Ideas Convention: Is the Bible an embarrassment in the modern world?
Schedule
Fri Aug 23 2024 at 06:30 pm to Sat Aug 24 2024 at 04:00 pm
Location
Belgrave Heights Convention | Belgrave, VI
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Is the Bible an embarrassment in the modern world? Many people today believe the Bible to be full of ancient myths and superstition, historically inaccurate and a negative force in our world. Surely it would be embarrassing to use the Bible to shape your life in the modern, scientific world?
Join us for the Ideas convention as we help you build a robust and thoughtful faith as we tackle these ideas about the Bible and more.
Friday - 23 August - 7:30-9:30pm
Keynote speaker: Chris Watkin
Dr Christopher Watkin is a senior lecturer in French studies at Monash University and author of the acclaimed 'Critical Biblical Theory - winner of the 2023 Australian Christian book of the year.
Join us for music, dramatic Bible readings, Q&A's and and a whole lot more...
Saturday 24 August - 9:00-4:00pm
Dr Gillian Asquith is a lecturer in Greek and New Testament at Melbourne College of Theology (MST). Her areas of expertise interest include the transmission of the text of the New Testament and biblical archaeology.
Max Jeganathan is a senior research fellow with Centre for Public Christianity (CPX). He is a a former lawyer and political & policy adviser and has spoken in universities, political institutions and businesses.
There will be plenty of time to discuss and ask questions and there will be a number of surprises along the way..
Join us as we explore these big ideas of the Bible today.
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Where is it happening?
Belgrave Heights Convention, 5 Convention Ave, Belgrave Heights VIC 3160, Australia,Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, BelgraveEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
