Te Kupenga is the home of three national agencies: the Catholic Theological College, responsible for providing approved tertiary qualifications; the National Centre for Religious Studies, responsible for supporting religious education in Catholic schools; and the Nathaniel Centre for Bioethics, responsible for research and advocacy on bioethical issues.
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Leadership Webinar Series
This webinar series aims to develop leaders and their skills in understanding and addressing the needs of Catholic institutions. There are four webinars between October 2023 and February 2024 which have three sessions each. Resource speakers from Te Kupenga Catholic Theological College (CTC) and National Centre for Religious Studies (NCRS) will run these sessions. For more information on each webinar, click […]
Safeguarding in the Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand (SCCANZ)
The National Office of Professional Standards (NOPS) has finished the review of this course and we are now accepting enrolments again. Course starts every first day of the month. As part of the commitment of the NZ Catholic Bishops to foster a culture of safeguarding in the Church, CTC in collaboration with the National Office for Professional Standards (NOPS) is […]
Challenging the Status Quo!
If you missed this event, you can watch the video recording here. As we approach Social Justice week in Aotearoa from 3rd – 9th September, let’s explore how the Church’s social teaching help us to challenge the status quo in society both here and overseas. Join us for this free online event. Thursday, 31 August 2023 6:00-7:30pm Via Zoom Speaker: […]
Æsthetic Soul: Pictorial Art as Source of Theology Across Religious Borders
Video is now available to watch. Are the arts a place we can go to learn about God? Join Dr Christopher Longhurst, author of Pictorial Art for Interreligious Dialogue. A handbook for teaching and learning Interreligious dialogue through pictorial art, 2021 as he explores pictorial art and how they can have an emotive and intellective God-centeredness, not only when the […]
Nothing new under the sun: Reading the Biblical text in the cinema
If you missed the event, you can watch the recorded session here. When at the cinema how do we experience a film and its content, especially as persons of faith? Rev Dr Kevin Waldie sm reflects on Ecclesiastes 1:9 (“there is nothing new under the sun”). He has found it a seminal pearl of wisdom while viewing many silver screen […]
No hope in hell: How a real Gospel view of the afterlife can make us better missionaries
If you missed the live session, you can view the recorded session here. Will many be saved? Answers to this question range from ‘just a few holy souls’ to ‘every man and his dog’. But how did Jesus respond to this question, and what does that mean for us as we seek to bring the Good News to the world? […]
“But who do you say I am?”: Images of God, mental well-being and Pacific young women
If you missed the event, recording is now available to watch. Come and join us online as Dr Therese Lautua talks about the significance of Christianity for the spiritual and mental wellbeing of young Christian, multi-ethnic Pacific women. She will take us through the different images of God and how these impact mental wellbeing. About the speaker: Therese is a […]
CTC rated Category 1 by NZQA
The NZQA External Evaluation and Review (2021) of Te Kupenga – Catholic Theological College has rated our institute Category 1. This is the highest rating and means NZQA is Highly Confident in the educational performance of CTC. NZQA regularly evaluates all tertiary education providers and in 2021 it was the turn of Te Kupenga Catholic Theological College – its […]