Monthly lectures from previous years |
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Previous speakers, please send any document, paper, or summary to John
Perkins for inclusion in web link. Attendees may also forward their comments. | |
| 2002 | |
| 12 Feb | Dr Vera Butler (Australian International Studies Association)
"The Agenda of Faith: the Politics of Religion" |
| 12 Mar | David Miller (Existentialist Society)
"The Manichaean Religion" |
| 9 Apr | Anne Seitz (Sociology Dept. Swinburne University)
"Fundamentalism: An Answer to a Confusing World" |
| 14 May | Graeme Lindenmayer (Author, The Bonds of Belief)
"Free Will, Determinism and Morality" |
| 11 Jun | Rev. Dr Phillip Hughes (Christia Research Association)
"Investigating the 'No religion' Census Category" |
| 9 Jul | Nigel Sinnott (Former Editor, The Freethinker)
"Profanum Vulgus: Memories of Harry Hastings Pearce" |
| 13 Aug | Patrice Saint (Former Science Teacher)
"Egyptian Influence on The Bible" |
| 10 Sep | Brent McAuslan
"Schopehauer's Pessimism: Was Buddhism to Blame?" |
| 8 Oct | Rosalie Tremaine (Christian Fundamentalist)
"Sport as Religion in Australia" |
| 12 Nov | Peter Cuffe
"Carravaggio and his Art: Keirkegaardian or Atheistic?" |
| 10 Dec | Dr Rod Foster (Philosophy, University of Melbourne)
"Theology as Grammar: Wittgenstein, Rappaport and Ritual" |
| 2003 | |
| 11 Feb | Dr Mark Newbrook (Linguistics Dept., Monash University)
"Old-time Religion. Old-time Language. A look at some outrageous claims" |
| 11 Mar | David Miller (Existentialist Society)
"Zoroastrian Reformation of the Proto-Vedic Religion, as origins of the Major Concepts of Judeo Christianity" |
| 8 Apr | Chantal Babin (Sea of Faith Australia)
"Is the 'New Age' the New Religion?" |
| 13 May | Colin Goodwin (Former Registrar, Victorian College of the Arts)
"The New Cosmology and the Search for Meaning |
| 10 Jun | John Noack (Carl Jung Society)
"Original Christianity: Jerusalem, Antioch and Alexandria?" |
| 8 Jul | Ian Fry (Author, The Trouble in the Triangle)
"The Conflict in the Middle East: A Challenge to the Concepts of Atheism and Agnosticism?" |
| 12 Aug | Mark Lucas (Existentialist Society)
"The Necessty of Absurd Beliefs" |
| 9 Sep | Alan McPhate (Humanist Society of Victoria)
"Anaesthetics and Contraception: Religion opposed to Both" |
| 14 Oct | Rosalie Tremaine (Musician - Former Teacher)
"Tabloid Theology" |
| 11 Nov | Neville Ford (Former Engineer - self taught Physicist)
"Science is the New Religion" |
| 9 Dec | Steven Higson (Former Anthroposophist)
"Rudolf Steiner and Tin Gods" |
| 2004 | |
| 10 Feb | Prof Jack Smart (Philosophy ANU & Monash)
"Religion and Ethics" |
| 9 Mar | David Miller (Atheist Society)
"The Old Testament was Rejected by the Church of Marcion" |
| 13 Apr | Robert Bender (Atheiest Society')
"Creation Myths in Genesist" |
| 11 May | Graeme Lindenmayer (Author, Bonds of Belief))
"How we Fool Ourselves: the Will to Believe and Disbelieve" |
| 9 Jun | Rosslyn Ives (Humanist Society of Victoria)
"Humanism and Cultural Evolution" |
| 13 Jul | Peter Cuffe (Angst Theatrix)
"The Cosmological Implications of Renaissance Art |
| 10 Aug | Andy Blunden (Author, 'For Ethical Politics')
"Recognition, Trust and Human Emancipation." |
| 14 Sep | Helen Lawrence (Australian Sceptics)
"Can God and Science Co-exist" |
| 12 Oct | Dr Rod Foster (Philosophy, University of Melbourne)
"Could Human Rituals have Biological Foundations" |
| 9 Nov | Nick Trakakis (PhD Philosophy Student, Monash University)
"Evil as Evidence Against the Existence of God?" |
| 14 Dec | Dick Gross (Author, Godless Gospel)
"Jesus: the Judaic Background" |