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Flashcards by Kate Penfold, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Kate Penfold
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| Question | Answer |
| Immigration | * World War II ends - hence immigration of immigrants from Europe * 1973-75-Abolition of 'White Australia Policy' - hence changed patterns of immigration, seeing an increase in cultural diversity |
| Immigration | * Post World War II migration significantly changed the Australian religious landscape-growth in Orthodox and Catholic Christians as a result |
| Secular | * Attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis * Secularism is growing in Australia |
| Ecumenism | * The principal aim of promoting unity among the world's Christian churches. * Christian churches working together at local, regional and national levels. |
| Uniting Church | * formed in 1977 * formed through Methodist, Presbyterian and Congregational Churches coming together * is an example of ecumenism |
| Impact of Immigration | * a growth in the number of Catholics, in particular from Italy and Western Europe * an increase in the number of Eastern Orthodox churches * since the abolishment of the White Australia Policy in 1973 there has been an increasing number of Buddhists, Muslims & Hindus * Leading to a multi-faith/multicultural Australia |
| Changing patterns of religious adherence | Statistics are collected by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in a census every 5 years. Statistics show: * a steady decline in the number of people adhering to Christianity * an increase in the number of people identifying with Orthodox Christianity, Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism |
| Denominational switching | * movement between Christian groups -mainly Protestant/Anglican - is referred to as 'denominational switching' * many young people are attracted to the charismatic and inclusive nature of Pentecostal Churches. Some examples include Hillsong and Christian City Church * Effect -statistics show that some denominations are declining, e.g. Anglican, while some are growing, e.g. Pentecostal |
| New Age Religions | * New Age religion is not a religion as such, it is a blend of many religions and philosophical ideas * thought to be a response to an ever increasingly materialistic world and growing dissatisfaction with traditional religion * no formal structure, texts, doctrines * examples include astrology, tarot card readings, using crystals for healing and meditation * blend of very old religions and Eastern mysticism |
| The National Council of Churches Australia | * The NCCA is a group of 19 Christian Churches, gathered from across Australia who share a common faith and acknowledgment in Jesus Christ as God and Saviour. They also share a common belief that the future of Christians in Australia lies together, not in separation |
| NSW Ecumenical Council | * The NSW Ecumenical Council comprises seventeen (Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox) Christian churches from New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, committed to peace and reconciliation, and to express a common voice on issues of concern in Australia |
| Kinship | Australian Aboriginal kinship is a system of law governing social interactions, including marriage, in traditional Australian Aboriginal culture. All forms of social interaction are determined by complex kinship laws that determine the place of each individual and their relationship within the community |
| Ceremonial life | Aboriginal ceremonial life centres on the Dreaming, and re-enactment and telling of story through dance, song, music and mime. |
| Mabo | * Eddie Mabo - Meriam people of the Torres Strait * 3 June 1992 - the High Court of Australia Mabo decision * important for recognition of Aboriginal land rights * Under Australian law, Indigenous peoples have land rights-rights to land that existed before colonisation and that still exist * Threw out the legal fiction that when Australia was discovered by Captain James Cook in 1788, it was terra nullius, or an empty land |
| Native Title | 1993 * December 1993, the Native Title Act passed through the federal parliament * The Act put into law what the Mabo decision had said and made native title claims possible |
| Wik | 1996 * Native Title could co-exist with current pastoral leases on cattle and sheep stations and mining leases-referred to as co-existence |
| Dreaming | The Dreaming refers to the knowledge base and understanding of Indigenous people. It incorporates beliefs and relationships between people and with the environment. It embodies the past, the present and the future. The Dreaming is the source of the Law and lore of Aboriginal society. |
| Assimilation | * The idea that Aboriginal people should be 'improved' by becoming 'civilised', able to live in the dominant European/Australian culture and converted to Christianity * From the 1930s, assimilation was government policy |
| Dispossession | Indigenous Australian taken away or forced from their traditional land, their economic base, their traditional way of life, their family and culture. |
| Effect of dispossession | Compared with non-Indigenous Australians, Indigenous Australians * are over represented in prison * experience socio-economic hardship * are educationally disadvantaged * are more likely to abuse drugs and alcohol * use government services more extensively * have lower life expectancy * experience higher rates of infant mortality |
| Effect of dispossession | * Removed the sense of belonging to the land * Separation from kinship * Stolen generations * Loss of language * Loss of story * Loss of culture |
| Obligations to the land and people | * Indigenous people believe they are related to the land - the land 'owns' the people * This gives them both rights and responsibilities - stewardship of the land * In the land, they can see all evidence of their ancestor spirit beings |
| Terra Nullius | A legal theory - meaning Australia was perceived as 'a territory belonging to no one' or 'over which no one claims ownership'. In the past, this concept was used to justify the colonisation of Australia. Terra Nullius was declared a 'legal fiction' by the Mabo decision |
| Interfaith Dialogue | * The terms 'interfaith' or 'interfaith dialogue' refer to cooperative and positive interaction between people of different religious traditions |
| Interfaith Initiatives | * Australian Council of Churches and Jews * Columban Centre for Christian Muslim Relations * Affinity Intercultural Foundation |
| Denomination | * a religious denomination is a sub-group within a religion that operates under a common name, tradition and identity * the term is most commonly used in Christianity * Examples include the Anglican Church, Uniting, Church, Roman Catholic Church, Hillsong Church |
| Key events in the reconciliation process | * 3 June 1992 - Mabo decision * 19 December 1993 - Parliament enacts Native Title Act * December 1996 - Wik decision * 10 February 2008 - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologises to Australia's Indigenous peoples for past injustices |
| Reconciliation | * A practice that develops and improves the relationships between groups of people * In Australia, it refers mainly to the ongoing relationship between indigenous and non-indigenous peoples |
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