‘Reflection on life of Christ’
A Christian Perspective by Jagdish Narayan
‘Christmas’
by Reverend Canon Richard Tutin,
General Secretary Queensland Churches Together
‘Promoting Interfaith Dialogue – A University Perspective’
by Professor Medwin Hughes,
Vice-Chancellor, University of Wales Trinity Saint David
‘Religious Influences and Impulses Impacting Society’
by Dr Hoon Chang Yau, Associate Professor,
Institute of Asian Studies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei
‘Religious Influences and Impulses Impacting Society’
by Mic Cheng Tak Lai, Guest Lecturer, The Education University of Hong Kong
‘Building Bonds of Humanity – A Faith Contribution’
by The Revd Canon Richard Tutin,
General Secretary of Queensland Churches Together, Australia
‘Building Bonds of Humanity – A Faith Contribution’
by Saleem Kidwai OBE, KFO FRSA, Secretary-General, Muslim Council of Wales
‘Uniting Religions through the Four All-Embracing Methods:
Promoting Interfaith Dialogue – A Buddhist Perspective’
by Venerable Master Chin Kung AM,
President and Founder, Pure Land Learning College Association
‘Charity’
from a Hindu Perspective by Sarwan Narayan, Hindu Activist
‘Remembrance and Hope’ by Reverend Penny Jones,
Associate Priest, The Anglican Parish of St Luke Toowoomba
‘Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Ji’
by Kam Athwal, Director, Sikh Nishkam Society of Australia
‘Understanding Social Justice’
Kim Walmsley,
Director Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Programs, Kath Dickson Family Centre
Dr Mark Copland,
Executive Officer, Social Justice Commission, Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba
‘Understanding Social Justice’
by Father Ray Crowley, Toowoomba Diocese chaplain to schools
Religious Diversity, Acceptance, and Engagement – The Challenges
H. E. Mr Oumar Keita, Ambassador, Permanent Delegate of Mali
Mr Satybaldy Burshakov, Deputy Permanent Delegate of Kazakhstan to UNESCO
Religious Diversity, Acceptance, and Engagement – The Challenges
By H. E. Mr Meshal Hayat, Ambassador, Permanent Delegate of Kuwait,
President of the Group V(b) – Arab States
H. E. Mr Marco Tulio Chicas Sosa, Ambassador, Permanent Delegate of Guatemala,
President of the Group III - GRULAC
What is Sufism? What is Sufi? by Dr. Arsalan Mozaffari Falarti,
Master of the Nematollahi Ghadirali Shahi-Sufi Order
‘Religion – A Source of Strength in a Challenging World’
by Venerable Master Chin Kung AM,
President and Founder, Pure Land Learning College Association
‘My Faith verses Political matters - A Christian Perspective’
by Jagdish Narayan
‘Building Bonds of Humanity – A Faith Contribution’
by Mr Jean-Christophe Peaucelle, Counselor for Religious Affairs,
French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘A Framework for Peace Building – A Religious Perspective’
by Mr Ny Toky Andriamanjato, Chargé d'Affaires a.i.,
Deputy Permanent Delegate, Permanent Delegation of the Republic of Madagascar to UNESCO
‘Religion and Humanity in Today’s World’ by Professor Medwin Hughes,
Vice-Chancellor, University of Wales Trinity Saint David
‘St. Francis and How Much Is Enough?’ by Reverend Penny Jones,
Associate Priest, The Anglican Parish of St Luke Toowoomba
‘The Gift of Faith’ by Reverend Master Lee Zhiwang,
President, Taoist Mission, Singapore
‘The Gift of Faith’ by Anjum Anwar MBE,
Trustee, Christian Muslim Forum, United Kingdom
‘The Gift of Faith’ by Tim Knox, Regional Coordinator,
Aboriginal Program at Queensland Murray Darling Committee
‘The Gift of Faith’ by Kam Athwal, Director,
Sikh Nishkam Society of Australia
‘The Way of Peace’ by Sarwan Narayan
‘Jihad of Jesus’ by The Reverend Dr Jonathan Inkpin,
Rector of The Anglican Parish of St Luke Toowoomba
‘The Three Refuge (Part 2)’ by Venerable Wuling,
Pure Land Learning College Association
‘The Three Refuge (Part 1)’ by Venerable Wuling,
Pure Land Learning College Association
‘Faith and Hope’ by John Agnew,
member of the Uniting Church
‘Variations Within Judaism’ by Ariel Heber,
President, Qld Jewish Community Services Inc
‘Prayer’ by Kam Athwal,
Director, Sikh Nishkam Society of Australia
‘Working together for God’
by Reverend Canon Richard Tutin,
General Secretary Queensland Churches Together
Diets and Religion
A Christian Perspective by Jagdish Narayan
A Hindu Perspective by Sarwan Narayan
Stories from the book ‘The Love of Life’
by Venerable Wuling,
Pure Land Learning College Association
‘Mary the Mother of God’
by Reverend Penny Jones, Associate Priest,
The Anglican Parish of St Luke Toowoomba
Family Home Evening
by Garth and Joanne Pitman,
members of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
A Christian Perspective on
‘What does it mean for a person of faith on social media?’
by Louise Ryan
What does it mean for a person of faith on social media?
A Buddhist Perspective by Cathy Yan,
Undergraduate Student in Education, University of Queensland
A Secular Perspective by Alexander Cossu,
Producer, Media Services, University of Southern Queensland
‘Purpose of Life from a Bahá'í Perspective’
by Mark Jocumsen
‘Compassion’
by Kam Athwal, Director, Sikh Nishkam Society of Australia
Medicine and Religion
A Christian Perspective by Jagdish Narayan
A Hindu Perspective by Sarwan Narayan
‘Seven Principles’
by Margaret Briggs and Reverend Dorothy Woodside,
Minister of the Toowoomba Spiritualist Church
A Reflection about Hildegard of Bingen
by Reverend Penny Jones, Associate Priest,
The Anglican Parish of St Luke Toowoomba
‘Christian Virtues (Part Two)’
by Reverend Martin Yee, Lutheran Church in Singapore
‘Christian Virtues (Part One)’
by Reverend Martin Yee, Lutheran Church in Singapore
‘Interfaith Relations’
by Ariel Heber, President, Qld Jewish Community Services Inc
‘My Inspiration as a Young Muslim Girl’
by Hadeel Hussain
‘Prayer’
by John Agnew, member of the Uniting Church
‘Quaker Testimony to Simplicity’
by Anthony Arden and Simon Glen
Science and Religion
A Christian Perspective by Jagdish Narayan
A Hindu Perspective by Sarwan Narayan
‘The significance of Ramadan’
by Imam Abdul Kader, Garden City Mosque
'A Young Australian Muslim Experience of Ramadan in Toowoomba'
by Brittania Clifford-Pugh
‘Overcoming Greed and Anger (Part Three)’
by Venerable Wuling
‘Overcoming Greed and Anger (Part Two)’
by Venerable Wuling
‘Overcoming Greed and Anger (Part One)’
by Venerable Wuling
‘Christian Mystic and Saint’
by The Rev’d Graham Warren, The Anglican Parish of St Luke Toowoomba
‘Forgiveness’
by John Agnew, member of the Uniting Church
‘The Golden Rule of Jesus Christ’
by Reverend Martin Yee, Lutheran Church in Singapore
‘Filial Piety (Part Two)’
by Reverend Martin Yee, Lutheran Church in Singapore
‘Filial Piety (Part One)’
by Reverend Martin Yee, Lutheran Church in Singapore
‘Equality’
by Kam Athwal, Director, Sikh Nishkam Society of Australia
‘Personal Responsibility, Life and Death from a Spiritualist Perspective’
by Reverend Dorothy Woodside, Minister of the Toowoomba Spiritualist Church
‘Concept of Soul and Liberation in Hinduism’
by Swami Atmeshananda, Vice-President, Vedanta Centre of Sydney
‘Origin and basis of Hinduism’
by Swami Atmeshananda, Vice-President, Vedanta Centre of Sydney
‘What is Ecumenism?’ and ‘Refugees and Asylum Seekers and the Two Easters’
by Reverend Canon Richard Tutin, General Secretary Queensland Churches Together
Water
A Christian Perspective by Jagdish Narayan
A Hindu Perspective by Sarwan Narayan
‘How to obtain wealth’ by Dr Grant Chu
‘Pefect Love’ by John Agnew, member of the Uniting Church
‘Role of women in Islam’ by Mukminah Abdul Razak
‘The value of Education’ by Gemma Thorpe,
Deputy Principal, Darling Heights State School
‘Role of Women in the Family’
by Alaniah Wahid and Mukminah Abdul Razak
Opening Address by Sister Beryl Gleeson, St Anthony's Church
‘Our Identity as Women in Community’ by Mary Wagner
Consideration
Tony Arden, Member of Quaker faith
Laraine May, Manager at the Lifeline Darling Downs’s Emporium bookshop
The Road Ahead from Ecumenism to Interfaith:
A Muslim Perspective by Arsalan Mozaffari Falarti,
Representative of the Nematollahi Ghadeer Ali Shahi Sufi Order and Dr Maziar M. Falarti,
Co-Founder & Convenor, Global Development Forum, International Relations & Asian Studies
Summary and Closing Address
by The Revd Canon Richard Tutin, General Secretary of Queensland Churches Together
Heart to Heart – Interfaith Dialogue:
Ways of celebrating our common ground and valuing our differences
by Trish Sheely, Member of St Theresa’s Parish, Toowoomba
Opening Address
by Denis McAleer, a member of the Toowoomba Churches Together
The Road Ahead from Ecumenism to Interfaith: A Christian Perspective
by Father Franco Filipetto, Parish Priest at Warwick, and Dean of the Area
The Road Ahead from Ecumenism to Interfaith: A Community Perspective
by Sergeant Scott McGrath, Head of Crime Prevention Unit
‘Education as a tool for attaining peace and harmony’
by The Venerable Master Chin Kung AM, President and Founder,
Pure Land Learning College Association Inc.
‘What my mum and dad means to me?’ by Hussein Shahab Alabdally
‘Honesty’ by Yong Hui Tao
Religious Cohesion Safeguards the Achievement of Social Harmony and World Peace,
by The Venerable Master Chin Kung AM,
President and Founder, Pure Land Learning College Association Inc.
People are innately good.
Foster the innate nature of loving-kindness and together let us establish a harmonious community,
by The Venerable Master Chin Kung AM,
President and Founder, Pure Land Learning College Association Inc.
‘Safe Community – A Citizen and Police Partnership’
by Inspector Mike Curtin, Queensland Police Service
‘Building Adaptive Capacity within the Community’
by Professor Ken Udas, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic Services) &
Chief Information Officer, University of Southern Queensland
‘Leadership – From Dialogue to Action’
by Sophie Ryan, undergraduate student at the University of Queensland
studying a dual Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws program and
concurrent Diploma in Languages, majoring in Peace and Conflict
360 Peace and Harmony:
An exploration of ancient wisdom through traditional culture and interfaith harmony
‘Keeping Pace with Changes’ by Cr. Paul Antonio, Mayor of Toowoomba
‘Toowoomba’s Future: A Resilient and Inclusive Community?’ by Professor Michael Cuthill
Chinese New Year
‘The Gift of Faith’
by Bishop Cameron Venables, Bishop for the Western Region
‘The Common Ground of Care’
by Mrs Sharon Kirk, Presbytery Minister Uniting Church in Australia Downs Presbytery
‘Be a Model and Inspiration to All’
by The Revd Canon Richard Tutin, General Secretary of Queensland Churches Together
‘Inclusive Diversity, Inclusive Society’
by Pastor Ian Shelton, Chair, Christian Leaders’ Network
Let Us Not be Blinded by ‘An Eye for an Eye’ by Venerable Wuling
‘Inclusive Society’ by Barry Sheehan, Consultant and Psychologist
‘The Call to Change – The Vatican's Message’
by V. Rev. Brian Sparksman,
Episcopal Vicar for Ecumenism & Interfaith Dialogue, Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba