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The text from the Book of Revelation was a key motif of the recent Australian Plenary Council (2020-2022). The purpose of the Plenary was to discern - within human limitations - what God is asking of Catholic Australians at the present time. Beyond the Boundaries is a contribution to that process of discernment. Compiled against a background of growing disillusion with the institutional church, the evident weakening of what was formerly called Christendom and the statistical evidence of serious decline in religion generally in our country, its purpose is to rediscover the place of religion in our society and how we might engage as faithful Catholic Christians with the wider Australian culture. Like the first two publications in the series (Call No One Father and We Too: The Laity Speaks), the contributors assume that the empowering of the laity is at the heart of the future of the Australian Catholic Church and listening to the voices of the people in the pews is a key element in determining that future. The contributors to Beyond the Boundaries come from a variety of backgrounds, experiences, disciplines and specialisations. They are generally people of faith whose wisdom and insights seek to clarify the issues facing the church in Australia. Their reflections are offered in a spirit of humility - though with some urgency - to help Australian Catholics consider how they are to witness the gospel of Jesus of Nazareth in a new context, with integrity, faithfulness and a genuine openness to what the Spirit is asking of us in our age.

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Janette Bredenoord Elliott is currently completing her PhD with the University of Divinity. She recently received a Distinguished Service Medal for her previous role as Registrar at Yarra Theological Union. Drawing on her spiritual formation in the Benedictine tradition, Janette seeks through her writing to empower others in the wisdom of Julian of Norwich - the subject of her PhD Thesis. Berise Heasly spent thirty-six years teaching secondary students in Humanities, English, Ethics and Religious Studies. She holds a PhD from Victoria University, Melbourne, and a Graduate Diploma of Theology from Catholic Theological College, University of Divinity, Melbourne. She is the author of Call No One Father (2019) and a co-editor of We Too: The Laity Speaks (2020). She is a member of WWITCH feminist group and co-editor of a UNESCO education research journal at Dauguvpils University, Latvia.

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