''Dangerous Memory'' is the title of a publication based on a national Australian feminist theology conference held in

Canberra Canberra ( ) is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ...

in 1995. It was the fourth ecumenical conference of its type held in Australia.

Background

The ''Dangerous Memory: Feminist Theology Through Story'' conference was organised by the Australian Feminist Theology Foundation and was held in

in September 1995. The conference was the fourth national ecumenical feminist theology conference of its type held in Australia. The four national conferences were held over a decade in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. The first conference, titled ''

Towards a Feminist Theology ''Towards a Feminist Theology'' is the title of a publication based on an Australian feminist theology conference held from 18 to 20 August 1989 at the Collaroy Centre in Sydney. The conference was the first ecumenical feminist theology confer ...

,'' was held at the Collaroy Centre in Sydney in 1989. A unanimous decision from the floor had resolved that they meet again in two years. The Australian Feminist Theology Foundation had been founded after the first conference in 1989 and went on to fund and facilitate other Australian feminist theology projects. The second conference, titled ''

Women Authoring Theology ''Women Authoring Theology'' is the title of a publication based on a national Australian feminist theology conference held in Strathfied, Sydney in 1991. It was the second ecumenical conference of its type ever held in Australia, with attend ...

'' was held in

Strathfield, New South Wales Strathfield is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 12 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre of the Municipality of Strathfield. A sma ...

in 1991. Attendees at the ''Dangerous Memory'' conference came from a variety of Christian denominations, including the Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Uniting Churches in Australia. The publication associated with the ''Dangerous Memory'' conference was edited by Keryn Hassall. Other members of the editorial committee included Heather Thomson, Gillian Hunt and Winifred Wing Han Lamb. The conference and proceedings included contributions from Loreto Sister and academic

Veronica Brady Veronica Brady IBVM (born Patricia Mary Brady; 5 January 1929 – 20 August 2015) was an Australian religious sister who was a noted writer and academic. She was one of the first Australian religious sisters to broadcast on radio and to teach a ...

, academic and feminist theologian

Elaine Lindsay Elaine Stuart Lindsay (born 1948) is an Australian academic whose work has focussed on literature and feminist theology. She was instrumental in the development of the ''Women-Church'' journal which provided publishing opportunities in femini ...

and sociologist of religion and gender

Kathleen McPhillips Kathleen McPhillips is an Australian sociologist of religion and gender in the School of Humanities, Creative Industries and Social Sciences at the University of Newcastle, Australia and the current vice-president of the Australian Associat ...

References

External links

Dangerous Memory on JSTOR Open Community CollectionsUniversity of Divinity Digital Collections
Mannix Library {{DEFAULTSORT: 1995 non-fiction books English-language books Conference proceedings published in books 1995 in Australia