Upcoming Events

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There are a few events coming up which you might find interesting to attend.

Firstly, the Coutts Memorial Lecture will be on in both Sydney and Brisbane again this year. Lars Lydholm, a Salvationist from Denmark, will be speak on the topic "Human, Holy and Divine - the same thing? Reflections on modern Christology". Admission is free!

Sydney - 28 July, 2011 at 7:30pm
Booth College Conference Centre,
120 Kingsland Road
Bexley North, NSW 2207
Click here to RSVP via Facebook

Brisbane - 31 July, 2011 at 3:00pm
Carindale Salvation Army
202 Gallipoli Road,
Carina QLD 4152
Click here to RSVP via Facebook

The Sydney lecture will also be livestreamed at this link. Enter as a "guest".

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Booth College is also privileged to host Professor George Brooke from the University of Manchester. He will be speaking on "The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Bible".

10 August, 2011 at 7:30pm
Booth College Conference Centre,
120 Kingsland Road
Bexley North, NSW 2207
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People in New Zealand might be interested in attending the "Thought Matters" conference this year. This is the annual conference of the Tri-Territorial Theological Forum and its title this year is "Soul Salvation, Whole Salvation - Towards a theology of Social Justice". It will take place on the 2-4 September, 2011 More information here.

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Coming up in just a couple of weeks is the Australasian Centre for Wesleyan Research annual conference. The theme of this years conference is "Being open to God's Freedom - Wesleyan Roots and Contemporary Relevance". It will take place at the Nazarene Theological College on 5-6 August, 2011. More information here.
So, lot's of opportunities to theologise in the coming months. Hope to see you at some of these events.

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