Anthropological Insights

Br Paul Robertson has lived as a Christian Brother now for 40 years. Currently undertaking doctoral studies in social anthropology at the University of Auckland focusing on bringing together the anthropologies of pilgrimage, tourism, short-term mission and development through fieldwork with a cultural immersion group to India and their experience and their host’s experience. He is an social anthropologist and a secondary school teacher, who has experience in  organising immersion programmes, preparing volunteers, developing ER student leadership programmes, reflection groups, Edmund Rice communities, the Edmund Rice Network and with 17 years experience being on a Province leadership teams in New Zealand and Australia.

AN ENGAGING FUTURE FOR THE EDMUND RICE NETWORK IN AOTEAROA-NEW ZEALAND with Paul Robertson

This workshop is about engaging the Edmund Rice inspiration. It will be inclusive of the interest groups who come to the workshop whether it be either ER Camps, Reflection Groups, Edmund Rice Schools, ER Immersion people, Christian Brothers, ER Pathways, ER Justice or all of the above. In the light of the issues raised in the insights, what sort of Network do we want to be into the future and how do we want to engage?