Offered by YTU in semester 1, 2023, "A Comparative Study of Religions" provides an empathetic understanding of the different religions practiced in Australia including the Aboriginal religions and the New Religious...
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Semester 1 unit | Exile, trauma and the presence of God: The Book of Ezekiel
This unit from YTU offers a thematic introduction to the book of Ezekiel, a prophetic book of the Babylonian Exile (597/587-539 BCE) that explores existential questions such as the meaning of exile, the perceived...
Semester 1 unit | Entering the World of the New Testament
Entering the World of the New Testament is being offered by Yarra Theological Union in semester 1, 2023. This unit aims to provide students with a comprehensive overview of the formation, socio-historical setting, and...
Senior Academic Women from Yarra Theological Union meet with the Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne
Doctors Eleanor Flynn, Claire Renkin and Carmel Posa sgs, met with the Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne, Peter Comensoli on the 30 November. As members of a group of women working for reform in the Catholic Church...
Professor Mary Coloe’s “John 1-10” receives honourable mention at Catholic Media Association book awards
Congratulations to Professor Mary Coloe, who recently received an honourable mention at the Catholic Media Awards (USA) for her recent feminist commentary on John 1-10. These awards recognise the outstanding work of...
“Much Ado About Nothing”, Professor Mary Coloe’s Plenary Paper
Professor Mary Coloe responds to the themes of the combined conferences of the Australian Biblical, Theological and Moral Associations, in her plenary paper "Much Ado About Nothing".
John McDowell appointed Associate Dean at YTU
Yarra Theological Union is delighted to announce that Professor John McDowell has been appointed as Associate Dean for the next two years commencing in the second semester 2021.
Wisdom Commentary: John 1-10
Congratulations to Mary Coloe on the forthcoming publication in July of Volume 1 of her feminist commentary on John. Volume 2 will be published in October this year.
Vale Reverend Associate Professor Cormac Nagle OFM
He was an extraordinary man and we are so deeply indebted to his vision, energy, love, and faith. Pax et Bonum was not just a Franciscan motto for him, it was reality deeply and richly lived.
Constructing Exile
What happens to a community when it is destroyed by a foreign power? How do survivors face the future? Is it all over for them? In Constructing Exile, John Hill investigates how the people of ancient Judah survived...