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University Gazette August 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 23 August...
China policy drowning in empty rhetoric – time for an informed public debate
China is in the news and rightly so. If it’s not events in Hong Kong, it’s the China-US trade dispute, or tensions in the South China Sea, Beijing’s expanding influence in the South Pacific, the prospect of a Chinese...
Mary Ward Grant 2020
Mary Ward, 1585-1645, founded the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, known in Australia as Loreto. Convinced that women in time to come will do much, she believed passionately in the education of women to their full...
The Cost of Study
Last week the University Council approved the schedule of student tuition fees for 2020. This annual exercise is always a challenging task: how much can our students – current and prospective – and, in some...
Congratulations Professor Maryanne Confoy RSC
Congratulations to Professor Maryanne Confoy RSC who will be recognised next year as a Distinguished Alumni Award Winner at the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry. Maryanne will be honoured for several...
Australian Scholarship for Women
Investing in Leadership Applications are invited. Closing date, 5pm on Friday 30 August The Eva Burrows Australian Scholarship for Women will be awarded to a woman who has undertaken substantial paid or unpaid work for...
Church must address ‘existential threats’
The Catholic Church in Australia is not taking full advantage of the work of Pope Francis in addressing issues of peace, justice and ecology, despite the “state of unprecedented emergency” that the world is in today.
Job: Associate Librarian
St Paschal Library (of the Franciscan Order of Friars Minor) is the main resource centre for Franciscan studies within Australasia. It is also the main campus library for Yarra Theological Union, one of the Colleges...
Yarra Theological Union
Phoebe: A Story with Paula Gooder
On the morning of Friday 2 August 2019, the Australian Collaborators in Feminist Theologies were very pleased to host Paula Gooder, one of the UK's foremost New Testament scholars and first female Canon Chancellor of St...
Feminist Theologies
God Forbid podcast | What is hell, and does anyone go there?
In popular culture, hell is often depicted as a place full of flames, demons and screaming people. Is this what Christians really believe? Join James and our panel of Christian theologians — each with a differing view...
Robyn WhitakerEp31. In His Own Strange Way, with Geoff Thompson
"These words remind us that God loves the world by doing something concrete for it..." Liam Miller (alumnus of the University of Divinity) sat down with Reverend Dr Geoff Thompson to talk about his new book "In His Own...
Very Reverend Associate Professor Shane Mackinlay named Bishop of Sandhurst
The University of Divinity congratulates the Very Reverend Associate Professor Shane Mackinlay on the announcement of his appointment by Pope Francis as the next Bishop of Sandhurst, Victoria. A parish priest and...
The Invention of Melbourne
A Baroque Archbishop and a Gothic Architect Jaynie Anderson, Max Vodola, Shane Carmody The Invention of Melbourne defines the relationship between an architect of genius, William Wardell, and the first Catholic...
Future of Ministry (Part 1)
Without a doubt the greatest challenge faced by churches and their ministers, lay and ordained, at the present time is how to address the crisis of child sexual abuse. The institutional failures have been thoroughly...
Semester 2 unit: Personal Formation of those in Generational Ministry (Child, Youth and Young Adults)
Identify, understand, develop, and integrate healthy patterns and practices of personal formation, self-management, and professional practice with a specific application to the dynamics arising in generational ministry...
Semester 2 unit: War and Peace in a Time of Terror
In a time of increasing threat of war and growing terrorist activity, this unit provides a structured way of bringing the Catholic Social Tradition to bear on issues associated with conflict in the world today. Further...
Semester 2 unit: Picturing and Proclaiming the New Testament
Building on skills in historical-critical and narrative criticism, this unit will introduce recent developments in biblical exegesis and hermeneutics which apply visual and oral material from the ancient world to the...
Semester 2 unit: What is ‘Context’?
What is 'Context'? What does it mean to ‘have a context’? This unit examines this concept, especially in terms of the relationship of Christian faith to culture(s). What might it mean for the Christian gospel to be...
Semester 2 unit: Beginning With Jesus
“No-one has ever seen God. It is God the only Son, who is close to the Father’s heart who has made him known” (John1:18). Ultimately, the normative source of our knowledge of God is what God reveals of Godself through...
Semester 2 unit: Atheism for Christians
Denys Turner once argued that in order to be a sophisticated atheist, one must learn to deny the most sophisticated forms of belief in God. Similarly, if one is to be a sophisticated Christian, we need to learn to...
Semester 2 unit: The Art of Reconciliation
This unit explores the possibilities and challenges of growing into agents of reconciliation in Australia today.
Semester 2 unit: Gospel Narratives in Ignatian Contemplation
The unit will explore the relationship between Gospel narratives and contemporary life situations. A key focus will be on the role of the imagination in prayer, as outlined by Saint Ignatius. When an exercitant prays...
Health and Integrity Conference Papers eBook
Health and Integrity in Church and Ministry was an ecumenical conversation on the task of rebuilding and renewal after the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, held in Melbourne...
Semester 2 unit: Earliest Christianity: Stories, Text, Beliefs
Immerse yourself in an introduction to New Testament history, texts and theology. Beginning with the letters of Paul as the earliest extant Christian literature, and surveying the development of gospel literature as...
Semester 2 unit: Sent to Serve
This unit invites students to develop a theology of vocation and ministry patterned on Christ, the Good Shepherd, who ‘came to serve and not be served’. Priest or lay, woman or man, young or old, what are the hallmarks...
Semester 2 unit: Reading Scripture Interculturally
Explore the theory and practice of reading Christian Scriptures with people in different cultural contexts. Factors taken into account include the context, cultures, worldviews, heritages and traditions of the biblical...
The Community of Scholars
For the last six months I have enjoyed an extended period of leave, incorporating an opportunity for personal refreshment as well as a sustained time engaged in academic research. This included three wonderful months as...
Semester 2 unit: Leadership: Task and Challenge
Study the concept and practice of leadership from a Christian perspective, utilising De Pree's definition of leadership as (a) defining reality, (b) servanthood, (c) gratitude.
Semester 2 unit: The Gospel of Matthew
This unit provides an in-depth study of the Gospel of Matthew. The primary focus is on the narrative shape and the core theological themes which make this Gospel unique. Attention will be paid to Matthew’s use of his...
Semester 2 unit: Introduction to Ministry and Mission Studies
This unit provides a broad introduction to key aspects of mission and ministry. The unit investigates the following aspects: leadership, supervision, community, spiritual health, team dynamics, conflict and skill...
Semester 2 unit: Dementia, Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care
Interact with and observe agricultural life as a basis for theological reflection on agriculture, the land, social and family life, the environment and economics in a rural setting. Explore needs, opportunities and...
Semester 2 unit: Major Issues in Contemporary Moral Theology
This unit aims to build on the introductory unit in moral theology by exploring a range of important theories and practical issues in moral theology today. The areas to be explored include issues such as major trends in...
Semester 2 unit: The New Testament Foundations of Ignatian Spirituality
The New Testament Foundations of Ignatian Spirituality is designed to develop in students an ability to engage in an informed critical reading of New Testament texts as sacred scripture. It aims to enable students to...
Semester 2 unit: Introduction to the Old Testament
Lecturer: Dr Adam Hensley As an introduction to the Old Testament this unit offers an overview of the textual, cultural, historical, literary and theological features of the literature of the Old Testament. The student...
Australian Lutheran CollegeSemester 2 unit: Children and Families Ministry: Core Issues and Contextualities for Excellence in Practice
Lecturer: Beth Barnett The needs of children and their families will focus our discussion of church and the Australian context. Addressing the theology, spirituality and sociology of the child in relation to family...
Microcredentials for Academic Staff Professional Learning
In a multi-pronged strategic program, the University is currently rolling out digital credential experiences for staff through our Learning Management System, ARK. A microcredential is designed as a very small unit of...
Semester 2 unit: Social and Community Services I
Lecturer: Dr Wilma Gallet Investigate structural disadvantage and social issues and learn how to apply a community development framework to address complex social needs. Structural disadvantage and social issues will be...
Semester 2 unit: The Church in Australia
Lecturers: Reverend Dr Christopher Dowd OP and Reverend Dr Max Vodola This unit will explore the history of the Catholic Church in Australia. It will examine the foundation of the Church in Australia and its development...
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