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Learning to Learn from West Papua
Michael Toy | Reposted from Ethos, with permission. We learn to listen better so that we can learn to live better. – Mark Menjivar I spent the bulk of 2019 reading, researching and writing about a subject that I had...
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Coronavirus
中国大陆 抵 澳高校学生及教职员工 须知 The Department of Education, Skills and Employment has updated its Coronavirus FAQs for international students. This updated fact sheet is also available in Simplified Chinese. Where can I get more...
New Code of Conduct for the University
The University of Divinity has a new Code of Conduct. The Code of Conduct applies to all members of the University when on University or College premises, using University or College facilities and services, or engaging...
S1 Unit: Mission and Leadership for Contemporary Australia
Mission and Leadership for Contemporary Australia introduces students to models of leadership found in the Old and New Testaments, as well as Christian tradition and contemporary models. Students are encouraged to think...
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S1 Unit: The Missional New Testament
This unit invites students to reflect specifically on the ethos and practice of Christian mission as set out in New Testament texts, and then apply them to contemporary contexts and situations.
S1 Unit: Women and the Bible
An exciting new unit on Women and the Bible will be taught in first semester. Rachelle Gilmour (Hebrew Bible) and Dorothy Lee (New Testament) will explore a number of biblical texts that feature women and the roles they...
Atla Board of Directors Members Elected for 2020-2023
Congratulations to Kerrie Burn, who has been elected to serve on the Atla Board of Directors from 2020-2023 and is the first member elected to the Board from outside of North America. Kerrie is the Library Manager for...
Position available: Communications and Promotions Officer
Jobs | Whitley College is seeking a person to fulfil the position of Promotions and Marketing Officer. The Promotions and Marketing Officer is to be responsible for the development and execution of marketing and...
Whitley College
Mary Pope PhD Scholarship in Spiritual Care and Ageing
Applications close 20 March 2020. Baptcare and Whitley College have served the Baptist community of Victoria for a combined total of just over 200 years. Their shared legacy of ministry committed to the training of...
Dr Chris Porter: a man of many talents
From building motorcars to craft brewing, becoming ordained and completing a PhD, our Theological School’s newest post-doc research fellow, Dr Chris, boasts an impressive CV. Dr Chris Porter is a fascinating...
Consumer protection and the National Code
University of Divinity students are invited to participate in this series of workshops. ISANA: International Education Association has received funding from Study Melbourne to undertake the Consumer Protection and...
2020 Perth Graduation Ceremony
On the evening of Friday 7 February 2020, the University gathered at The Platform, Perth, to witness the graduation of some 17 students. View the 2020 Perth Graduation Program Read Major Deborah Robinson’s...
Position available: Professor of New Testament
Applications close 15 April 2020 Whitley College As the Baptist College of Victoria and as an agency of the Baptist Union, Whitley College is dedicated to providing high quality theological educational resources to all...
Flourishing and Wellbeing – Call for Papers
Measurement, Meaning and Mindfulness in Health, Education and Work Elizabeth Anscombe’s term ‘human flourishing’ describes the quest and desire for ‘the good life’—wellbeing or life in its fullness and wholeness. It has...
ALC charts a course of discovery
This article is reposted from the Lutheran Church of Australia. Australian Lutheran College (ALC) is launching a flexible and innovative new vocational discernment program to support people wanting to discover God’s...
Australian Lutheran CollegeThe circle continues for Dr Bowden
This article is published with permission from The Southern Cross. Before Michael Bowden was conferred with his PhD by the University of Divinity at the Glynde Lutheran Church in Adelaide, he gathered with his family...
Guest AuthorISCAST Melbourne conference call for papers
In July this year, ISCAST–Christians in Science and Technology will run its 12th Conference on Science and Christianity in Melbourne. The theme of the conference is “A Hopeful Future?” and it will focus on both the...
Coronavirus: Information for students and staff arriving from Hubei Province, China
中国大陆 抵 澳高校学生及教职员工 须知 The Australian Government Department of Health has issued fact sheets for university students and staff arriving from Hubei Province, China. Where can I get more information? Visit the...
Position available: Research Strategy Officer
Applications close 12 February 2020. The University of Divinity seeks to recruit a Research Strategy Office for immediate commencement for a fixed-term appointment to 31 December 2021. This new position at the...
Epiphany 3: Calling Disciples (Matt 4:12-23)
By the Well: A weekly podcast for preachers Alistair Macrae, minister at Wesley Uniting Church, joins Robyn & Fran to discuss discipleship, call, and repentance in Matthew 4. We discuss being disciples not admirers...
By the WellResponding to the Royal Commission
The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Peter Sherlock, presented a report to the University Council at its December 2019 meeting summarising the University’s work so far in response to the Final Report and Recommendations of...
Scott Kirkland appointed Inaugural John and Jeanne Stockdale Chair
Trinity College Theological School | Media Release 13 January 2020 Dr Scott A. Kirkland has been appointed to the John and Jeanne Stockdale Chair (Stockdale Chair) in Practical Theology and Ethics at Trinity College’s...
Position available: Postdoctoral Research Associate
Applications have now closed Australian Lutheran College Australian Lutheran College (ALC) is the post-secondary education provider of the Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA). The college provides education and training...
Semester 1 unit: Advanced Greek Reading
Lecturer: Reverend Dr Robyn Whitaker This unit is designed to consolidate and develop the language skills gained in New Testament Greek A and B. The unit concentrates on using these skills for the purposes of...
Pilgrim Theological CollegeEpiphany 2: John 1:29-42 with Dorothy Lee
By the Well: A weekly podcast for preachers In this episode, Dorothy Lee joins Robyn and Fran to discuss John 1:29-42 and baptism by the Holy Spirit. Desire, identity, invitational evangelism, sin, and purpose are...
Australian Bushfires – How you can help
As fires tear through Australian communities, destroying lives, homes and animals, many are wondering what they can do to help victims and support firefighters. Here’s how you can help. In addition to praying for the...
Koinonia Magazine Issue 7 Dec 2019
The Newsletter of St Athanasius College Koinonia is available in print and electronic PDF formats Featured in this issue: Congratulations to our 2019 graduates! News from Wadi al-Natrun Reflections on new subjects at...
20 Australian and New Zealander Female Theologians you should get to know in 2020
By Graham Joseph Hill and Jen Barker | The Global Church Project Recently, we published “160+ Australian and New Zealander Women in Theology You Should Know About.” The post shows the quality of theological work being...
Graham HillFrom virgin births to purity movements: Christians and their problem with sex
It took 400 years, but sometime in the early fifth century Christians transformed a tradition about Jesus’s miraculous virgin birth into a doctrine that inextricably connected sex with sin. It has plagued the church...
Robyn WhitakerHow the cult of Virgin Mary turned a symbol of female authority into a tool of patriarchy
Belief in the virgin birth comes from the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. Their birth stories are different, but both present Mary as a virgin when she became pregnant with Jesus. Mary and Joseph begin their sexual...
Dorothy LeeProfessor Wendy Mayer appointed Dean of Research Strategy
The Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Sherlock has announced the appointment of Professor Wendy Mayer as the Dean of Research Strategy at the University of Divinity, commencing 1 February 2020. This two-year, part-time...
Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow in Indigenous Theology
The Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Sherlock has announced the appointment of Rev Dr Garry Deverell as the inaugural Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow in Indigenous Theology at the University of Divinity. This new part-time...
University Gazette December 2019
The Gazette is a public document which reports the outcomes of meetings of the University Council and Academic Board since the last Gazette was issued. To view the latest University Gazette in pdf, issued 11 December...
Forming people for work in spiritual care and mental health
In 2020 the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart (MSC Sisters) will offer a scholarship of up to $10,000.00 to support a student (or students) to undertake a stream of study that focusses on the spiritual care of...
Shoulder to shoulder in feminist theologies
Feminist units available at the University of Divinity in 2020 Religions have all too often promoted traditions and beliefs that exclude or are harmful to women, and others too. In these units, the feminist theologies...
Feminist TheologiesStudiorum, Volume 2, Issue 3
We are pleased to release Volume 2, Issue 3 of the JCS Newsletter – Studiorum for 2019. Enjoy reading about the happenings at JCS and our community.
2019 Adelaide Graduation
On the evening of Friday 6 December 2019, the University gathered at Glynde Lutheran Church, Adelaide, to witness the graduation of some 55 students, as well as the award of the Doctor of Divinity (honoris causa) to...
Vox Magazine: Issue 10, November 2019
Issue 10 of Vox: The University of Divinity Magazine is out online today. This issue features news about the School of Graduate Research, Robin Mann – recipient of the University’s highest award, recent...
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