Reports
Reflections on the theological culture of the Uniting Church
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Rev Dr Seforosa Carroll
Multicultural, Cross-Cultural, Intercultural: Theological descriptors or models of church?
Introduction Since 1985, the Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) has used three key terms for its self-understanding and identification as a culturally and linguistically diverse church. These are multicultural, cross-cultural, and intercultural. But these terms tend to be more descriptive rather than they are theological. An added confusion lies in whether these terms are applied…
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Rev Dr Paul Goh
CALDing the Theological Culture in the Uniting Church in Australia
A theological culture of belonging in the Uniting Church in Australia can and should be cultivated considering our prescribed identity as a multicultural church. In 1985, the fourth Assembly declared we are a multicultural Church acknowledging “the fact that the Uniting Church unites not only three former denominations, but also Christians of many cultures and…
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Rev Dr Robert McFarlane
Theological Culture in the Uniting Church: A Community Project
I like the Act2 working definition of theological culture: “The theological culture of the Uniting Church is that network of practices, institutions and texts which resource, sustain and extend the Uniting Church’s particular conversations, doctrinal decisions and prophetic speech about God, Christ and the world.” The definition blends general ideas about culture with hints about…