Book launch - Scott Cowdell
Join us for the launch of two new books by Prof Scott Cowdell, Why Church? and Rejoice and Be Glad, launched by Hugh Mackay AO and Fr Frank Brennan SJ AO.
6.00-7.30 pm, 12 November 2024
Chambers Pavilion, Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture, 15 Blackall St Barton
Books will be available at the discount price of $30 each, credit card only.
About the books
Rejoice & Be Glad: Gospel Preaching for Christian Festivals
Theologically sharp, culturally savvy, engaged with current events and grounded in the Eucharist, these lectionary-based homilies celebrate the joy of the Gospel through the occasions that structure the life of liturgical churches.
Available from the publisher: Coventry Press.
Why Church? Christianity as It Was Meant to Be
Instead of a software package providing Christians with their private spiritual resources, the Church for Scott Cowdell is God’s “nontribal tribe” in the thick of an increasingly tribalistic world, held close by Jesus through the gospel and the Eucharist.
Published by Church Publishing, New York, and available from Amazon.
About the speakers
Professor Scott Cowdell
Scott Cowdell is a theologian and writer, based at Charles Sturt University in Canberra since 2007. He has published 12 books, including a theological trilogy on René Girard. This year, after 36 years of Anglican ministry in parishes, theological colleges and universities, he was received into the Catholic Church where formal approval is being sought from Rome for him to advance toward ordination.
Hugh Mackay AO
Hugh Mackay AO is a social psychologist and the author of 24 books, including nine novels. In recognition of his pioneering work in social research, he has been awarded honorary doctorates by five Australian universities. Hugh will launch Rejoice and Be Glad.
Fr Frank Brennan SJ AO
Frank Brennan is a Jesuit priest and superior of the Alberto Hurtado community of Jesuits in Brisbane. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the PM Glynn Institute at Australian Catholic University, an Adjunct Professor at the Thomas More Law School at ACU and research professor at the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture. A longstanding champion of reconciliation and justice for first nations peoples, he is arguably the most prominent Christian voice in Australian public life today. Fr Frank will launch Why Church?
Event details
- Date: Commencing 12 Nov 2024 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
- Location: 15 Blackall Street, Barton, ACT
- Address: Chambers Pavilion
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Please register by emailing Liz at ejakimow@csu.edu.au