Melbourne Draft Day
Researchers from Honours students to Professors Emeritii and uni professional staff are all encouraged to present on the relationship between their Christian faith and their academic life and research.
At Draft, our slogan is thinking truth together because we want to both bring truths together as well as do our thinking together. Our aim is to develop Christian thinkers who speak truth to the world, informed by a coherent, biblical worldview.
The day is informal, academic, and integrative. If Draft were a dress code, it would be smart casual.
Join academics and postgrads from all over Melbourne for a day of stimulating talks and discussion on the intersection of our faith and research. The program will include 30 minute slots for those who are prepared to give a formal paper, and 15 minute slots for those who are early in the process of exploring these issues and are seeking an opportunity for further feedback and discussion. We are hoping everyone will consider presenting something. Registration is $20 and includes lunch and tea/coffee.
What's a Draft Day?
Draft Days are designed to make us more effective ambassadors of Christ by exploring the triangle of the gospel of the Lord Jesus (with all of its implications), the research in which we are involved, and the public interest, both what God says is good for society as well as what are current public concerns.
Tone and format
An ideal Draft Day presentation would be able to identify where it sits within that triangle, but, then, it’s a draft day and everything is a work in progress. No pressure. Others can suggest interesting ways forward in areas that are underworked. That’s why we do this with others.
Contributions can be on the order of 20 minutes with 10 for discussion, which might be for someone who has thought through issues before and feels like they know what they want to say, or 10 minutes, with 5-10 minutes discussion, which might be for those who just want to throw out some ideas that are not well formed, but are keen for feedback.
