Reviewed by Dr Bruce Duncan CSsR This is an important book about how Catholic Social Teaching could or should adapt to the vastly different cultural and social situations in diverse parts of the world. Though not entirely new, the current processes ofglobalisation have pressed this adaptation urgently. While the book focuses on Catholic social thought, [...]
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If it is not gracious, it is not gospel Editorial by Audra Kunciunas For Social Policy Connections, this year was one of development and consolidation. During 2010, SPC made significant progress as an ecumenical advocacy group. Not only did we host a series of very strong speakers on key social issues, and extend our website [...]
With no hint of regret or apology, former Prime Minister John Howard has defended his decision to join the 2003 invasion of Iraq. In John Howard: Lazarus Rising (2010), Howard argues that the US Administration believed Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction that he could supply to terrorists. In other words, the decision was [...]
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by Jenny Donovan and Rupert Dance One of the defining characteristics of contemporary Australian cities is the way they reflect the emphasis placed on private vehicles to move people and things around. 2.5% of our towns and cities are roads and car parks etc, dedicated to that purpose. However despite the appeal of the freedom [...]
by Jenny Donovan The way towns and cities are designed can have profound and often unintended consequences on the ability of people to live lives of dignity, fulfill their God-given potential and develop a personal understanding of their faith. This paper explores why urban design is an issue Christians should be interested in. It seeks [...]
SPC Forum 2010: Human Rights & the NT Intervention, with Hon Alastair Nicholson AO Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia 1988-2004. The Northern Territory Intervention, introduced in 2007, has caused great anger, frustration and despondency among the majority of Aboriginal people in the NT. The Intervention required the suspension of the Racial Discrimination [...]
