Religion in Australia since 1945

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Religion in Australia since 1945
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The 2006 Census

• outline changing patterns of religious adherence
  from 1945 to the present using census data
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account for the present religious landscape in
Australia in relation to

• Christianity as the major religious tradition
• The most common religious affiliations reported
  in the 2006 Census continued to be Catholic (26)
  and Anglican (19).
• Account for why??
• History, demography, immigration, culture,
  inheritance, habit, establishment, education

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account for the present religious landscape in
Australia in relation to

• Christianity as the major religious tradition
• Class debate during revision
• Internet research prior to the debate.

That Australia is a Christian country.
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account for the present religious landscape in
Australia in relation to

• Immigration
• Students need
• 1. facts
• 2. trends
• 3. impacts

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3 waves of migration

1. POST WAR MIGRATION 1945 1960s
2. ASIAN MIGRATION 1965 1979
3. GLOBAL CONFLICT 1985 - present

CONSTANT ECONOMIC MIGRATION
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3 waves of migration

1. POST WAR MIGRATION 1945 1960s
2. Push Factors (post-war depression, destruction,
   new start, persecution)
3. Pull Factors (under-employment, global
   responsibility, sponsored migration)
4. What religions did they bring?

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3 waves of migration

• ASIAN MIGRATION 1965 - 1979
• Push Factors (persecution, fear of communism,
  war x 3)
• Pull Factors (responsibility for refugees,
  Fraser, Whitlam, end of IRA1901)
• What religions did they bring?

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3 waves of migration

• GLOBAL CONFLICT 1984 - PRESENT
• Push Factors (war, civil war, famine,
  terrorism, financial collapse)
• Pull Factors (liberal approach to migration,
  wealth etc)
• What religions did they bring?

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3 waves of migration

• ECONOMIC MIGRATION
• Push Factors
• Pull Factors
• What religions did they bring?

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account for the present religious landscape in
Australia in relation to

• denominational switching
• Who switches?
• Protestant non-aligned congregations
• Pentecostal
• Who doesnt switch?
• Orthodox
• Catholic

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account for the present religious landscape in
Australia in relation to

• denominational switching
• Why do they switch?
• Aggressive proselytising
• Marketing
• Relationship building
• Modes of worship
• Proximity
• Use of communication technology (Internet)

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account for the present religious landscape in
Australia in relation to

• rise of New Age religions
• http//www.stmarys.nsw.edu.au/library/secured/arc/
  index.html

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account for the present religious landscape in
Australia in relation to

• http//delicious.com/greg.elliott

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account for the present religious landscape in
Australia in relation to

• Secularism
• The rise of the no religion and not stated
  categories in the census
• The results of the National Church Life Survey
• http//www.ncls.org.au/default.aspx?sitemapid133

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describe the impact of Christian ecumenical
movements in Australia

• The National Council of Churches
• What has changed as a result?
• NSW Ecumenical Council
• What has changed as a result?

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 evaluate the importance of interfaith dialogue
in multifaith Australia

• Examples
• Make a judgement of its importance

Using statistics and examples, analyse the impact
of migration on Australias religious landscape
from 1945 to the present.