A Keeping Faith In Politics Event
Public Lecture with Rev. Dr. Eleanor Sanderson, Canon Theologian, Diocese of Wellington
Rev Dr Eleanor Sanderson
We live in a world of choice. Our choices are rooted in who we are and what we want. In terms of politics, voting is presented as one such choice. An election is just another chance to express ourselves and pursue our desires. But who are we? What do we want? Who counts as one of “us”? And can we imagine a greater good which we share in common that is more than our individual self-interest? Spend ninety minutes with Rev. Dr. Eleanor Sanderson (Canon Theologian for the Wellington Diocese of the Anglican Church) as she reflects on how we, as Christians, might be able to “love our neighbours as ourselves” when we go to polls this September.
Rev. Dr. Sanderson is Canon Theologian in the Diocese of Wellington, Fellow for Public Theology at the Centre for Anglican Communion Studies at Virginia Theological Seminary, and Research Associate at the Victoria University Wellington School of Religious Studies. She currently serves as Vicar in the Parish of Eastbourne. Her expertise includes international community development, contextual theology, Christian spirituality, and feminist philosophy.