of the Bayside
SoF Group.
South East
Queensland SoF Conference 2007
An
Interfaith Experience: Women's Business, Men's Business
29-30 June, 2007
at
the Alexandra Park Conference Centre, Alexandra Headland
on Queensland's
Sunshine Coast. Speakers: Ian Fry, Janette
Hashimi,
Barry Farrin and Marion Free.
Organised by members of the Sunshine
Coast SoF Group.
SoFiA National
Conference
2006
God: Creator
or Created?
22-24
September at Dunmore Lang College,
Macquarrie University in Sydney, organised by members of the Sydney 'Bondi'
SoF group. Keynote
speakers
were (L to R)
Stephanie Dowrick,
Michael Morwood, Don Cupitt
and Lloyd Geering. (2006-7
SoFiA President Scott McKenzie is at the lectern.)
South East
Queensland SoF Conference 2006
Aboriginal
Spirituality: The Importance of Place
5 – 7 May 2006, organised by members of the Brisbane
Chermside
SoF Group. The venue was the Minjerribah Centre at Dunwich, and the program on Aboriginal Spirituality
focused on the example of the Noonukul/Quandamooka people. The main
presenters were Dr
Penny Tripcony and Mrs Evelyn Parkin,
both members of the Quandamooka people (as was Conference Convenor
Joanne Claybourn).
South East
Queensland SoF Conference 2005
Tolerance
3 - 5 June 2005, organised by members of the Gold
Coast SoF Group. Held at the Theosophical Education & Retreat Centre at
Springbrook, the weekend featured an address by the Rev. Dr Gregory Jenks,
joint Co-ordinator of Spiritual Development at Forest Lake College and
executive director of the FaithFutures Foundation.
Perth One Day
Conference 2005
The End
of Faith?: Alternatives to Fundamentalism
3 September 2005, organised by members of the Mt
Claremont Group. Held at the Wollaston College, Mt Claremont, the day featured
talks by Dr Nigel Leaves (author of Odyssey on the Sea of Faith and Surfing
on the Sea of Faith), Burnard Morey (University of the Third Age lecturer)
and John Shepherd (Dean of St George's Anglican Cathedral).
South East
Queensland SoF Conference 2004
Make,
Believe
April 30 - May 3, 2004, organised by members of the Brisbane Brookfield SoF
Group. It was held at the Maroochy Coach House in Maroochydore on Queensland's
Sunshine Coast. Speakers included Noel Cheer of the NZ SoF Network and
religious journalist and playwright Alison Cotes.
The inaugural SoFiA National Conference 2004
Where to Now
With Religion?
17-19 September, 2004, organised by members of the Perth Mt Claremont SoF
Group. The venue was the Wollaston Conference Centre at Mt Claremont in Perth.
Keynote
speakers were (R to L in the photo) UK
theologian-philosopher Don Cupitt ('What's Happening to Religion?'),
Australian broadcaster/author Rachael Kohn ('The God-Self: A
Cautionary Tale') and UK broadcaster/author David Boulton
('The Republic of Heaven').