Welcome. Richard Lawrence, Sharon Ross Ensor & Alistair McBride meet monthly in person at Olive cafe, Kirikiriroa, Hamilton, New Zealand, or via Zoom, taking turns to bring an article, paper or video to the discussion.
April, 2024
Sharon briefly introduces 'Wayfaring Leadership' by Chellie Spiller, Professor of Management and Leadership School of Management and Marketing Operations at the University of Waikato, a TEDx talk, below:
Chellie Spiller, 'Wayfaring Leadership: Wisdom for developing potential' 21-minute video.
https://huia.co.nz/products/wayfinding-leadership-ground-breaking-wisdom-for-developing-leaders
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March, 2024
A discussion of two pieces by Michael Grimshaw, 26 March, 2024
Video: Alistair McBride introduces Michael Grimshaw and the two pieces from plainsight.nz in a conversation with Richard Lawrence.
plainsight.nz-Making sense of the Treaty The new civil religion of Aotearoa New Zealand?
plainsight.nz-Societies have always been divided:its the degree of division that counts
https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/01/13/dame-anne-salmond-how-to-split-a-society/
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February, 2024
The poem, 'Dover Beach' by Matthew Arnold, source of the phrase 'the Sea of Faith'.
A reading of 'Dover Beach' by Ben W. Smith
The poem & summary and analysis
Article, Jan Klaver, Charles Lyell's Churches and the Erosion of Faith in Matthew Arnold's 'Dover Beach' (2014)
The Sea of Faith network website, New Zealand
SOFiA is an association of people who have a common interest in exploring religious thought and expression from a non-dogmatic human-oriented standpoint. SOFiA itself has no creed. It draws its members from all faiths and also those with no attachment to religious institutions.
In New Zealand, SOFiA provides a forum for the continued exploration (from the website)
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