Conference Programmes, Papers, Visuals and Audios

2021 Conference

Venue: St Andrew's on The Terrace, Wellington

2020 Conference

2019 "Transforming Communities: Finding meaning in a consumer-driven world

• Bronwyn Hayward - Beyond Consumerism
• David Hanna/Hana Olds - Community transformation
• Merv Dickinson - Self Transcendence and the assurance of meaning

• Bronwyn Hayward Bio, Lloyd Geering Lecture
• David Hannah/Hana Olds
• Merv Dickinson

2018 "Religion for a sustainable future

• Sir Lloyd Geering (powerpoint)
• Sir Lloyd Geering (Video)  case sensitive Password: Sea of Faith  
• Byron Rangiwai
• Geoff Henderson - Biography  -- Keynote address
• Charles Waldegrave

• Elective by Tom Hall - A Call for Commitment- PDF Document
• Elective by Tom Hall - A Call for Commitment - MP3 Audio file

2017 "Reformation 2.0, Luther lit a fuse, what happens next?"

• Sir Lloyd Geering - 500 years from the reformation of the church to the reformulation of the (Christian) faith. Click HERE to listen
• Dr Rachael Kohn - The call to reform in the worlds religions   Click HERE to listen
• Sue Bradford - Making it real: Beyond reformation to transformation   Click HERE to listen
• Prof Hal Taussig - Reforming toward beautiful, less arrogant and de-centralised christianities
  Click HERE to listen
• Panel Discussion - Click HERE to listen

• Rev Clay Nelson - Reformation 2
• Tom Hall - On to the Past

• Minutes of AGM2016
• Annual Report, Chairperson
• Annual Report, Treasurer
• Case for the Notice of Motion at the AGM
• Membership Report
• Annual Report, Newsletter/Website
• Annual Report, Resource Centre
• Annual Report, Archivist
• Background reading for Conference 2017

2016 "With or Without God: Community in a Post-Theistic World"

• Keynote The Evolution of Human Community Lloyd Geering, introduced by Laurie Chisholm [Script pdf] [Audio mp3]
• Keynote God is the Good We Do Michael Benedikt, introduced by Norm Ely [Script pdf] [Audio mp3]
• Keynote With or Without God Gretta Vosper, introdcued by Adrian Skelton [Script pdf] [Audio mp3]
• Keynote The Religious State We Are In Geoffrey Troughton [Script pdf] [Audio mp3]
• Keynote Panel Discussion (last 30 minutes lost), moderated by Noel Cheer[Audio mp3]

• Chairperson Report to AGM

2015 "Micawber or Cassandra? Responding To An Increasingly Uncertain Future"

• Keynote The World To Come Lloyd Geering, [Script pdf] [Audio mp3]
• Keynote Beyond East and West: In Search of a Global Culture Anjum Rahman, [Script pdf] [Visuals pdf], [Audio mp3]
• Keynote Confronting Our Souls to Save Our Hides: Responding to an Uncertain Global Future Kennedy Graham, [Script pdf] [Audio mp3]
• Keynote The Theology of Economics: How our care of creation will enliven our theology and legitimise our economics Rod Oram, [Visuals.pdf] [Audio mp3]
• Panel Discussion [Audio mp3]

• AGM: Notice
• AGM: Chairperson Report
• AGM: Minutes of 2014 AGM
• AGM: Report Newsletter and Website
• AGM: Report Local Groups
• AGM: Report of Archivist

2014 "Exploring Inner Space: Can Spirit, Soul and Free-will Survive the Scrutiny?"

• Keynote Script Exploring Inner Space Lloyd Geering
• Keynote Script Psyche and Soul: A Woven Fabric Sandra Winton
• Keynote Script Can the Spirit, the Soul and Free Will survive the scrutiny of a Neuroscientist? Reuben Johnson
• Keynote Script Consistency's Curse Bernard Beckett
• Keynote Powerpoint Slides Contemporary spirituality in healthcare: a re-emerging issue Richard Egan

• Workshop Script The Gospel of Mary Tom Hall
• Workshop Script Consciousness and Reality Leo Hobbis
• Recommended YouTube videos relevant to the Conference theme. (They may become inaccessible in time).
• Article in ODT by Ian Harris pointing to the Conference.
• Analysis of Conference feedback forms.

2013 "Tell Me the New, New Story"

• Keynote Script: Theology before and after Bishop Robinson's 'Honest to God' Lloyd Geering [mp3]
• Geering Keynote delivered as audio. By courtesy of St Andrew's Trust for the Study of Religion in Society. [mp3, 21mB, 58 min]
• Keynote Script: Faith's New Story:Science or Sense Rachael Kohn
• Keynote Script: Too Many New Stories. Which One Do We Tell? Nigel Leaves
• Keynote Script: What Is Religion For Now? A Pragmatist Inquiry Winton Higgins
• Wall scripts provided by Laurie Chisholm
• Interviews by Rachael Kohn of Conference attendees. [mp3].

2012 "The Revaluing of All Values: What Values Do We Need To Survive"

• Keynote Script: Nietzsche’s Contribution Lloyd Geering
• Keynote Script: Justice, stewardship and altruism: Could religion make a difference? Valerie Grant
• Keynote Script: Theology and values in a Secular Society? Andrew Bradstock

• Article: "Riches or ruination? Has mainstream economics reached its use by date?" by John Peet
• Article: "How New Zealand Became a Green Leader" by John Peet

• Workshop: The Writing on the Wall: being an Artist Prophet Ralph Pannett
• Lecture: The Sea of Faith (NZ) Archives by Alison Eng

• Chairperson's Annual Report by Natali Allen.
• AGM Minutes

2011 "Pulling Us Back From The Brink: Economics? Science? Religion?"

• Keynote Script: Humanity at the Brink: It's a Question of Values: Jeanette Fitzsimons
• Keynote Script: Is Economics Still a Branch of Moral Philosophy?: Geoff Bertram
• Keynote Script: The Faith Delusion: Bob Lloyd
• Keynote Script: Crisis, Conflict, Creativity and Compassion: Val Webb

2010 "Compassion and Crisis: Our Human Dilemma"

• Keynote Script: The Is/Ought Argument: Valerie Grant
• Keynote Script: Honouring The Other : Kevin Clements
• Keynote Script: Population, Development and Quality of Life: Ian Pool

2009 "Who Needs Jesus? Life in the 21st Century

• Keynote Script: Do We Need Jesus?: Lloyd Geering
• Keynote Script:Does Jesus Matter Any More?: David Boulton.
• Keynote Script: Who Needs Jesus? What value is a first-century Galilean holy man in today’s world?: Greg Jenks
• Plenary: Jesus, Justice and Community: a Progressive Christian Perspective.: Margaret Mayman
• Plenary: Who needs Jesus, when you’ve got drugs?: Doug Sellman
• Background Notes to aid understanding of this Conference: Noel Cheer

2008 "The Ecological Imperative: Is Tomorrow's God Gaia?

• Keynote Script: God, Gaia and Us: Moving Towards a New Form of Mysticism : Lloyd Geering
• Keynote Slides: God, Gaia and Us: Moving Towards a New Form of Mysticism : Lloyd Geering
• Keynote: In Tomorrow's Coliseum: Gaia or The Lions?: Carolyn King
• Keynote: Prophetic and Mystic Voices: Craig Potton
• Plenary: Communing with Gaia: Juliet Batten
• Plenary: In Sync With The Sine Wave: Derek McCullough

• Workshop: No Other Hands But Yours: Fred Marshall
• Workshop: Faith, Hope and Lovelock: Noel Cheer

Auckland Regional Conference on Religious Terrorism 19 July 2008

• Contemporary Christian Extremism: Fundamentalism, ‘Extreme Religion’, and the threat of Terror by Doug Pratt
• Some Thoughts On The Limits Of Freedom by Jeremy Pope

2007 "Retelling The Story"

• When Aslan Came Bounding In by Colin Gibson
• Jesus for the Non-Religious by John Shelby Spong
• Doing The Story by Jill Harris
• The Semantics of Story-Telling: A Secular Sermon for those "all at sea" in the Sea of Faith by Raymond Bradley
• Retelling The Story — The Other Jesus by Fred Marshall

2006 "After Religion, What? — Is Nothing Sacred Anymore?"

• After Religion — What? Don Cupitt
• The Religion of Ordinary Life (supplement to the above) Don Cupitt
• After Disbelief: Remythologising and Spiritual Renewal David Tacey
• The Fatal Flaw in Religious Humanism and How to Avoid It Bill Cooke
• From 'Supernatural' to Natural Religion Lloyd Geering
• Is the Sea of Faith Drying Up? Ian Harris

2005 "What Makes Us Human — Dialogues With Art, Religion and Science"

• What Makes Us Human Keith Morrison (an Elective Lecture)
• The End of Civilization Alan Webster (an Elective Lecture)
• The Foundation of Humanist Ethics Bill Cooke (an Elective Lecture)

2004 "20 Years On — Faith Evolving"

• The Republic of Heaven David Boulton
• The Evolving Path of Faith Lloyd Geering

2003 "Making War — Making Peace"

• The Meek are Getting Ready Derek Evans
• Parihaka and Sacred Peace Te Miringa Hohahia
• Muru me te Raupatu Maungarongo David Williams
• Excerpts from the Panel Discussion

2002 "Creative Uncertainty"

• The Uncertainty of Life Don Cupitt 2002
• Assessing the Spiritual, Ethical and Political Aspects of Genetic Modification. Richard Randerson 2002.
• The Practice of Negative Capability, Buddhist Reflections on Creative Uncertainty Stephen Batchelor 2002

2001 "You Make Community Makes You"

• Personal Spirituality v. Personal Religion Alison Cotes 2001
• Reshaping the Christian Culture which Shaped Us Lloyd Geering 2001
• Fearless Leadership Merepeka Raukawa-Tait

2000 "Beyond Belief"

• Beyond Belief Don Cupitt
• From Creed to Conscience and the Constitution of South Africa Martin Prozesky
• Allegiance to One's Origins--The Consequences of Belief Michael King 2000
• Beyond Belief The Social Responsibility Dimension Ruth Smithies 2000

1999 "Mother Earth v. Father God?"

• Building An Alternative Future Jane Kelsey 1999
• A Guiding Ethic for The Socio-Economic System John Peet 1999
• An Ecological Faith For The Global Era Lloyd Geering 1999

1998 "Inventing Reality"

• Exploring Reality and Meaning in Absolute Music Patti Whaley 1998
• Some Reflections on Illusion, Reality and Relevance Thakshan Fernando 1998
• Radical Theology, Inventing or Discovering Reality John Bishop 1998

1997 "Faith on the Margins"

• Faith and Doubt on the Margins Lloyd Geering 1997

1996

• Asking The Right Questions About God Charles Birch 1996
• World Religion Don Cupitt 1996
• Diving Deep and Surfacing Penny Jamieson 1996
• Economic, Ecology, Ethics Lloyd Geering 1996
• Taking Down Fences Joy Cowley 1996

1995

• Perspectives on The Future Lloyd Geering 1995
• Our Dual Agenda Don Cupitt 1995

1994

• A Kingdom-Theology Don Cupitt 1994
• Tomorrow's Spirituality Lloyd Geering 1994