Visit to Wellington

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Spent Thursday and Friday down in Wellington at the Salvation Army’s Booth College of Mission for the annual New Zealand Association of Theological Schools meeting. This year the meeting looked at where theological education is in NZ at the moment and where it might be in 15 years times. Some very interesting discussion, including some data presented by Kevin Ward about the changing shape of the New Zealand church scene. Missed the Christchurch people because of snow affecting flights.

Related to our discussion are the posts from last week by Anglican bishop Kelvin Wright on the challenges facing the Diocese of Dunedin (see below). I’ve been following his blog – Available Light – since it started. Some good things there.

Game-based learning

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I’d love to do something with game-based learning in some of my courses, but I’m not sure where to start. However, Derek Wenmoth’s posted a few things over the past 6 months or so that might give me some insights.

See Derek’s Blog » Game-based learning handbook (which points to TheGameiT handbook) and Derek’s Blog » Using Minecraft in education.

I’ve got a copy of the board game Terra that I’m thinking of using in ethics class next year, as well as the old President for a Day PC game, but would like some more ideas.

Stephen May – Modernism and posthumanity in science fiction: the case of Iain M. Banks

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Special TANSA meeting on Friday April 13th

Modernism and posthumanity in science fiction: the case of Iain M. Banks

Speaker is Dr. Stephen May, formerly of St Johns College, back from the UK

Laidlaw College, at 7pm

Please RSVP to Nicola Hoggard Creegan (NicolaHC [at] laidlaw [dot] ac [dot] nz) if you are coming for pizza at 6.15pm.

Pizza $5 Gold Coin for Lecture

BIO: Rev. Dr. Stephen May is an English Anglican priest and former lecturer in systematic theology at St. John’s College, Auckland (1988-2001). He is currently in New Zealand as a guest lecturer at Bishopdale Theological College, Nelson. He is author of ‘Stardust and Ashes: Science Fiction in Christian Perspective’ (SPCK, 1998). He is married with two children, and enjoys cricket, reading and beaches.


“Stardust and Ashes : Science Fiction in Christian Perspective” (Stephen May)

Visual Theology – The Trinity

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As a visual person I’m always on the lookout for graphical or visual ways that theological ideas can be portrayed. Tim Challies‘ Visual Theology series is one example of that, showing how one theological perspective (Reformed) might be displayed in the medium of infographics. The Trinity example would have been helpful a week or two back in class.

See Visual Theology – The Trinity | Challies Dot Com

Any other examples out there? I’m looking for some eschatological diagrams (I have made my own, but would like to see what others have done).