Did you know that the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Australia took a different path in response to World War One compared to other churches? While many endorsed the war, the Adventist Church maintained its loyalty to church-state separation and its opposition to compulsory military training, conscription, and Sunday worship. Learn more about this fascinating history and the Church's conscientious cooperation with the government in a new article by Anzac expert Daniel Reynaud, published in the Journal of Religious History.
Tag: Anzac Day
"It was a day that all church members will remember," said church leader Mary Fedorow.
Bruce Manners finds the copy of Steps to Christ that his father took to the war. He reads and reflects on what stood out to his father this Anzac Day about the battle within.
It was the first time in recent history that every Pathfinder club was represented at a single event.
"I wrote the song in memory and tribute to the great Anzacs who fought for freedom."
The Anzacs, religion and God: A Q&A with Professor Daniel Reynaud.
Eliminating spirituality from the national conversation only cheapens the experience of Anzacs who wrestled with belief on the battleground, argues a Great War historian.
Macarthur Adventist College held a special Anzac ceremony on May 1.
A new podcast series launched this past Sunday will showcase Avondale academics’ greater vision for mission and research.
A new book by an Avondale academic challenges the myth Australians and their Anzac soldiers are not interested in matters of the spirit.