Christopher Walker

Rev. Dr Christopher Walker an ordained minister of the Uniting Church. He currently is a sessional lecturer at the United Theological College in North Parramatta. He holds a PhD in theology from Claremont University in California and has served in a range of positions and places in the Uniting Church, including as principal of the Uniting Church theological college in South Australia, and for the Assembly as national consultant: Christian unity, doctrine and worship. Chris also taught at Murdoch University in Perth. He has written or edited over a dozen books.

Recent articles by Christopher Walker

Questions to ask political candidates about peace

Questions to ask political candidates about peace

What does it take to build peace in Australia and the world today? This is a question that has occupied the minds of a group of peace practitioners and activists in the network Raising Peace. Concerned with a seemingly unstoppable acceptance of war and the downplaying of peace in public discourse, over the last few years Raising Peace has heard from dozens of people who work on peace from the political to the personal arenas.

We can resist the US military empire that threatens us all

We can resist the US military empire that threatens us all

Australia has always been aligned with military empires: first the British Empire and now that of the USA. In the current era this alignment is misguided. It comes with enormous social and economic costs and does not protect us from current threats - indeed it makes us more of a target. There are alternatives, and we can work together towards them.

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