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Conference Programmes, Papers, Visuals and Audios

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

• Chairperson Report to AGM.pdf
• Conference 2016 Programme
• 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]

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

• Conference 2015 Programme
• 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]
• 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?"

• Conference 2014 Programme
• 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"

• Conference 2013 Programme
• 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"

• Conference 2012 Programme
• 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?"

• Conference 2011 Programme
• 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"

• The Newsletter Supplement for the Conference
• What Makes Us Human Keith Morrison (an Elective Lecture)
• The End of Civilization (an Elective Lecture)
• The Foundation of Humanist Ethics (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

Other Papers

• All You Need Is Love Don Cupitt 1994
• Alternative Vision Strategy Alan Webster
• Axial Period, The Lloyd Geering 1999
• Call For a New Reformation, A John Spong, 1998
• Catechesis on Homosexuality, A Spong and Lee 1998
• Christianity in Transition Darryl Milner 2002
• Christianity Minus Theism Lloyd Geering 2000
• Could a Humanist Ever Frolic In The Sea of Faith? 1 of 2 Noel Cheer 2006
• Could a Humanist Ever Frolic In The Sea of Faith? 2 of 2 Noel Cheer 2006
• Creating Community for those who don't want to belong Rosemary Neave, 2001
• Creed of a Radical, The Alan Goss 1999
• Current Mythologies Driving Western Culture Ian Crumpton 2007
• From Religious Doctrine to Religious Existence Don Cupitt 1997
• Gender, Fear-Inspiring Beliefs and Church Attendance Webster & Perry (2003)
• Geering on Thiering Lloyd Geering 1996
• Humour as a Catalyst in Religious Experience Tony Sutton 2001
• In The Beginning - Sin Fred Marshall 2006
• Is it possible to construct a form of Religious Education for Schools that Sea of Faith Networkers Would be happy about? Jean Holm
• Jesus The Bastard Fred Marshall
• The Life of Jesus Jock Crawford
• Luther and the Protestant Reformation Alan Jackson
• Medieval and Modern Evils Peter Donovan 2002
• Mystery of Paradox, The Joy Cowley 2000
• One Foot In The Grave Don Cupitt 1993
• Radical Vision Implications Alan Webster
• Religion as a Human Creation? John Spong 1995
• Religion, Knowledge, the Human Condition, and Ethical Challenges John Maindonald 2005
• Seven Radical Alternative Theologians Alan Webster
• Report on the Execution of a Galilean Terrorist by Archie Thomson
• Spirituality, Old and New Don Cupitt 1998
• Where To After The Gods Have Gone? Fred Marshall 2006

Book Reviews - By Title

• After All by Don Cupitt
• After Christianity
• After God
• After Heaven: Spirituality in America Since the 1950s.
• Apologia: Faith Seeking Understanding
• The Battle for God by Karen Armstrong
• Before I Die by Jenny Downham
• The Bible In History
• Bringing God Back to Earth
• Buddhism Without Beliefs by Stephen Batchelor
• The Changing Faces of Jesus by James Stuart
• Christianity Without God by Lloyd Geering
• Christianity Without God by Lloyd Geering
• Christianity Without God by Lloyd Geering
• A Churchless Faith
• Civil Ceremonies
• The Contemporary Jesus
• Cosmos, Chaos and the World To Come
• The Costs of Living How Market Freedom Erodes the Best Things in Life
• A Course In Miracles, A
• Creating God, Re-Creating Christ by Ian Harris
• Creating God, Re-Creating Christ by Ian Harris
• Creating God, Re-Creating Christ by Ian Harris
• Creation
• Dark Nature
• The Death of God and the Meaning of Life
• The Demon Haunted World
• Devout Sceptics
• Dictionary of Atheism, Skepticism & Humanism by Bill Cooke
• Does Society Need Religion? by Lloyd Geering
• Doing Theology Ourselves
• Don Cupitt and the Future of Christian Doctrine
• Dream of the Earth
• e=mc²
• Earth Currents, The Struggle for the World's Soul
• Emptiness and Brightness by Don Cupitt
• Emptiness and Brightness by Don Cupitt
• The End of Faith by Sam Harris
• Evolution -- a Theory In Crisis
• Faith in Doubt
• Faith in Nature
• Faith is a Journey
• Fifty Key Contemporary Thinkers
• Finite and Infinite Games
• Freedom, Religion and Spirit
• From Morality to Meta-Ethics by Fred Fastier
• From the Holy Mountain
• Fundamentalism and Freedom
• Fundamentalism, The Threat to The Secular World by Lloyd Geering
• The Future of God
• The Future of Religion by Rorty & Vattimo
• Galileo's Daughter
• The Genesis of God
• God -- A Biography
• God and The New Atheism by John F Haught
• God and the New Physics by Lloyd Geering
• A God for this World
• God in The Bath by Stephen Mitchell
• God in Us, A Case for Christian Humanism
• God's Funeral
• God's Own Green Paradise New Zealand Churches and the Environment
• The God Problem by Nigel Leaves
• The Golden Compass (movie) by Philip Pullman
• The Gospel of Jesus according to The Jesus Seminar by Robert Funk et al
• The Great Questions of Life by Don Cupitt
• The Great Transformation by Karen Armstrong
• The Greening of Christianity by Lloyd Geering
• The Heart of Christianity by Marcus Borg
• Heretics -- The Other Side of Early Christianity
• A History of God by Karen Armstrong
• Honest to Jesus by Robert Funk
• How Myths have influenced Western Civilisation by Julie Hunter
• How To Read Jung by David Tacey
• In Face of Mystery
• In Praise of the Secular by Lloyd Geering
• Is Christianity Going Anywhere? by Lloyd Geering
• Is Nothing Sacred?
• Isaiah, Man of Sorrows
• Islam, a Short History by Karen Armstrong
• Jesus
• Jesus, a Revolutionary Biography
• The Jesus Mysteries
• Jesus of Nazareth by Pope Benedict XVI
• Jesus the Man
• Knowledge of Angels
• The Last Philosophy by Don Cupitt
• The Last Three Minutes
• Letter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris
• Liberating The Gospels by John Spong
• Life, Life by Don Cupitt
• Linking Up
• Living With The Devil by Stephen Batchelor
• The Lloyd Geering Reader: Prophet of Modernity ed P Morris
• Long White and Cloudy
• Looking in the Distance by Richard Holloway
• The Many Faces of Christ by James Stuart
• Mapping The Cosmos by Bharat
• Mark of a Non-Realist: A Contemporary Reading of the Second Gospel
• The Meaning of Jesus
• The Mind of Judas by CK Stead
• Mouth of the Dragon
• Moving Between Times, Modernity and Postmodernity
• Music In The Air by John Thornley
• Mysticism After Modernity by Don Cupitt
• The New Believers by Rachel Kohn
• The New Believers by Rachel Kohn
• The New Believers by Rachel Kohn)
• New Directions in Philosophical Theology
• The New Religion of Life in Everyday Speech by Don Cupitt
• The New Testament in Modern Translation Arranged in Chronological Order by Jim Veitch
• Odyssey on the Sea of Faith: The Life & Writings of Don Cupitt by Nigel Leaves
• On The Bible by Karen Armstrong
• The Other Half Of My Soul
• The Pagan Christ
• Paradise on Earth by Lloyd Geering
• Paradise on Earth by Lloyd Geering
• Parihaka
• The Participatory Mind
• Phantoms in the Brain
• Philosophy's Own Religion by Don Cupitt
• Philosophy's Own Religion by Don Cupitt
• Preaching Post-Theism by David Simmers
• The Qur'an in Translation by Tarij Khalidi 00000
• Radical Theology by Don Cupitt
• Reality Isn't What It used to Be
• Reclaiming the Church: Where the Mainline Church went wrong and what to do about it
• Reformation
• Reforming Christianity
• Reforming Christianity
• Relaying the Foundations
• The Religion of Being by Don Cupitt
• A Religious Atheist? (ed Pelly & Stuart)
• Resurrection: Myth or Reality?
• Rev-ing it Up
• The Revelation of Being by Don Cupitt
• Review of Apologia critique of Spong
• Review of Apologia critique of Veitch
• The Road Less Travelled and Beyond
• The Rules of Life by Richard Templar
• A Sacred Place to Dwell
• Sacred Words
• Science and the Soul by Charles Birch
• Sermon on the Mount According to Vedanta
• Setting the Gospel Free
• A Short History of Myth by Karen Armstong
• Silence in Heaven, a Book of Women's Preaching
• The Sins of Scripture by John Spong
• Situation Ethics by Joseph Fletcher
• Solar Ethics by Don Cupitt
• The Soul of Iran by Afshin Molavi
• The Spiral Staircase by Karen Armstrong
• Spirit Abroad
• Sri Ramakrishna, The Great Master
• St Paul versus St Peter
• Stories for Wise People by Julie Hunter
• Surfing on the Sea of Faith: The Ethics and Religion of Don Cupitt by Nigel Leaves
• Telling Lies For God
• The God Problem by Nigel Leaves
• The Thinking Person's Answer to Christian Fundamentalism by David Mills
• Time and Tide, Sea of Faith beyond the Millennium
• The Trouble With God by David Boulton
• The Trouble With God by David Boulton
• The Unholy in Holy Scripture
• Universal Wisdom
• The Universe Story
• Unwrapping His Message
• Vashti's Voices: A journal exploring theologies for a just future
• War is a force that gives us meaning
• The Way To Happiness
• What Goes On In There?
• What's It All About? by Julian Baggini
• Where Do We Find Our Meaning?
• Where have all the Christians Gone?
• Who is Jesus?
• Who On Earth Was Jesus? by David Boulton
• Who On Earth Was Jesus? by David Boulton
• Why Christianity Must Change or Die by John Spong
• Why Right Brainers will Rule the Future by Daniel Pink
• Will The Real Jesus Please Stand Up
• The World To Come
• Wrestling With God by Lloyd Geering