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Exclusion & Embrace: Disability, Justice & Spirituality

August 21, 2016 @ 8:00 AM - August 23, 2016 @ 5:00 PM

The multi-faith conference Exclusion & Embrace: Disability, Justice & Spirituality, will be held August 21-23, 2016 at the Jasper Hotel in Melbourne. Speakers include:

  • Prof Hans Reinders: Chair of Ethics, VU University, Amsterdam and author of: Receiving the Gift of Friendship. Profound Disability, Theological Anthropology, and Ethics.
  • Rev Bill Gaventa: Director of the Summer Institute of Theology and Disability and previous Editor of Journal of Disability, Religion and Health, USA.
  • David Tacey: Emeritus Professor of Humanities, La Trobe University, Melbourne. An interdisciplinary scholar and public intellectual who has written extensively on spirituality, religion, youth experience and mental health.

For more information or to register, please contact Ann.Byrne@victas.uca.org.au.

Details

Start:
August 21, 2016 @ 8:00 AM
End:
August 23, 2016 @ 5:00 PM

Organizer

Uniting Church in Australia
Email:
Ann.Byrne@victas.uca.org.au

Venue

Unnamed Venue
Melbourne, Australia + Google Map