I began my career as a teacher of Religious Education and Music, and held positions of leadership in Religious Education and Professional Learning in Catholic Secondary schools in Melbourne. I have been teaching in the Faculty of Theology and Philosophy at Australian Catholic University since 2010, and recently completed my PhD, which considered the relationship between trinitarian faith and Christian life through the lens of Lieven Boeve’s theology of interruption. I am particularly interested in the way in which we approach theology today, how this might inform and be informed by the experience of Christians within diverse contexts, and how this might, in turn, be reflected in the education of young people in Catholic schools. I work with Catholic Education partners around Australia and with research partners at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven to support schools in the formation, articulation and practice of their Catholic identity.
In this session, you will be introduced to a 4-step approach to recontextualisation and be given the opportunity to practise applying the approach when working with scripture. We will explore Matthew 14:22-33 in its biblical context, consider how it has been understood within the post-biblical tradition and bring it into dialogue with a range of contemporary questions and challenges. Ultimately, we will ask: “How is this text speaking to me (or us) today?”
Registration: Participants need to register through iLearn by Tuesday 15 August 2024.
Accreditation: 2 hours Teach Religion in a Catholic School
