Forthcoming NZ Conference

[Rex Ahdar]

A Conference entitled "Church and State in New Zealand" is being held at
the Law School , The University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand on 25-26
August 1997.

The programme for this inaugural two day, interdisciplinary conference is
as follows:


DAY 1:  MONDAY 25 AUGUST

        Opening
                        Rt Rev Dr Penelope Jamieson, (Anglican) Bishop of
Dunedin

        Session 1
        Topic:                   Church, State and the New Zealand Wars
1860-1870
        Speaker:                Dr John Stenhouse
        Commentator:             Professor Erik Olssen

        Session 2
        Topic:                  Government Support of the Church in the
Modern Era
        Speaker :               Dr Peter Lineham
        Commentator:            Rev Dr John Evans

        Lunch

        Session 3
        Topic:                  The Religious Parliamentarian
        Speaker                  Mr Graeme Lee
        Commentator:            Mr Eric Roy, MP

        Session 4
        Topic:                   Christian Political Parties and MMP
        Speaker:                Associate Professor Jonathan Boston
        Commentator:           Dr Antony Wood

DAY 2:  TUESDAY 26 AUGUST

        Session 5
        Topic:                  The Right to a Religious Education
        Speaker:                 Br Patrick Lynch
        Commentator:             Mr Paul Rishworth

        Session 6
        Topic:                          A Christian State?
        Speaker:                         Mr Rex Ahdar
        Commentator:                   Dr Reid Mortensen

        Lunch

        Session 7
        Topic:                  Civic Responsibilities of the Churches to
Peoples of Other Faiths
        Speaker:                Associate Professor Peter Donovan
        Commentator:            Rabbi Dr Michael Abraham

        Session 8
                                Panel Discussion (on theological themes)
                                   (Prof Paul Morris and a panel to be
announced)
        Chair:                          Professor Gerald Pillay

        Closing                 Rt Rev Dr Leonard Boyle, (Catholic) Bishop
of Dunedin


The cost is NZ$80.

Enquiries to Rex Ahdar, Senior Lecturer, Law School, University of Otago:
        email : rex.ahdar at stonebow.otago.ac.nz