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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Andrew Hamilton
- 03 December 2010
As I reflect back now, I can see the difference between Peter's urge to write and my own. My hero was the master of terseness, Tacitus. But Peter wanted to find words, and ways of putting words together, that could unfold the shape of what lay beyond words.
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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 03 December 2010
4 Comments
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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 03 December 2010
Hamilton allows a broad readership to enter the world of Catholic theology and practice and church history, and also draws out the spiritual dimension in secular events and issues.
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INTERNATIONAL
- Andrew Hamilton
- 25 October 2007
11 Comments
Whether the African component of the immigration quota has been reduced too sharply is a matter of judgment. But it is part of the necessary business of government to evaluate the relative need of different groups, and also to ask which groups of refugees will best be helped by resettlement.
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INFORMATION
Margaret Smith's response to Andrww Hamilton's 'Hate sin, love the sinner' piece.
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CONTRIBUTORS
Andrew Hamilton is a Jesuit priest. He taught theology at the United Faculty of Theology for many years, and has contributed widely to theological and religious journals. He has had a long-standing engagement with refugee communities and issues. He is currently editorial consultant of Eureka Street and a policy officer with Jesuit Social Services.
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INTERNATIONAL
- Andrew Hamilton
- 23 February 2015
21 Comments
While people are alive there is the possibility, admittedly sometimes remote, that they will respond by reflecting on their lives, becoming deeper and more generous as human beings, making connections with others and contributing even in small ways to the happiness of others and to society. Capital punishment brutally excludes possibility and leaves all of us the smaller for it.
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AUSTRALIA
- Andrew Hamilton
- 25 March 2020
25 Comments
To think of life after COVID-19 is daunting. The changes that it has brought to our daily lives have been vertiginous. Our awareness of its potential harm is still limited. We are only beginning to catch sight of the grim beast that slouches towards us threatening death and devastation in coming months.
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AUSTRALIA
- Marnie Vinall
- 19 March 2020
4 Comments
Although this is a necessary step to stop the spread of COVID-19 — and especially in order to protect those most vulnerable in our communities such as the elderly and immunocompromised — being confined at home is going to take its toll on the mental wellbeing of many of us.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Andrew Hamilton
- 18 March 2020
9 Comments
I've been watching Stateless, the ABC drama about Australia’s immigration detention system, with some reluctance. Not because it is poor, but because it is so powerful.
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INTERNATIONAL
- Andrew Hamilton
- 12 March 2020
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In March we commemorate the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Tokyo in which over 300 planes stacked with incendiary weapons followed each other at regular intervals for three hours and killed an estimated 100,000 people — as many as those killed by either of the nuclear weapons in Japan.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Andrew Hamilton
- 04 March 2020
8 Comments
To speak of the ecology of words can be illuminating because it evokes the wide range of relationships that words embody. It also invites us to ask broad questions about the healthy and unhealthy use of words in a society.
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