The Sea of Faith Network (NZ) Registered as a charitable entity number CC23293 under the Charities Act 2005

"So something religious is going on even in scientific work, not in the scientific information itself but in the commitment to the idea that the universe is intelligible and truth is worth seeking. Those are religious convictions. You can’t prove scientifically that truth is worth seeking, but it’s the conviction that it is worth seeking that underlies all good science. Religion lifts this up and makes it more explicit. It symbolically names that depth, that truth, that meaning, and refers to it in Western theology as God or Allah, or in Eastern thought as Brahman or Tao. "
from the July Newsletter.

The Sea of Faith Network is an association of people who have a common interest in exploring religious thought and expression from a non-dogmatic and human-oriented standpoint

 Basic Information

• About The Sea of Faith Network (NZ)Click here to read how and why we got started, what we find valuable — and all that sort of stuff.
• Take a Quick Trip on the Sea of Faith If you are new to the Sea of Faith Network then you will find this a good place to start. Many of the papers and articles and reviews on the site have been gathered here into 'chapters' sharing common themes.
• Our Brochure Print your own.
• NewslettersThe last year's worth, minus the latest.

  If you are a financial member, you can choose to receive Newsletters on paper (that is, in black-and-white) or as a PDF file, like this, attached to an email.

• How to Order the UK "sofia" magazine.A four-times a year glossy magazine with interesting articles.
• Rules Click to read the details of our Constitution.
• Office Bearers Click for a who's-who list of the Steering Committee.

 Membership

• How To Join SoFN(NZ) Click to read how to join the national organisation and the benefits to you of doing so.
• Click here You can join a Local Group and take part in monthly discussion groups. for Local Group Addresses.
  Websites: Dunedin | Christchurch |

 Conferences and Seminars

• 2008 National Conference: September 26-28Information and Registration

 Resources

• Documents Click for papers and reviews. Good for research, casual reading or starting discussions.
• Workshop Resources for Local Groups Local Groups sometimes make available items that they have prepared for the use of other Groups. Click to access what is currently available.
• Resource Centre Click to access the catalogue of books and tapes which are available to members
• Travel Grant Application Local Groups can apply for financial assistance in paying travel costs of speakers. Click for details.
• Steering Committee Documents Some of this material is for Steering Committee members only and a password is required.
• Links To Similar Web Sites Other organisations with similar "style" and interests.
• How to Search This Site You can ask Google to search only here by use of the “site:” command e.g.site:sof.wellington.net.nz “religious humanism”.
  This url is the ‘real address’ of our website while www.sof.org.nz is an alias. Putting “religious humanism” in quotes asks Google to treat it as a single entity and not as “religious” AND “humanism”.