Australia’s Generation Z Study Report
At our 26 September 2021 PCNV Meeting, Dr Kathleen McPhillips made reference to Australia’s recently published Generation Z Study. This study looks at Australia’s teenagers’ attitudes to religion, sexuality and diversity.
Click here to download the report.
How progressive Christian understandings affect your life
In April to July 2017 the Progressive Christian Network of Victoria offered four monthly programs about practical implications for our lives of progressive Christian understandings. The topics were God, Jesus, The Bible, and Hope. Many requests were received for access to the resource notes for further group or personal use. The resource booklet is now available to download for free.
Click here to download this booklet.
Characteristics of progressive Christianity
In typical non-dogmatic form, PCNV has crafted a set of “characteristics of progressive Christianity” that might be helpful but are certainly not finite in their pronouncement!
Click here to download this document.
How We Can Change Our Experience Of Christianity
At the link below is a Leaders’ Guide from PCNV for two discussion sessions based on topics arising from the book by Diana Butler Bass, Christianity after Religion: The End of Church and the Birth of a New Spiritual Awakening. The Guide is self contained and does not require access to the book, although that could give you additional reference material.
The Leaders’ Guide is A4 size to make it easy to copy the two pages for participants for each session.
The first pages of the Guide describe the topic and the focus of each discussion session.
PCNV is promoting the Leaders’ Guide as a resource that could make it easy for an interested person to get together a group of friends or contacts as a new group. We started this process in the PCNV April 2014 Newsletter.
Click here to download the Guide.
Practising Compassion Study Guide for Discussion Groups Now Available
The Practising Compassion study guide (by Carolyn Sutherland) to Karen Armstrong’s book “Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life” mentioned in the July 2012 newsletter is now available.
Download the A5 booklet study guide here.
Download the A4 study guide here
Reflections of Interest: Canadian Centre for Progressive Christianity DVDs available
2011 “Widen the Embrace” Conference DVDs
The Canadian Centre for Progressive Christianity
“The DVD’s from the CCPC October 2011 London Conference are superb. My wife and I are thoroughly enjoying them. Well done all. – Every Progressive or Emerging house-hold should have a copy.”- Hugh Sproule, Digby NS
Keynote Speakers DVD with Gretta Vosper and Ian Lawton – $25
2 Workshop DVDs – $10 each with Doug Richards, Dr. David Galston, Bob Thompson, Lama Phunstock, Dyane Matthews, Deshna Ubeda, and Dr. Rod Martin.
The Complete Set of all 3 Discs are available for $40. Available for shipping in Canada, as well as USA and International.
ORDER YOURS TODAY by clicking here.
Purchasers outside of North America please note that a universal DVD player or PC/Mac is needed to play the DVD.
List of PCNV DVD/CD Resources as at March 2011
PCNV has just updated its list of all available CD/DVD resources.
Click here to download it.
Don’t forget that all downloadable audio addresses (including those from John Dominic Crossan) are available at the PCNV Download shop by clicking here.
Common Dreams Addresses Now Available as Audio and Text Files
Addresses delivered at the Common Dreams 2: Living the Progressive Religion Dream Conference are now available for purchase. The addresses are in text and audio files and can be purchased in file form either on compact disk or for direct download.
- Use this link to download an order form to purchase audio and text files on CD – Prices on this form are in Australian dollars.
- Use this link to go to the Common Dreams online store where you can purchase files for immediate download, at reduced prices.
Exploring Open Christianity: DVD and Guides: Buy Now!
Who’s involved?
- Val Webb on Exploring Doubt and Faith
- Sir Lloyd Geering on Exploring the Future of Religion
- Peter Kennedy on Exploring the Future of a Faith Community
- John Dominic Crossan on Exploring Jesus and Paul
- Greg Jenks on Exploring the Future of the Bible
Click here to access the PCNV Exploring Open Christianity Online Store
DVDs are authored for use in all regions. They are in PAL format so customers will need a multi-format player (most new players are this) or will need to view them on a computer.
How do I access the Discussion Guides?
- Val Webb: Exploring Doubt and Faith
- Sir Lloyd Geering: Exploring the Future of Religion
- Peter Kennedy: Exploring the Future of a Faith Community
- John Dominic Crossan: Exploring Jesus and Paul
Directly downloadable audio files now available from John Dominic Crossan’s events in Melbourne
- Click here to go to PCNV’s secure online store to purchase and download audio files from Dom’s presentations in Australia.
- Click here to download an order form to purchase a DVD presentation of Dom’s final lecture in Melbourne Divine Violence in the Christian Bible from PCNV
- Click here to download an order form to purchase Dom’s brand new book The Greatest Prayer: Rediscovering the Revolutionary Message of the Lord’s Prayer from PCNV
- Click here to go to the order page for PCNV’s new Exploring Open Christianity discussion series, featuring John Dominic Crossan
- Click here to read an article about Dom in Melbourne’s The Age
- Click here to access a podcast of Dom’s interview with John Cleary on Sunday Night’s on ABC Radio