the world's last wings? towards an Australian environmental theology

We are in the midst of attacks on

Earth’s shimmer.

Deborah Bird Rose

the world's last wings? towards an Australian environmental theology

Winter Discussion Series

with Celia Kemp

3 Sunday-afternoon online sessions (with pre-reading)

July 20, July 27, August 3

4 – 5:15 pm AEST each week

This three-part Eremos winter discussion series dives into the messy and contested intersections of Christianity, the environment and current worldviews.

The pre-reading will include Scripture, essays, poetry and online talks. The content will take you to the fault-lines in the space where a diversity of views is welcome and expected. There will be no pressure to come to any sort of common conclusion.

Celia is a writer and theologian - and a current Eremos Council Member - with a particular interest in a theology arising from place. She will introduce the key themes and then there will be a discussion around the questions raised.

We are asking participants to commit to the pre-reading (about an hour’s worth each time) and to all three sessions.

Registration is essential

Non-members: $35 or $25 early bird by 20 June for the series.

Eremos members: $10 for the series

something rushes through us

the first

of the world's last wings 

Paul Celan

Celia Kemp

Celia is a writer and theologian with a passion for Scripture, lay monasticism, and a theology arising from place. She holds a pattern of ‘small circles close to the ground’ which includes morning prayer, bible studies and retreats. She leads Streams — an emerging ecumenical Christian community — and is a member of the Eremos Council. She is the author and photographer of Into the Desert, Deep calls to Deep and Songs from a Strange Land and the author of A Voice in the Wilderness: Listening to the Statement from the Heart.

Celia previously lived and worked at Campfire in the Heart and as the Reconciliation Coordinator for the Anglican Board of Mission. She graduated from Melbourne University with Honours in medicine and law and has worked as Counsel Assisting the Coroner in Western Australia and as a Prosecutor and the Deputy Coroner in the Northern Territory. She was a member of the National Medical Health and Research Council and a Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Health Policy, Programs and Economics at Melbourne University.

Celia’s previous Eremos presentations are available on our website:

'Snakes, Springs and Shimmering: Christ as a way in the wilderness' 3 sessions led online by Celia in 2023. 

AGM presentation 2022: If still from the deserts prophets come? 

Click here for links to these and other Eremos presentations.