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Alumni profile: Russell Goulbourne – the University of Melbourne Dean’s path to ordination
The Revd Professor Russell Goulbourne felt a possible calling to ordained ministry in his late teens, but it wasn’t until he had an established career as a university faculty Dean and found himself unexpectedly in a new...
Alumni profile: From refugee camp to Bishop – the inspiring story of Jacob Deng Garang Akech
Deng Garang Akech Kuch (later to be known as Jacob) started believing in God because he could see no other way of surviving. Now, he can’t believe how far his faith has taken him.
Alumni Profile: Cynthia Skruzny
Keep an open mind and allow God to surprise you. Cynthia Skruzny started her journey at the University of Divinity at Catholic Theological College when it was located in Clayton (now in East Melbourne). She had decided...
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Trinity College appoints a new Warden
Trinity College appoints Reverend Professor Russell Goulbourne to the role of ninth Warden.
Educating for Humanity | New publication
Educating For Humanity reviews the world of education and offers a mosaic to argue what schools and early childhood centres are fundamentally for: The development of individual human beings to be their best selves, and...
Archbishop Kay Goldsworthy AO awarded Doctor of Divinity (honoris causa)
University of Divinity awards highest academic honour to The Most Reverend Kay Goldsworthy AO, Archbishop of Perth, for her work as a groundbreaking leader and supporter for women in ministry, as a vocal advocate for...
UD Alum appointed Director of the St James’ Institute
Congratulations to Dr Paul Oslington, who has been appointed as the new Director of the St James’ Institute at St James King Street, Sydney.
Reverend Dr John Deane honoured with a Lambeth Award
The University of Divinity congratulates the Reverend Dr John Deane on receiving the Cross of St Augustine for Services to the Anglican Communion, in the Lambeth Awards 2023.
Dr Nixon de Vera’s first monograph reviewed by Oxford Academic
Dr Nixon de Vera's monograph has recently been reviewed by Professor Paul D. Molnar. The review is published in the Journal of Theological Studies (June 2023).
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Alumni Network breakfast
Thank you to all who joined us on Friday 12 August for the Alumni Network Breakfast in Box Hill.
Interview with Associate Professor Jason Goroncy
Associate Professor Jason Goroncy recently spoke with Vox about what he enjoys about teaching at the University, his own early theological studies, and why he thinks asking questions is a key component of theology.
Alumnus pioneers ‘Empowerment Script’ to help with PTSD and trauma
Congratulations to Dr Lowen Clarke (alumnus of the University of Divinity) who was recently awarded a Doctorate from Miecat Institute for his research developing 'Empowerment Script', a script format that he discovered...
Graeme Blair Memorial Fund – Supporting Arising Life Ministries in Zambia
Reverend Dr Merryl Blair is a graduate and academic staff member of the University of Divinity. Merryl and her husband Graeme first travelled to Ndola, Zambia in 2009, to teach at Northrise University, a private...
UD alumna appointed Executive Officer for ANZATS and CDT
Dr Simone Rickerby – a biblical scholar, with a PhD from the University of Divinity (2015) – will take up the role in January 2021. Simone brings to the position more than a decade of experience in executive...
This Assembly of Believers
Congratulations to Dr Bryan Cones whose PhD thesis, This Assembly of Believers: The Gifts of Difference in the Church at Prayer, has been published by SCM Press in the UK.
Double Take: Robyn Whitaker and Fran Barber
Rev Dr Robyn Whitaker and Rev Fran Barber have been friends for 25 years. In that time they have shared a lot of things – including a wedding dress. They now share a podcast to help resource people in ministry.
Sink like a stone
Dr Libby Byrne's ongoing research explores the idea of painting a contribution to a conversation about the lived experience of incarnational worship. In this strange time of COVID isolation, both together and apart, Dr...
Rev Dr Elizabeth Smith recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours 2020
Congratulations to Reverend Dr Elizabeth Joyce Smith AM who has been recognised as a Member (AM) in the General Division of the Queen’s Birthday 2020 Honours. Dr Smith, an alumna of the University of Divinity...
Pope Francis names Bishop Mark Edwards as new Bishop of the Diocese of Wagga Wagga
Bishop Mark Edwards OMI is an alumnus of the University of Divinity, and a lecturer at Catholic Theological College. This article is reposted from ABC Riverina, by Moyra Shields. The Auxiliary Bishop of the...
Easter Saturday: Honoring grief and disappointment
This article is reported from blackbothy.com Several years ago, I was a minister in an inner-city community church. On the Easter weekend I am writing about, a member of our community, Davey, * had taken his own life...
Cathryn McKinney
The 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...
University launches an Alumni Network
The University of Divinity has graduated over ten thousand students since the very first graduation ceremony was held on 6 May 1913. Our alumni are found in every corner of the globe and every walk of life. On the...
Rev Dr Kevin Lenehan appointed Master of Catholic Theological College
Media Release | 5 September 2019 Catholic Theological College is very pleased to announce the appointment of Reverend Dr Kevin Lenehan as Master of the College for a term from 16 September 2019 to 31 December 2022...
Catholic Theological College
Alumnus PhD thesis published by American Society of Missiology monograph series
Congratulations to Dr Randall Prior, on the publication of his PhD thesis by the American Society of Missiology in their monograph series. Dr Prior is an alumnus of the University of Divinity, having graduated with a...
Ep31. 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...
Pilgrim Theological College
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...
To the cell for you!
Monastic rules of our lives: the inner cell and the secret place The ‘cell’, to the secular world, is more than often portrayed as a place of detention; a room for those deemed guilty of the most heinous crimes; a home...
Shady Nessim
Monastic rules for our lives: The virtue of silence
Shady Kiryakos Nessim Current student and alumnus, St Athanasius College, The University of Divinity Walking into the Yarra Valley, one cannot ignore the serenity that compliments the Maroondah Reservoir Park, and the...
Sex and Politics
Associate Professor Katharine Massam Convenor, Australian Collaborators in Feminist Theologies “Good theology changes lives!” Teash Taylor, a postgraduate student at the UD, gave a pithy summary of the significance of...
Feminist Theologies
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 CollegeUniversity community celebrated in Australia Day honours
Several members of the University of Divinity community have been recognised in the 2019 Australia Day Honours List. They include Reverend Professor Emeritus Robert Gribben AM, Reverend Dr Robert Mitchell AM, Reverend...
CTC Lecturer wins “best doctorate in moral theology” from Alphonsianum Academy, Rome
Congratulations to Reverend Dr Cameron Forbes, who was awarded the highest mark for a doctorate submitted in 2017-2018 from the Alphonsianum Academy of the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome. Dr Forbes, an alumnus of...
Sharon Hollis named as UCA President-elect
Congratulations to Reverend Sharon Hollis; announced as the Uniting Church in Australia President-elect at the 15th Assembly on Thursday morning, 12 July 2018. An alumnus of the University of Divinity, Reverend Hollis...
