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The NCCA gathers together Churches and Christian communities which confess the Lord Jesus Christ as God and Saviour according to the Scriptures. We commit to deepen our relationship with each other and to work together towards the fulfilment of common witness, proclamation and service, to the glory of the one God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

We share three articles  below that open up thinking and conversation around interfaith harmony.

What if the world’s religions aren’t competing but rather one unfolding truth?

This article explores the idea that beneath our differences, there may be the same story being retold.

This shift – from debating difference to seeking shared meaning isn’t just theoretical. I’ve seen it work.   Kat Eghdamian

Kat Eghdamian discusses:

  • Religion as a shared inheritance
  • Finding a connection
  • Stay curious

Read: What if the world’s religions aren’t competing but rather one unfolding truth? | The Guardian | Kat Eghdamian | 30 June 2025

 

What do the Bible, the Quran and the Torah say about the justification for war?

Wars are often waged in the name of religion. So what do key texts from Christianity, Islam and Judaism say about the justification for war?

This article looks at the three texts of the Abrahamic faiths with referral to an academic of each, Christianity, Islam and Judaism:

  • The Bible: Robyn J. Whitaker, University of Divinity
  • The Quran: Mehmet Ozalp, Charles Sturt University
  • The Torah: Suzanne D. Rutland, University of Sydney

Read: What do the Bible, the Quran and the Torah say about the justification for war? | The Conversation | 27 June 2025

 

If we can think together, maybe we can live together: What the history of philosophy can teach us about inter-religious harmony

As conflict escalates abroad and social cohesion fractures at home, the challenge of inter-religious harmony is as urgent as ever. Is there any hope of harmony between the three Abrahamic faiths?

This article is written by two directors of the University of Notre Dame Australia (UNDA) Centre for the History of Philosophy. Both are philosophers — one Jewish, the other Christian.

David Bronstein: Co-Director of the Centre for the History of Philosophy, Director of the Institute for Ethics and Society and Associate Professor of Philosophy at UNDA.

Nathan Lyons: is also Co-Director of the Centre for the History of Philosophy and Associate Professor of Philosophy at UNDA.

…the stand-out fact of Abrahamic philosophical history is the degree of intellectual collaboration between the three traditions.

On Monday, 30 June 2025, the University Notre Dame, Centre for the History of Philosophy launched a new annual lecture series, The John and Anna Belfer Oration in the History of Jewish Philosophy, in partnership with The Great Synagogue Sydney.  This is an initiative aims to serve as a bridge between Abrahamic communities.

If we can re-learn how to think together, perhaps we can re-learn how to live together.

Read: If we can think together, maybe we can live together: What the history of philosophy can teach us about inter-religious harmony  | ABC Religion & Ethics | by David Bronstein and Nathan Lyons | 26 June 2025