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Graeme Blackman AO to be awarded Doctor of Divinity (honoris causa)

Congratulations to Dr Graeme L. Blackman AO, who will be awarded the University of Divinity’s highest academic honour, the Doctor of Divinity (honoris causa), at a ceremony in April 2027. The award recognises...

University of Divinity

3 days ago

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“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

Publication

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

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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

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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

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Semester 1 unit | A Comparative Study of Religions

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...

Yarra Theological Union

9th February 2023

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Introducing the School of Professional Practice

Empowered professionals, transforming communities: The University of Divinity School of Professional Practice, where work and purpose meet.

University of Divinity

9th February 2023

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Semester 1 unit | Loving God: The Theological Imagination of John’s Writing

Loving God: The Theological Imagination of John’s Writing is being offered by St Francis College in semester 1, 2023. In this unit the Gospel of John and the letters of John are studied as both witnesses to the...

St Francis College

8th February 2023

News

Dr Robert Myles to become Executive Editor of Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus

Dr Robert Myles of Wollaston Theological College in the University of Divinity has been appointed as the next Executive Editor of the Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus, effective 1 March 2023.

Wollaston Theological College

7th February 2023

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Semester 1 unit | Being Anglican

Being Anglican is being offered by Wollaston Theological College in semester 1, 2023.

Wollaston Theological College

7th February 2023

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Semester 1 unit | Coptic Art and Iconography I

This is a face-to-face practical unit from SAC which will focus on the "writing" of icons as an important method of transforming the sacred invisible into the visible image.

St Athanasius College

6th February 2023

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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...

Yarra Theological Union

6th February 2023

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Semester 1 unit | Pastoral and Spiritual Care of Older People

Pastoral and Spiritual Care of Older People is being offered by Eva Burrows College in semester 1, 2023. This unit will give students a framework for pastoral theology and ministry to older people.

Eva Burrows College

3rd February 2023

Graeme Blackman AO to be awarded Doctor of Divinity (honoris causa)

Recently added to Vox

“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

Semester 1 unit | A Comparative Study of Religions

Introducing the School of Professional Practice

Semester 1 unit | Loving God: The Theological Imagination of John’s Writing

Dr Robert Myles to become Executive Editor of Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus

Semester 1 unit | Being Anglican

Semester 1 unit | Coptic Art and Iconography I

Semester 1 unit | Exile, trauma and the presence of God: The Book of Ezekiel

Semester 1 unit | Pastoral and Spiritual Care of Older People

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