Women and Faith: Australian Catholic University

The Autralian Catholic University and the Australian Intercultural Society invite you to:

Listening to the Female Voice: Women and Faith

Date: Tuesday 6 March 2018      Time: 6pm to 8pm
Location: Christ Lecture Theatre, Australian Catholic University, 115 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, VIC 3065

Religious institutions have long been seen as patriarchal establishments where the female voice has often been silenced. However, today we see a rising trend of women speaking up and taking lead in faith movements and reclaiming space and participation in religious institutions and hierarchies. To what extent have women been silenced? What space do women share with men in shaping matters of faith? Who are women and movements of faith that have become points of inspiration? Where are we today on matters of justice and equality?

Speakers:

• Professor Sophia Pandya: Sophia Pandya is currently a full professor at California State University, USA in the Department of Religious Studies. She received her BA from UC Berkeley in Near Eastern Studies/Arabic, and her MA and PhD from UC Santa Barbara in Religious Studies. A Fulbright scholar, she specializes in women and Islam, and more broadly in contemporary movements within Islam.
• Dr Dina Afrianty: Dina Afrianty is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Institute for Religion, Politics, and Society (IRPS) at Australian Catholic University. Dina is currently researching gender and politics in Indonesia, Muslim women’s rights in family law, disability rights, and Islamic law in Aceh.
• Dr Rachel Davies: Rachel Davies is a researcher in Philosophy, Religion, and Culture, and Catholic Thought and Practice within the Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry (IRCI) at Australian Catholic University. Rachel’s current work seeks to contextualize Mother Teresa of Calcutta within the history of Western spirituality and its sources.
• Moderated by Professor Paul Weller: Emeritus Professor, Centre for Social, Cultural and Legal Research, University of Derby, Professor, Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University, Research Fellow in Religion and Society, Regent's Park College, University of Oxford

More information: 03 9867 2248 | info@intercultural.org.au.
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