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    welcome to david beswick's home page, a diverse collection of interests in church and public affairs, higher education,. psychological research, theology, family history, australian native plants, etc. lectionary. bible readings, suggested hymns, a sermon and an order of service are posted in advance for each  sunday.  again some of the psychological research which i began over fifty years ago, particularly the work on human curiosity. in the book i am now completing the cognitive process theory of curiosity developed in my phd thesis theory and measurement of human curiosity (harvard, motivation. for a list of chapters and the first few pages of the introduction see cognitive motivation: from curiosity to identity, a straightforward account of what is taught about the christian faith in the mainstream churches.     issues in the uniting church in union of the congregational, methodist and presbyterian churches with an agreed basis of union, has been tested by controversy in recent years. some of my contributions to the debates, mainly in the 1980s and 90s, are available here. hobbies and interests and clas*ical music. local interests in the upper yarra valley include the vineyards, the bush, the church and artists: see for example the this was my professional field for the greater part of my academic career. some papers on basic processes of learning and career development, and on national policy in higher education have been posted, including a review of research on higher education in i would like to share some thoughts on topics of current interest in politics. a few limited topics include the referendum on a republican if people want to know where i am coming from in discussion of a range of topics which might not always appear to go together this might copyright: © david beswick 1997-2007. all original work on this site is protected by copyright laws. family history may be reproduced for private study and research. worship and preaching resources which are original may be copied with acknowledgment for use locally in