[Oe List ...] FW: [scmfriends] Vale ~ Chrles Birch

[Isobel and Jim Bishop]

Hello Herman, and Frank,
Jim knew Charles well at Sydney University, although Charles  did not  
teach any of the subjects that Jim took.  They were together in the  
Rover camps, and in the Student Christian Movement.
Christmas greetings to all the listserve, from Sydney, Australia.   
May 2010 bring our hopes and dreams a step closer.
In peace,
Isobel Bishop.
On 21/12/2009, at 1:52 PM, Herman Greene wrote:

> Charles Birch was a process thinker who affirmed pansubjectivism  
> and panentheism. His last book was Science and Soul. I came to know  
> his work through Liberating Life: Contemporary Approaches to  
> Ecological Theology, which he co-edited. Charles was awarded “The  
> Common Good Award” for life-long service this year.
>
> Here is a brief biography of Charles. He lived in Australia.
>
> Dr. Charles Birch has been an Emeritus Professor at the University  
> of Sydney since 1983. In 1961 he was honored as a Fellow of the  
> Australian Academy of Science and as a Fellow of the American  
> Association for the Advancement of Science in 1980. He became a  
> member of the Club of Rome in 1980 and is an Honorary Life Fellow  
> of the British Ecological Society. He is also an Honorary Life  
> Member of the Ecological Society of America. The Eminent Ecologist  
> Award was presented to him in 1988 and he was awarded the Templeton  
> Prize in 1990. Birch is a member of the Center for Process Studies,  
> the American Center for a Post Modern World, and the World Council  
> of Churches. Dr. Charles Birch has written nine books and sixty  
> publications on science, religion, and human existence. He lives in  
> Darling Point, New South Wales, Australia.
>
> Herman
>
> From: oe-bounces at wedgeblade.net [mailto:oe-bounces at wedgeblade.net]  
> On Behalf Of frank bremner
> Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2009 6:24 AM
> To: Dialogue OE
> Subject: [Oe List ...] FW: [scmfriends] Vale ~ Chrles Birch
>
> Sad news from down under.  Charles Birch has been writing about  
> science and religion seemingly forever.
>
> Frank Bremner
>
> CC: scmfriends at yahoogroups.com
> To: jandh at alphalink.com.au
> From: kevin.clements at otago.ac.nz
> Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:03:25 +1300
> Subject: Re: [scmfriends] Vale ~ Chrles Birch
>
>
> Dear Friends,
> This is very sad news. I just reread his book  Regaining Compassion  
> a couple of months ago. It was crisp, to the point and still  
> relevant especially in the light of the abysmal outcome from  
> Copenhagen.  Condolences and love to all from the other side of the  
> ditch. Kevin
> On 19/12/2009, at 2:01 PM, Jim and Helen wrote:
>
> Professor Louis Charles Birch
> 8.2.1918 - 19.12.2009.
> A geneticist, he specialised in population ecology and was also well
> known as a theologian, writing widely on the topic of science and
> religion, winning the Templeton Prize in 1990. The prize recognised  
> his
> work ascribing intrinsic value to all life. Until these last days his
> mind was still as sharp as ever and was able to talk briefly to  
> most of
> his visitors.
> He will be sadly missed by so many, and particularly by many at the
> University of Sydney where his academic appointments have included
> Professor of Zoology from 1960-63, and Professor of Biology from
> 1963-83. He has been styled Emeritus Professor since 1983.
> The Australian Student Christian Movement was always very dear to his
> heart and he never ceased to talk about its influence on his life.
>
>
> Professor Kevin.P.Clements
> Chair in Peace and Conflict Studies
> Director,The National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies,
> University of Otago,
> P.O Box 56 Dunedin, 9054
> New Zealand
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> Phone : 64 34799468
> Fax: 64  3 479 8084.
> e.mail: kevin.clements at otago.ac.nz
> http://www.otago.ac.nz/humanities/ncpacs/index.html
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