Public engagement
Rachel speaks in Australian and international contexts. She presents on the Bible, culture and ministry, and academically at various conferences and in other learning forums, which are accessible and relevant to today's context. Below is a sample of her speaking engagements.
Academic engagement
Rachel gives academic papers and presentations at various conferences locally and internationally. Her academic interests often focus on sixteenth-century Europe, the historical changes that swept across the Continent, and how they have impacted us today.
Speaking engagements overview
2023
“10 Dead Gals You Should Know” address
Libri Per Roma public event, Rome, 14 June 2023
2023
"Redeeming Mary: Mary in History and Mission"
Rome Scholars and Leaders Network, Rome, 13 June 2023
2023
“Calvin and Sadoleto’s epistolary exchange: an exploration of unity, authority and salvation”
Evangelical History Association Annual Conference, Sydney, 20 May 2023
2023
”The practice of and protest against clerical families in Tudor England”
Society for Reformation Studies annual conference, University of Cambridge, 13 April 2023
2022
"The Practice of Grace: Catherine Booth and Her Life of Grace"
"Grace in Action" conference, St Mark's Darling Point, Sydney, 22 October 2022
2022
“10 Dead Guys You Should Know” address
Libri Per Roma public event, Rome, 15 June 2022
2022
“Clerical Marriage in the Reformation: Biblical and Theological Issues”
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Rome Scholars and Leaders Network, Rome, 15 June 2022
2020
“Reclaiming Marriage: Risky, Renegade Reformers”
SMBC Hot Topic series, Sydney, February 12 2020
2019
“Home is Where the Heart Is”
Marrickville Road Church Christmas Event, Sydney, December 7 2019
2019
“Thomas Cranmer, clerical celibacy and the English Reformation”
Moore College Reformation Anglicanism Symposium, Sydney, 28 August 2019
2019
Two talks on “Mary and Martha: How to Prioritise in a World of Too Much”
Menai Anglican Women’s Conference, Sydney, 10 August 2019
2019
“The Stephen Gardiner – Thomas Cranmer Exchange: Lessons for us today”
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Rome Scholars and Leaders Network, Rome, 21 June 2019
2019
“Theological and Structural Issues in the Roman Catholic Church in the Child Sexual Abuse Scandal”
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Rome Scholars and Leaders Network, Rome, 19 June 2019
2019
“The Cardinal Sadoleto - John Calvin Exchange: Lessons for us today”
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Rome Scholars and Leaders Network, Rome, 17 June 2019
2019
“The Roman Catholic Theology of Priesthood”
Paper co-presented with Dr Gregg Allison at the annual meeting of the Rome Scholars and Leaders Network, Rome, 17 June 2019
2018
“Getting Ready for Christmas”
Marrickville Road Church Christmas Event, Sydney, 8 December 2018
2018
“Historical Framework for Understanding Catholicism”
Understanding Catholicism Today Conference, Sydney, 25 August 2018
2018
Three sessions on “The History of the Roman Catholic Church”: The Early Church, Middle Ages to the Eve of the Reformation, The Reformation and Counter-Reformation
2018
“The History of the Bible in the Roman Catholic Church”
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Rome Scholars and Leaders Network, Rome, 22 June 2018
2018
“Is the Pope Catholic?”
The Pastors’ Heart episode, 27 March 2018
2017
“Roman Catholic Worldview: A Holistic, Systemic Approach”
Understanding Catholicism Today Conference, Sydney, 2 September 2017
2017
“Pure Freedom: Richard Baxter”
Thinking of God Conference, Sydney, 29 November 2017
2017
“500 Years On: The Reformation that Changed the World”
Marrickville Anglican Church, Sydney, 31 October 2017
2016
Three sessions on “Augustine,” “Augustine vs. Pelagius,” and “The Church from Augustine to Luther” Marrickville Anglican Church Winter School, Sydney, July – August 2016
2015
“Dead Guys You Should Know: Thomas Cranmer”
Seminar, Rooty Hill Anglican Church, Sydney, 7 January 2015
2014
“Dead Guys You Should Know: Augustine”
Seminar, Rooty Hill Anglican Church, Sydney, 8 January 2014
2013
“Augustine vs. Pelagius: The Fight For Grace”
Tasmanian Christian Convention, January 2013
Requests for speaking engagements
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