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Archbishop Phillip Aspinall addresses the Heads of Jerusalem Churches at a dinner in Jerusalem, 6 Dec 2007. Photo credit: Rod Benson In December 2007, a delegation of nine Australian Church leaders visited Jerusalem and the Holy Land. I was one of the nine. Seventeen years on, so little has changed. So many have died, and …
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An address by Dr Rod Benson on 1 Kings 18:20-46 The Triumph of Elijah Over the Prophets of Baal (c. 1622)Domenico Fetti (c. 1589 - 1623) The story is one relished by Sunday school teachers and enjoyed by their students – although someone who supports interfaith dialogue might be less than enthusiastic about some elements of …
In academic writing, few conventions are more important than referencing. When writing an essay, report, journal article or book, referencing puts your work in context, and demonstrates the breadth and depth of your research. It acknowledges the work others have done that you have used (that is, it avoids plagiarism). Referencing also enables your readers …
An address by Dr Rod Benson at the Faculty & Staff Christmas Party, Moore Theological College, held at Petersham RSL Club, 6 December 2023 As a wordsmith rather than a mathematician, I must confess that when I was asked to step into Dr William Hood’s statistically significant shoes and manage the bell curve of today’s …
An address by Dr Rod Benson, Moore Theological College, Sydney, 23 Sep 2023 In a motion to the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Australia on 1 July 2014, referring to the late Deaconess Margaret Rodgers AM, Dr Robert Tong AM observed that “Margaret’s extensive ‘extracurricular’ activities were largely undertaken in Margaret’s own time, …
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