Captain Jason Davies-Kildea
Presenter/Workshop Leader
Captain Jason Davies-Kildea is a Salvation Army officer currently appointed as Divisional Social Program Secretary with responsibility for around 180 programs across Melbourne.
Presentation
TRANSFORMING FAITH: MAKING 'PROGRESSIVE' RELIGION WORK
One of the challenges of redefining faith in the 21st century is to be able to move beyond a more credible intellectual construct to a demonstrable faith that realises its potential for changing the world positively. This workshop will explore the practical and theological dimensions of faith-based service in the margins of society. Topics for discussion will focus on two main themes: What are the recognisable characteristics of faith-based service? and Reflective Praxis - how our actions can shape our beliefs.
'Transforming faith' will be of particular interest to those who are seeking to understand the connections between sacred and secular; faith and works; belief and social change.
About Captain Jason Davies-Kildea
Captain Jason Davies-Kildea is a Salvation Army officer currently appointed as Divisional Social Program Secretary with responsibility for around 180 programs across Melbourne. Just over 20 years ago, Jason started working in Salvation Army social services and studying theology. He has been seeking to understand and articulate the connection between these two activities ever since.
In 2006 he was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to study faith-based social services internationally. Jason's thesis on the meaning of salvation in The Salvation Army today has recently been publishedProgram of Events
Event speakers
- Rev Dr Francis Macnab
- Dr Val Webb
- Rev Professor Sir Lloyd Geering
- Rev Dr Margaret Mayman
- Dr Gregory C Jenks
- Rabbi Aviva Kipen
- Rev Clay Nelson
- Fr Peter Kennedy
- Captain Jason Davies-Kildea
- Rev Dr Norman Habel
- Rev Rex Hunt
- Rev Jo Lane
- Hugh Mackay
- Rev Dr Ian Mavor
- Deshna Ubeda
- Rev John Smith
- Rev David Clark
- Rev Fred Plumer
- Professor Gary Bouma
- Sherene Hassan