The sexual abuse crisis has polarised the Church, and injured us all. Those who have survived clerical and other sexual abuse need the Church's healing power, but they are often alienated and unwelcome because they are seen as troublemakers. In

Catholic Public Life in Hard Times; An Augustinian Response - Renee Kohler-Ryan

Feb 3rd, 2020 28m 1s

What is a Catholic person to do in the face of so much turmoil in public life? Should we retreat, or should we respond by entering more fully into the public square? St. Augustine of Hippo was perpetually preoccupied with such questions. This p

"Dreaming with Demons; Understanding the Vice of Sloth" - Matt Tan

Jan 27th, 2020 42m 33s

Abstract: We often associate sloth with laziness, but is it possible for a culture to be productive and still be slothful? In this talk, Dr Matthew Tan explores how Sloth is arguably the most pervasive of the deadly sins first by understanding

"Dreaming with Demons" - Matt Tan

Jan 27th, 2020 42m 33s

"I Sleep But My Heart Wakes" - Dr Philippa Martyr

Jan 20th, 2020 53m 59s

Dreams form the flipside of human consciousness: they are perennially fascinating and unpredictable. They have shaped history, art, culture, science, and religion in countless ways. Christianity accepts them as sometimes divinely inspired, but

Who Is my Neighbour? Refugees and Dignity of the Human Person’ - Anthony Krohn

Jan 4th, 2017 1h 29m

Anthony Krohn has practised in administrative law since 1990, as a solicitor from 1990 to 1997, and as a barrister from 1997 to the present. He has appeared in many refugee and migration cases in the Federal Circuit Court, the Federal Court and

The Duty to Disagree: Recovering the Art of Moral Disagreement - Scott Stephens

Dec 15th, 2016 1h 38m

This Speaker's Forum featured a presentation of a paper entitled “The Duty to Disagree: Recovering the Art of Moral Disagreement" by Scott Stephens, editor of the ABC Religion & Ethics blog, and co-host of the Radio National show 'The Minefield

How Religious Belief leads to Violence - Fr Mark Baumgarten

Sep 28th, 2016 1h 12m

In the face of atheist critiques many believers seek to downplay the relationship between religion and violence. In contrast the work of acclaimed thinker Rene Girard suggests a more complex relationship than is often assumed, one that challeng

Holding Fast through Stormy Waters - Professor John Haldane

Jun 20th, 2016 1h 49m

John Joseph Haldane is a Scottish philosopher, commentator and broadcaster. He is a papal adviser to the Vatican and is credited with coining the term Analytical Thomism. He is himself a Thomist in the analytic tradition. Haldane is associated

Complicity and Cooperation in Evil - Dr Helen Watt

Jun 8th, 2016 26m 32s

From the spheres of business to medicine we are often tempted with cooperating with morally evil actions in order to save our jobs and careers.Sometimes these decisions can even be legitimate, but sometimes too we simply cannot choose to perfor

The New Evangelisation: How to Be a Hobbit - Dr Conor Sweeney

Oct 19th, 2015 57m 54s

Evangelisation is not activism. It has nothing to do with the techniques, programs, and lobbying that defines social and political activism. Instead, it has everything to do with the witness of one who lives and embodies a kind of feeling, tast

The Artist and the Architect: G.K. Chesterton & Christopher Dawson – Karl Schmude

Oct 7th, 2015 1h 17m

The Dawson Society was delighted to host Mr Karl Schmude as the presenter at our sixth Speakers Forum for 2014.Speaking on the thought on and work of two giants of 20th century Catholic, the great Gilbert Kieth Chesterton and the namesake of

The Christian Response to Political Fundamentalism – Mrs Anna Krohn

Aug 22nd, 2015 1h 7m

On 2 December, The Dawson Society for Philosophy and Culture was delighted to host Mrs Anna Krohn as the presenter at our seventh and final Speakers Forum for 2014.Speaking on Christian responses to political fundamentalism and dogmatic relati

Christopher Dawson and the Modern Dilemma - Fr Scot Armstrong

Aug 1st, 2015 1h 10m

The following lecture was delivered by Fr Scot Armstrong of the diocese of Wagga Wagga at the Dawson Society Speakers Forum on 25 June 2013.

Dante's Divine Comedy: Heaven Part Two - Professor John Kinder

Jul 17th, 2015 1h 41m

Following on from an introductory lecture given at the Dawson Society Speakers Forum, Professor Kinder expliored themes of experience, desire and sanctification in the Divine Comedy, working particularly from the recent translation by Clive Jam

Dante's Divine Comedy: Heaven Part One - Professor John Kinder

Jul 3rd, 2015 1h 31m

Dante's Divine Comedy: Purgatory Part Two - Professor John Kinder

Jun 19th, 2015 1h 33m

Dante's Divine Comedy: Purgatory Part One - Professor John Kinder

Jun 5th, 2015 1h 41m

Dante's Divine Comedy: Inferno Part Two - Professor John Kinder

May 22nd, 2015 1h 36m

Dante's Divine Comedy: Inferno Part One - Professor John Kinder

May 8th, 2015 1h 28m

Take Me With You: A Theology of Running Away? – Dr Matthew Tan

Apr 28th, 2015 55m 17s

On 3 February, The Dawson Society for Philosophy and Culture was delighted to host Dr Matthew Tan of Campion College in NSW as the presenter at our first Speakers Forum for 2015.Have you ever seen an ad that made you feel like being anywhere b

Catholic Spirituality and Mental Health - Dr. Philippa Martyr

Apr 11th, 2015 1h 14m

The Dawson Society for Philosophy and Culture was proud to host Dr Philippa Martyr at our Speakers Forum on 2 September. Dr Martyr spoke eloquently on the phenomenon of mental illness in our contemporary society and the insights of the Catholic

Yes to Christ, No to the Church? - Archbishop Timothy Costello SDB

Apr 4th, 2015 1h 13m

The Dawson Society for Philosophy and Culture was honoured by the presence of His Grace, the Most Reverend Timothy Costelloe SDB as presenter at the Speakers Forum event on 8 April 2014.His Grace spoke on the importance of understanding the Ch

Dante’s Divine Comedy: Medieval Masterpiece and the Modern Search for Meaning – Associate Professor John Kinder

Mar 11th, 2015 1h 8m

The Dawson Society for Philosophy and Culture was proud to present the following lecture by Associate Professor John Kinder of the University of western Australia at the Speakers Forum event on 13 May 2014. Assoc. Prof. Kinder gave a account of

Religion and Terrorism - Prof. Matthew Ogilvie

Mar 11th, 2015 1h 4m

Professor Matthew Ogilvie, Dean of the School of Philosophy and Theology at the University of Notre Dame Australia’s Fremantle campus spoke at The Dawson Society for Philosophy and Culture’s Speakers Forum on 25 February, 2014. His talk, which