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Spiritual Care and Mental Health Scholarship
The Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart (MSC Sisters) will offer a scholarship of up to $10,000.00 in 2019 to support a student (or students) to undertake a stream of study that focusses on the spiritual care of...
Call for Papers: Power, Authority, Love
2019 Feminist Theologies Conference Friday October 11 – Saturday October 12, 2019 Pilgrim Theological College, Parkville, Victoria. Confirmed plenary presentations: Reverend Dr Seforosa Caroll (Sydney), Reverend...
Semester 2 Study: Forming God’s people for leadership, mission and ministry
Come and study in Semester 2 this year! Stirling Theological College offers courses in ministry formation, leadership and counselling among many others. Find out more about what’s on offer in the Stirling Semester 2...
Secretariat Services Officer
The University of Divinity seeks to recruit a Secretariat Services Officer for immediate commencement. This position is a part-time (0.6 FTE) fixed-term position (27 May 2019 to 31 August 2019) within the Officer of the...
A letter to my fellow evangelicals about the environment
Dr Mick Pope This article is republished from Eternity news. Read the original article here. Dear fellow evangelicals, I write to you at this hour born of a sense of frustration, of fear, and of hope. I felt compelled...
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Annual Report 2018
The 2018 University of Divinity Annual Report was tabled in the Parliament of Victoria on Wednesday 1 May 2019 and is now available. You can view Annual Reports from previous years on the University of Divinity website...
Welcome Dr Lynn Moresi, new Lecturer in Pastoral Studies
Whitley College is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Lynn Moresi as the new Lecturer in Pastoral Studies at Whitley College. Lynn comes to us with 17 years of experience working in higher education and many...
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Uniting against terrorism: Pope Francis & Muslim leaders in Abu Dhabi
This article is reposted from Social Policy Connections. Read the original article. Pope Francis has made dialogue with Islam a high priority, as he is acutely aware that the scourge of war and displacement of peoples...
What are the major parties promising on health this election?
Stephen Duckett, Grattan Institute The major parties’ manifestos for the 2019 federal election present voters with starkly contrasting health policies. These policies are shaped and constrained by the overall themes...
Professor Maryanne Confoy RSC awarded Ignatian Companions Medal
Congratulations to Professor Maryanne Confoy RSC on being awarded the Ignatian Companions Medal at the Jesuit Province Gathering held on Wednesday 24th April 2019 in Sydney. The Ignatian Companions Medal is awarded from...
Faith
By Barney Zwartz April 21, 2019 Is there life after death? In this increasingly materialistic age in which many believe only in what they can measure, it is a question we tend to defer, but the older we get the more we...
Guest AuthorOpening of the Earth @ Peace Conference
It was a privilege to be involved in the opening session of the Earth @ Peace conference this morning. Following introductory remarks from Reverend Associate Professor Sean Winter, Principal of Pilgrim Theological...
Gabrielle McMullenEaster’s iconography is fluid, and sometimes people get their wires crossed
By Alan Weedon, ABC News This article was published by ABC News on 21 April 2019. Read the original article here. The Virgin Mary on a broomstick. Santa nailed to a cross. KFC’s Colonel Sanders in a Santa suit...
Yarra Theological UnionWhat and where is heaven? The answers are at the heart of the Easter story
Robyn J. Whitaker, University of Divinity This is the second in a two-part series on heaven and hell by Bible scholar Robyn Whitaker. You can read her piece on hell here. My pious Baptist grandmother once shockingly...
Robyn WhitakerWhat is hell, exactly? We might joke it’s other people, but the Bible has a more complicated answer
Robyn J. Whitaker, University of Divinity This is the first in a two-part series on heaven and hell by Bible scholar Robyn Whitaker. You can read her piece on heaven here. “This is hell” we might proclaim, midway...
Here’s why elections are bad times for hospital planning
Stephen Duckett, Director of the health program at Grattan Institute, and member of the University of Divinity’s Centre for Research in Religion and Social Policy (RASP). This article was published by The Guardian...
Evolving Methodologies Conference in Rome, September 25-28
Earlybird discounts by 30 April The 2019 conference of the Study of Christian Spirituality and Spiritual Theology: Evolving Methodologies . The conference is being sponsored and held at the OFM Pontifical University...
Earth@Peace Conference Streaming Live next Tuesday and Wednesday
Earth@Peace Conference Streaming Live next Tuesday and Wednesday The Earth@Peace project has had an exceptional response. Bookings for the April Conference closed several weeks ago. We’ve had a substantial waiting...
Call for papers: A Curious Machine
The Australasian Centre for Wesleyan Research will hold its 10th Scholarly Conference on the campus of Eva Burrows College 13-15 September 2019. The rate of technological change appears to be opening toward a future in...
Eva Burrows CollegeGender Equity Researcher Appointed
For the first time, The Salvation Army in Australia has appointed a full-time researcher into gender equity, to be based at Eva Burrows College. Major Christine Faragher took up this appointment on 9 January 2019. The...
Fr Shenouda Boutros announced President of the Victorian Council of Churches
Congratulations to Fr Shenouda Boutros from St Athanasius College on his appointment as President of the Victorian Council of Churches (VCC). The Victorian Council of Churches “is a fellowship of churches which...
St Athanasius CollegeCross purposes – delving into denominations
Christianity is divided into thousands of denominations, but there are many things we share in common.
Watch: JCS 2019 Lenten Public Lecture Series
Jesuit College of Spirituality held a successful four-part Lenten Series of public lectures in March and April. Fr Brian McCoy SJ, Fr Justin Glyn SJ, Fr Bill Uren SJ and Julie Edwards all presented on eye-opening...
University of Divinity leading positive student experience in Australian universities
The University of Divinity has been recognised for the second year in a row as the leading university in Australia for positive student experience, according to the 2018 Student Experience Survey results, released on...
Welcome from the Acting Master at Catholic Theological College
This article was published in the April 2019 edition of Tolle Lege, CTC Community news. Congratulations to all the CTC students who graduated on Friday 22 March at the ceremony in St Paul’s Cathedral. Ninety-two of the...
Frances BakerA sacred journey to the heartlands of our faith
This article was published in the April 2019 edition of Tolle Lege, CTC Community news. In November and December 2018, CTC hosted a study tour of the Biblical Lands. Tour coordinator and co-leader Dr Rosemary Canavan...
The Coalition’s report card on health includes some passes and quite a few fails
Stephen Duckett, Grattan Institute and member of RASP. This article is part of a series examining the Coalition government’s record on key issues while in power and what Labor is promising if it wins the 2019 federal...
Breakthrough on teaching theology through Indigenous eyes
Kaylee Payne, 9 April 2019 This article was originally published on Eternitynews.com.au Uncle Ray Minniecon, an elder statesman and Aboriginal pastor from Sydney, has knocked on the doors of Australian theological...
The New Testament Foundations of Ignatian Spirituality
The unit is designed to develop in the students an ability to engage in an informed critical reading of New Testament texts as sacred scripture.
Exploring Indigenous Theology as a Bridge for Moving towards Reconciliation
Indigenous elders speaking at a major University of Divinity (UD) forum on Saturday, 5 April 2019 declared that history was being made on the evening. In a packed auditorium at UD’s Whitley College, speakers praised...
Intensive: Gospel Narratives in Ignatian Contemplation
Study this second semester intensive with Jesuit College of Spirituality: DS9071J Gospel Narratives in Ignatian Contemplation Gospel Narratives in Ignatian Contemplation will explore the genre, structure, socio...
Winter Intensive: Theology and Religious Education through Art
Study this winter intensive at Catholic Theological College. This unit will explore how art has been and remains an integral part of the evangelising and catechising mission of the Church. Through art, the unit will...
A Post-Christendom Sort-of Commentary on the Basis of Union: Post 1/4
Read the original blog post, published on 5 April 2019, at Last year I published (through MediaCom) a short commentary on the Uniting Church’s Basis of Union. It has the slightly (but deliberately) long...
Geoff ThompsonWinter Intensive: “Liturgies of Egypt: A Historical Regional Survey”
St Athanasius College is pleased to introduce visiting lecturer Dr Ramez Mikhail, who will deliver an intensive titled “The Liturgies of Egypt: A Historical Regional Survey.” The unit will explore the...
University Gazette April 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 1 April 2019...
World Class Research in Religion and Religious Studies at the University of Divinity
The University of Divinity has achieved a ‘world standard’ rating in the Australian Research Council’s Excellence in Research for Australia 2018 assessment, placing it second equal with three other universities in the...
2019 Melbourne Graduation
Congratulations to our new graduates! On the evening of Friday 22 March 2019, the University gathered at St Paul’s Cathedral in Melbourne to witness the graduation of 410 students receiving 418 awards. View the...
Watch the Graduation Live-stream
Celebrate with your friends and family by watching the graduation ceremony live. You will be able to replay the ceremony once it concludes. The live-stream will commence at 7:30pm Melbourne time (GMT+11) on Friday 22...
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