United and uniting churches

in my life. Karen has also shaped my view of Christianity and how to see the best in everyone, especially if they are unfortunate and struggling in their lives. Her inspiration is Denise Diment, a past member of the church who previously undertook her role. As well, Denise helped Karen through many tough challenges in her life and was her key role-model and mentor whose support she has cherished. This has helped Karen shape her views on Christianity and what it means to live a Christian life. I personally see Karen as an influential role model in my life as she defines her way of life as a Christian Woman. Another woman that has shaped and inspired Karen’s Christian faith is a lady by the name of Dr. Deidre Palmer who is the moderator of Uniting Church in South Australia. Deidre lead a course the Karen took on Christian Journey for Children which still to this day, Karen believes is a massive…

www.uca.org.au Uniting Church A great success of the ecumenical movement in Australia is the formation of the Uniting Church. The Uniting Church is the 3 rd largest Christian denomination in Australia and is the only notable religious denomination of Australian origin. It was founded in 1977 through a merger of all Methodists, 65% of Presbyterians and 95% of Congregationalists. The Basis of Union, the foundational document for the Uniting Church, states that the reason for this merger is their…

The term, of recent origin, emphasises what is viewed as the universality of the Christian churches. Following word war II, there was a dramatic diversification of Australia’s ethnic and religious make up and forced a reassessment of old sectarian ways. The modern ecumenical movement started to form as the 19th century came to an end. Initiatives among students and between Church mission agencies led the way. The Uniting Church in Australia was formed in 1977 after ecumenical discussion. The…

- The process of reconciliation between Aboriginal Spirituality and religious traditions has been a long and slow one. This is especially so as various Christian denominations such as the Uniting Church, Catholics and Anglicans have only in the last twenty five years tried to pursue justice as Aboriginal culture was disregarded and silenced over the years. Consequently several Christian churches have played a major role in closing the gap that had prevented indigenous Australians from having an…

publishing as well as translating the bible to the vernacular of the German people is one of his greatest accomplishments in which have allowed Christian adherents to be united as one, through a common understandable language. Martin Luther translated the bible from Latin Vulgate, a language only understood by priests, to German, a primary speaking language of the time. This was a massive change for Christianity at the time as it promoted and due to the printing press publications, made the…

Australia is a country that has been built on diversity. As a result of this the ecumenical movement have acted as links, connecting Australia to becoming a more secular society, promoting the restoration of the broken unity of Christian denominations (Weigel, 2011). This ecumenism has allowed for a greater understanding and cooperation to some degree as well as a greater sharing and recognition of similarities as indicated in the conference on faith order 1952, “act together in all matters…

In the midst of chaos and confusion, one leader and one faction restored order and shaped a plan that succeeded in uniting the Catholic churches and moralizing an entire empire. The Imperial faction and I, Marquis Boniface of Montferrat, have brought honor to our Empire and Pope during this crusade. However, questions are asked about our intentions and actions during the crusade. Throughout the March Pact and in the Siege and Sack, my faction’s only goal was to serve our Holy Father and take…

“The Spirit is the power of transformation from non-being to being, from the old to the new, from enslavement to the powers of sin and death to a new life in communion with God and others (Bird, 190).” The Holy Spirit gives us the chance to grow closer to God and by ignoring it we miss out on our salvation. If churches decide to ignore the Holy Spirit, they are missing out on the chance of being transformed and living eternally through God. “The Spirit is the one who ‘gives life’ by uniting us…

The main character in his well-known book sheds light on this constant state of inequality and people pretending to be good. Huck sees the absurdity of human intentions and their actions while dealing with faith and religion. Each Sunday, men took their guns to the sermon listening to “brotherly love and suchlike tiresomeness” in order for everyone to tell it was a good sermon (Twain 85). The author describes religion as a uniting force and a good method to keep the community, firm in faith and…

were beat, killed, abused, murdered, and much more, but no one cared because they were useless. The Scottsboro case, really emphasized racism in the South and helped the world realize what an issue it was. While this case was happening, the world really found out how poorly the South treated African Americans. With the white and black races uniting for the Scottsboro case, it gave blacks even more recognition to be integrated into society. Blacks were starting to be accepted into schools and…