James Alison Australian Tour Event Dates

“There is space in the Church for everyone... Everyone, everyone, everyone!”

Pope Francis at WYD, Lisbon, Portugal

Over the past two years, there have been two historic events affecting the future, the role and relevance of the Catholic Church in Australia: Pope Francis’ invitation to enter into a synodal journey and the Plenary Council of Australia.

Both call for a more inclusive, participatory and synodal Church which listens and dialogues with the faithful and helps us to understand the current reality of the Catholic Church in Australia.

During the Plenary Council, the need for inclusion of the LGBTQIA+ community within the Church was raised. The National Council of CRA discussed the importance of this and decided to bring James Alison to Australia to continue the conversation.

Through CRA’s collaborative efforts with other organisations, James Alison several speaking engagements in Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane and Perth from September to October 2023,some of which are listed below.

MELBOURNE

18 September –        A Conversation on Diversity & Inclusion Christian Brothers

19 September –        How did we get here, and where are we going: opening up the discussion about the Catholic Church and matters LGBTQIA+ CRA

20 September –        A Dialogue with James Alison on Diversity and Inclusion, Christian Brothers

20 September –        Romans 1-2: What’s really going on? Yarra Theological Union

22 September – R & T Seminar Sacrifices Transposed: How Secularised Theology Pops Up, ACU, Institute for Religion & Critical Inquiry

22 September –        Fireside chat with James Alison Acceptance Melbourne

23 September –        Living relationally with a sideways God: A mimetic anthropology of the Holy Spirit Australian Girard Seminars

SYDNEY

26 September –        How did we get here, and where are we going: opening up the discussion about the Catholic Church and matters LGBTQIA+  CRA

27 September –        What does radical inclusion really mean for a modern synodal Church Catalyst for Renewal, moderated by Geraldine Doogue

28 September –        A mission-focused discussion about the Catholic Church and matters LGBTQIA+ CRA

29 September –        A gathering with James Alison & LGBTIQA+ Catholics in Sydney Rainbow Catholic Interagency Australia and Acceptance Sydney

CANBERRA

2 October –               How did we get here? LGBTIQA+ and the Church, ACCCR

3 October –               When is a Murder a Wedding Banquet? And Who Dunnit? Exploring Matthew’s Jesus puts us on the spot, Benedictus

SYDNEY

5 October –               Crisis & Polarisation: Through the thought of Rene Girard Australian Girard Seminars

6 October –               Queer Christian Flourishing in conversation with James Alison, Equal Voices & Rainbow Catholics Interagency

BRISBANE

11 October – Sideways God: Beyond violence to life in the Spirit with James Alison

PERTH

16 October –             Developing a pastoral response to LGBTQIA+ members and their families CRA

17 October –             An Evening with James Alison Acceptance Perth