Post 1945
Post-WWII migration from Europe led to an increase in this Christian tradition.
What is Catholicism?
This 20th-century council modernized many Catholic practices and promoted interfaith dialogue
What is Vatican II
This canopy symbolizes the couple’s new home during a Jewish wedding.
What is the Chuppah?
This complex concept forms the center of Aboriginal spirituality, encompassing the past, present, and future, creation, and ancestral law.
What is the Dreaming?
This term describes a belief system that posits a divine, power, or reality existing within the human person or the physical world, rather than above and beyond it.
What is Immanent?
The primary reason for the sharp increase in adherents of non-Christian traditions (such as Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam) in Australia post-1973.
What is the abolition of the White Australia policy?
This element is essential in baptism and symbolizes purification and new life.
What is water?
This philosophical work by Maimonides explores the relationship between faith and reason.
What is The Guide for the Perplexed?
This 1992 High Court decision recognized Aboriginal land rights.
What is the Mabo Decision?
The central Christian doctrine which holds that God exists as one essence in three distinct persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
What is the Trinity?
The 1971 census marked the first time this option was allowed, reflecting secularisation.
What is "No Religion"?
Pope John XXIII’s encyclical that called for peace and human rights.
What is Pacem in Terris?
This commandment from Deuteronomy prohibits the destruction of fruit trees during war.
What is Bal Tashchit?
The psychological and emotional pain passed down through generations as a result of the trauma caused by forced removal policies
What is Intergenerational Trauma?
This core characteristic of religion provides believers with moral guidance, distinguishing right from wrong action, often based on sacred writings or teachings.
What are Ethics?
Formed in 1994, this national body represents 18 Christian member churches in Australia, promoting joint initiatives like Christian World Service and the Christmas Bowl appeal.
What is the National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA)?
This term refers to the public declaration of faith often associated with adult baptism.
What is believer’s baptism?
Maimonides formulated this number of core principles of Jewish faith.
What is thirteen?
This act formally acknowledged the impact of colonization on Indigenous Australians.
What is the Native Title Act (1993)?
In Christianity, this primary commandment delivered by Jesus during his ministry forms the basis of Christian ethics: "Love the Lord your God..." and "Love your neighbor as yourself."
What is the Commandment of Love?
This Catholic document from Vatican II encouraged ecumenism and interfaith respect.
What is Nostra Aetate?
This Christian denomination has a strong tradition of eco-theology and environmental activism.
What is the Uniting Church?
This term refers to the seven blessings recited during the wedding ceremony.
What is Sheva Brachot?
This key 1997 Australian Human Rights Commission report documented the trauma of forced child removals and recommended a formal government apology.
What is the Bringing them Home Report?
The solemn, binding agreement established between God and the Jewish people, initiated with Abraham and renewed with Moses at Mount Sinai.
What is Covenant?