Seminar 6: An introduction to Eastern Christian spirituality
Introduction to the 2001 seminars Bookings for 2001 To ISS home page Late Addition to the Program The question of authority in the Anglican Communion (Archbishop Peter Carnley, July 10) 2001 Seminars 1 - St Columba: The taking of a journey and transformation ... (Carol O'Connor, March 17) 2 - Australia and a spirituality of place (Dr Katharine Massam, April 3) 3 - Early christian mosaic art: A nearly forgotten treasure store (Rev Ron Browning, May 16) 4 - John Henry Newman (1801-1890) (Robin Sharwood, Austin Cooper & Ian Breward, May 26) 5 - Ecumenical vespers for the vigil of Pentecost (June 2) 6 - An introduction to Eastern Christian spirituality (Fr Gregory Tillett, June 5) 7 - The cuckoo's tale, or, where do we belong? (Dr Robin Grove, June 20) 8 - Vespers for the Feast of St Elias at the Carmelite monastery (July 20) 9 - Sufism: The spiritual dimension of Islam (A/Prof Abdullah Saeed and Rehda Ameur, August 8) 10 - Liturgical music and congregational song: Resonances of a personal journey in church music (A/Prof Melville Waters, August 28) 11 - God first loved us: The challenge of accepting unconditional love (Fr Anthony Campbell, September 12) 12 - God's in His temple: All's right with the world (Rev Michael Hough, October 17)   Back to St Peter's Home Page		The travel writer William Dalrymple wrote: "Christianity is not a Western religion. It was not founded in London (however much the Victorians liked to believe that God was an Englishman), nor in Rome, still less in Brussels. It was born in Jerusalem and received its intellectual superstructures in Antioch, Damascus, Constantinople and Alexandria." But the spirituality of ancient Eastern Christianity is largely unkown in the West. Even the spiritual traditions of the Orthodox Churches, established in Australia for more than a century, remain unfamiliar, understood (if at all) as foreign, exotic and incomprehensible. The Anglican Church played a significant role in the discovery of Eastern Christian spirituality in the West in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. John Mason Neale translated both Eastern liturgies and hymns. The writings of the Anglican mystic, Evelyn Underhill, drew on Eastern Christian sources. Recently there has been renewed interest in the Christian East, both in its externals (notably its iconography) and its traditions of prayer and spirituality. This seminar will introduce the spirituality and ascetical theology of Eastern Christianity, exploring the relevance of Eastern spiritual traditions in the contemporary Western world, including whether Eastern Christian spirituality has any meaning in modern Australian Christianity.   Date Tuesday 5 June Time 7.30 - 9.30 pm Venue St Peter's, Eastern Hill, Melbourne Cost $15 (includes light refreshment) Conductor: Fr Gregory Tillett, Priest of the British Orthodox Church
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