Imagining Christianity without dominance ─ Indigenous biblical scholars in conversation

Amy N Allan and Naomi Wolfe

With the St James' Singers

Sunday 12 July 

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm with tea and conversation to follow

Pitt Street Uniting Church and Live-streamed

264 Pitt St, Sydney

On Gadigal Land in NAIDOC  Week

Eremos is exploring the theme Without judgment - conversations across divides for 2026 (more about this in News) and are pleased to highlight this theme by offering in partnership with several groups this exciting event. It will be held at Pitt Street Uniting Church in Sydney and will also be live streamed which makes it accessible to folks across Australia and beyond. We hope you will join us!

Amy Allan 

Amy N. Allan is a feminist Hebrew Bible scholar of Choctaw, Cherokee, Tuscarora, and German descent currently residing in the greater Chicago area. Her current research at NAIITS: An Indigenous Learning Community focuses on the depictions of the Divine in the storytelling of Genesis and its implications for Itilaui Kanomi (Relational Harmony). Amy is also an interfaith chaplain at Northwestern Medicine and in the ordination process with the United Church of Christ.

In conversation, Amy will highlight that at the intersection of Native American spirituality and the Christian tradition, mutual illumination between the two has the potential to strengthen bonds of kinship across divides. However, historically, this conversation has not seen its fullest flourishing as hierarchy, dominance, and assimilation have unduly burdened or silenced Indigenous peoples. Together, we will explore positive steps on the good path of survival, resistance, respect, and harmony for all siblings.

Naomi Wolfe

Naomi Wolfe is a trawlwoolway Aboriginal with Jewish German and Irish heritage. She is a theologian and historian based in Melbourne, committed to collaborative,  community-grounded scholarship that centres Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives to reshape theological and educational practice. Her work as a historian at Australian Catholic University, as University Scholar at the University of Divinity, adjunct at St Mark’s National Theological College, and a member of NAIITS: An Indigenous Learning Community, is at the intersection of decolonising theology, Indigenous studies, and historical inquiry.

Naomi will invite us to consider Country as a living, sacred reality, and that identity is formed through relationships with Ancestors, community, and the more-than-human world. Theology grounded in Country, kinship, and the Law precedes the Church. If the Church can learn to belong within Country: through humility, accountability, and right relationship, what might emerge? Might a theological vision shaped by kinship, deep time, and reciprocity, enable Aboriginal Christian identity to speak with integrity and sovereignty to all our relations?

The afternoon will include some musical offerings from St James' Singers from St James Anglican Church, King Street.

St James’ Singers is the volunteer choir of St James’ King Street - a warm, committed ensemble whose members share a genuine love of music and worship. The choir sings regularly at services, bringing energy, care and fellowship to the parish’s rich liturgical life. Beyond Sunday worship, the Singers also undertake regional tours and enjoy collaborations with other choirs, broadening their musical horizons and friendships. While distinct from the church’s professional choir, the group offers a welcoming and spirited environment for singers who value good music, community, and shared purpose.

Ticket Cost:

In person: $20 advance booking. $25 at the door.

Online: $10 Bookings essential for online.

$10 discount on all tickets for members of the supporting groups. Current Eremos members will receive an email with the discount code in early June. Or email membersupport@eremos.org.au for the code. 

Bookings: 

 https://events.humanitix.com/christianity-without-dominance 

Supported by: Eremos, St James Institute, Pitt Street Uniting Church, United Theological College, Wellspring Community