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RESEARCH PAPERS
The CRA regularly makes information about religion in Australia available in research papers.

VALUES AND RELIGION: A CASE STUDY OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN

Written by Philip Hughes, this paper explores the relationship between attitudes towards the environment and Christian belief among Australians. It uses data from the 1994 National Social Science Survey. MORE...

SOCIAL CAPITAL AND RELIGIOUS FAITH

This paper was written by Philip Hughes (CRA), John Bellamy (NCLS) and Alan Black (Edith Cowan University). It was published by Zadok, but is available from the CRA. The paper explores the nature of social capital and the ways in which religious faith contributes or fails to contribute to it. MORE...

REACTION, INTROSPECTION AND EXPLORATION: DIVERSITY IN JOURNEYS OUT OF FAITH

This research paper, written by Zina O'Leary, tells the story of people who have moved out of religious faith. MORE...

A MAZE OR A SYSTEM?

A Maze or a System? explores the changes that have occurred since the 1970s in the ways Australians have seen the world. It argues that the worldview has changed from 'a system' to 'a maze'. It looks at implictions of this change in worship, education and theology. Please feel free to download this sample Research Paper. MORE...

 

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Tue 22nd Dec
Education for a Purposeful Life Conference
Mon 22nd Jun
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Roundtable on Rural Church Life - Part A
Tue 13th May
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Thu 26th Apr
Launch of 'Putting Life Together'
Wed 25th Apr
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Mon 9th Apr
CD of Pointers 1990-2006
Thu 5th Apr
The Church's Future: Engaging Youth Today - Hughes
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Putting Life Together
Wed 7th Feb
Youth Spirituality: How Young People Change
The Church in Rural Communities
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