Ideas about humanity are often taken for granted. Many commonly-held conceptions have been shaped by a Christian emphasis on human distinctiveness - in terms of humanity's relationship to the natural world, as well as to divinity. Yet today, new questions are being asked, and diverse viewpoints abound.

This conversation will explore contemporary perspectives on what it means to be human. Bringing economics, anthropology and geography into conversation with theology, we aim to stimulate fresh thinking about the precarious yet vital ideas of humanity in the contemporary world.

Speakers:
Professor Paul Oslington: Dean of Business and Professor of Economics, Alphacrucis College, Australia
Dr Derrick Lemons: Department of Religion, University of Georgia, USA.
Dr Eleanor Sanderson: Canon Theologian, Anglican Diocese of Wellington, Research Associate in Religious Studies, Victoria University of Wellington.
Dr Derek Woodward-Lehman: Lecturer in Theology and Public Issues, University of Otago (Wellington).

This event is supported by the St John's in the City Visiting Scholar progamme, in association with Religious Studies, Victoria University of Wellington.