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Janette Gray PhD Scholarship 2026

The Janette Gray PhD Scholarship provides a Research Fee Scholarship and Research Stipend Scholarship to study a PhD in one of the disciplines of Theology at the University of Divinity.

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Adiaphora The Israel Folau Case, Heterodoxy and ‘Orthodox Sexual Desire’ in Conservative Australian Christianity

An article by Dr Mark Jennings has been published in the Journal for the Academic Study of Religion. In conservative Australian Christianity, "orthodoxy" is no longer about right doctrine, but the "truth" of sexuality...

Mark Jennings

18th April 2023

Opinion

The crucifixion gap: why it took hundreds of years for art to depict Jesus dying on the cross

Robyn J. Whitaker The cross, or crucifix, is arguably the central image of Christianity. What’s the difference between the two? A cross is just that – an empty cross. It stands as a statement that Jesus is no...

Robyn Whitaker

17th April 2023

Opinion

Victim or victor? How the Easter story still resonates today

Robyn J. Whitaker At a March 2023 public talk, journalist Greg Sheridan argued that 40 years ago, the press was friendly to church leaders. Then, it became neutral, and now it is hostile. Sheridan is not alone in...

Robyn Whitaker

17th April 2023

Call for papers News

Preaching from the Heart | Call for Sermons

Australian churches are called to engage with the Statement from the Heart in the context of an historic referendum for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. The response of this project is to produce an Australian...

University of Divinity

17th April 2023

News

University of Divinity joins the Allies for Uluru Coalition to support the “Yes” campaign

The University of Divinity is proud to lend its support to the “Yes” campaign for the referendum to be held later this year on amending the Australian Constitution to create a Voice to Parliament. The University...

University of Divinity

4th April 2023

Save the date: School of Indigenous Studies Conference

The School of Indigenous Studies is excited to announce an upcoming 4-day conference: Raising our Tribal Voice for Justice: An Indigenous Theological Revolution. This is the first-ever national ecumenical platform where...

University of Divinity

31st March 2023

News

University Gazette March 2023

University Gazette for March 2023. The Gazette is a public document that reports the outcomes of meetings of the University Council and Academic Board since the last Gazette was issued.

University of Divinity

31st March 2023

News

Voice, Treaty & Truth Resources

The School of Indigenous Studies recommends the following resources related to the Voice to Parliament & the Yes vote. The website for Together, Yes (the kitchen table conversations movement for the Voice) can be...

University of Divinity

30th March 2023

Opinion

“The only way I could please God was to reject my sexuality”: Stories of LGBTQ+ people in Australian Pentecostal-Charismatic churches

LGBTQ+ people in Australian Pentecostal-Charismatic churches typically experience them as "greedy institutions," where a battleground over sexuality is waged.

Mark Jennings

29th March 2023

Call for papers

ANZATS Confernce 3-5 July 2023 | Call for Papers

The 2023 ANZATS conference will be held fully online from Monday 3 to Wednesday 5 July. This year's theme is "Context and Tradition". ANZATS welcomes paper proposals on the conference topic, to be hosted within one of...

University of Divinity

28th March 2023

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New publications from Sally Douglas

Congratulations to Reverend Dr Sally Douglas from Pilgrim Theological College on the publication of an article and forthcoming release of a new book.

University of Divinity

28th March 2023

2023 Melbourne March Graduation

On the evening of Friday 24 March 2023, the University gathered at St Patrick's Cathedral Melbourne and online to witness the graduation of some 379 students receiving 385 awards. Congratulations to all our newest...

University of Divinity

24th March 2023

News

Watch sessions from a Statement from the Heart workshop

On February 15, 2023 , Professor Anne Pattel-Gray and the Rev Canon Dr Garry Deverell (from the University’s School of Indigenous Studies) presented at a Statement From the Heart workshop hosted in Adelaide by Churches...

University of Divinity

20th March 2023

News

Report released on Understanding domestic violence and religion event

A Roundtable Event was held on 28 October 2022 to explore the question of how faith-based organisations could be part of the solution to domestic violence in Australia. The key messages and recommendations elicited from...

University of Divinity

15th March 2023

News

Kerrie Burn appointed to ATLA Board of Directors

Kerrie Burn has been elected to serve on the Atla Board of Directors for a three-year term from 2023 to 2026.

Library Hub

14th March 2023

Mary Coloe appointed Professor Emerita of the University

Congratulations to Mary Coloe pbvm, appointed Professor Emerita of the University of Divinity by the University Council on 8 March 2023.

University of Divinity

9th March 2023

Publication

New publication: Jesus: A Life in Class Conflict

Dr Robert Myles of Wollaston Theological College, together with Professor James Crossley of MF Oslo, have co-authored a new book: Jesus: A Life in Class Conflict. The book, published by Zer0 Books, was officially...

Wollaston Theological College

27th February 2023

From the Vice-Chancellor

Artificial Intelligence – a new horizon in theological education?

Professor Peter Sherlock, Vice-Chancellor, on the implications of using artificial intelligence and new technologies in theological education and the potential to transform the way we learn, teach, think and create.

Peter Sherlock

24th February 2023

News

Australian Women in Religion Wiki Project Newsletter (Feb 2023)

Read the February 2023 issue of the Australian Women in Religion WikiProject Newsletter for news, achievements and ways that you can become involved.

Kerrie Burn

24th February 2023

Opinion

Exploring Theology, Displacement, and Lived Poetics

Rev Dr Xiaoli Yang, Honorary Research Associate at the University of Divinity, writes about her sabbatical year of study at Princeton Theological Seminary. During this time she is doing research on the concept of lived...

Guest Author

21st February 2023

News

Australian Women in Religion Project: Wikipedian-in-Residence

Do you have Wikipedia editing skills and an interest in research? Would you like to be paid to work on a short-term project related to the AWR Project? Expressions of Interest are invited for this exciting opportunity.

Catholic Theological College

16th February 2023

News

Information for International Students

Information for international students about accommodation, getting a job and your work rights, and other issues relevant to studying in Australia.

University of Divinity

16th February 2023

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Semester 1 unit | Jesus Christ at the Margins

This advanced unit seeks to critically examine Jesus Christ’s engagement with the people who were categorized as at the social margins.

St Athanasius College

15th February 2023

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Semester 1 unit | Women Doctors of the Church

Paul’s injunction that women remain silent in the Church (1 Cor 14: 34-36) could be said to have led to the absence of Women’s Wisdom from the official teaching of the Church over its 2000 year history. Of the 36...

Yarra Theological Union

15th February 2023

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Semester 1 unit | “Women are to be Silent”? Voices Of Women in The New Testament and in Orthodox Christianity

In this unit we will unravel the conflicting evidence by undertaking an in-depth socio-cultural, historical, and literary study of the role of women in the New Testament, and how this image sheds light on the position...

St Athanasius College

13th February 2023

News

More than a ritual: The importance of church singing

Rev. Emily Fraser, HDR student at the University of Divinity, talks about hymns, their role in teaching, and the beauty of singing together in church.

University of Divinity

10th February 2023

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Semester 1 unit | Introduction to the Syriac Language

This unit introduces students to the Syriac language as a basis for enhanced study of patristic literature preserved in Syriac, Peshitta (the standard Biblical text in Syriac) and for future study of the Syriac language.

St Athanasius College

10th February 2023

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Semester 1 unit | Humanity: Theology and Vocation

Humanity: Theology and Vocation is being offered by Wollaston Theological College in semester 1, 2023. Students will be introduced to key issues in the area of theological anthropology, including gender and sexuality...

Wollaston Theological College

10th February 2023

Janette Gray PhD Scholarship 2026

Recently added to Vox

Adiaphora The Israel Folau Case, Heterodoxy and ‘Orthodox Sexual Desire’ in Conservative Australian Christianity

The crucifixion gap: why it took hundreds of years for art to depict Jesus dying on the cross

Victim or victor? How the Easter story still resonates today

Preaching from the Heart | Call for Sermons

University of Divinity joins the Allies for Uluru Coalition to support the “Yes” campaign

Save the date: School of Indigenous Studies Conference

University Gazette March 2023

Voice, Treaty & Truth Resources

“The only way I could please God was to reject my sexuality”: Stories of LGBTQ+ people in Australian Pentecostal-Charismatic churches

ANZATS Confernce 3-5 July 2023 | Call for Papers

New publications from Sally Douglas

2023 Melbourne March Graduation

Watch sessions from a Statement from the Heart workshop

Report released on Understanding domestic violence and religion event

Kerrie Burn appointed to ATLA Board of Directors

Mary Coloe appointed Professor Emerita of the University

New publication: Jesus: A Life in Class Conflict

Artificial Intelligence – a new horizon in theological education?

Australian Women in Religion Wiki Project Newsletter (Feb 2023)

Exploring Theology, Displacement, and Lived Poetics

Australian Women in Religion Project: Wikipedian-in-Residence

Information for International Students

Semester 1 unit | Jesus Christ at the Margins

Semester 1 unit | Women Doctors of the Church

Semester 1 unit | “Women are to be Silent”? Voices Of Women in The New Testament and in Orthodox Christianity

More than a ritual: The importance of church singing

Semester 1 unit | Introduction to the Syriac Language

Semester 1 unit | Humanity: Theology and Vocation

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