Theologising in the Shadow of a Pandemic
TRN Conference
18 February – 19 February 2022
Sydney College of Divinity
Macquarie Park NSW 2113, Australia
2022 Theology Research Network (TRN) Conference
Theologising in the Shadow of a Pandemic
The present Covid-19 pandemic has been the cause of massive social, economic, and religious dislocation. Its longer-term implications remain unclear. At this difficult time, theologians have a responsibility to draw upon the sources of our faith to provide insights from our religious traditions from which people both inside and outside the church may draw hope and meaning. The Conference, Theologising in the Shadow of a Pandemic, is an opportunity to bring the resources of our faith traditions to bear, not to provide definitive answers but to explore these resources and share them both within our churches and with the larger society.
In 2020 the SCD Theology Research Network commenced its two-year cycle of seminars on the topic, Theologising in the Shadow of a Pandemic. The presenters from the seminar series will present the keynote addresses.
Papers are now invited for concurrent sessions of the 2022 Conference, addressing different aspects of the topic. Preference will be given to specifically theological engagement with the topic—systematic, political, liberation, feminist, liturgical, ethical, pastoral, biblical, patristic, etc.
SCD Theology Research Network
The Theology Research Network (TRN), a network within the discipline area of Theology, was initiated in 2020 under the leadership of Professor Neil Ormerod. It exists to promote theological research within the Sydney College of Divinity. It draws together scholars from the diverse theological disciplines (systematics/doctrine, patristic, biblical theology, ethics, liturgy), and provides a forum and focus for theological research.
There is no formal membership. As a network, it remains an informal and inclusive structure that welcomes diverse participation in conversations from a variety of perspectives.
the team
The conference is an opportunity to bring the resources of our faith traditions to bear, not to provide definitive answers but to explore these resources and share them both within our churches and with the larger society.
The first Theology Research Network conference is expected to be held at the Sydney College of Divinity. Registrations will open soon.