As a young woman, Dorothy dreamed of becoming an Anglican priest, preaching the Gospel, surrounded by incense, music and sacred art. As you imagine, this kind of ambition was discouraged in the 1970s, except...
The Uniting Church National History Society recently held a public webinar on Churches' response to redress arising out of the Child Abuse Royal Commission. Watch the recording of the event on Vox.
What incentives drive people to hold public office: self-interest or a desire to serve others makes a huge difference…
Professor Wendy Mayer from Australian Lutheran College joined an international online panel of experts to discuss 'Conversations in religion and the healing arts'.
Professor Mark Brett on the importance of rigorous thinking and research, especially in times of crisis.
Kimmy? Kimmy? Kimmy, now look at me. Look at me Kim. Look at moi. Look at moi. Now, I’ve got one word to say to you, Kim. Mask. When we want someone’s full attention, as Kath so often does with her self-absorbed...
This article is written in memorium of Dr Michael Bowden (21 March 1947 – 11 April 2020), who graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Divinity in December 2019. In accompanying students...
What’s the ‘F’? ‘Fake news’? ‘Filioque’? ‘Facebook’? ‘Freedom’? or…? In a world of QAnon, Twitterati, and the myriad of social media platforms that masquerade as ‘news’ sources, it probably sounds terribly passé to...
Research is an opportunity to take up one aspect of our creaturely calling to understand God’s world well and live in it better. Research gives us the chance to see the world clearly and delight in it more deeply and...
As a biblical scholar who has been a researcher for over twenty years now (where did the time go?), I have often been asked the “so what?” question. Why do you do research on the bible and what difference does it make?
The University’s Academic Board provides for the election of two student members – one student in a coursework program, one student in a research degree – elected for a term of two years. The enrolment of...
From 2021, the University will offer not only a high-quality and rich learning experience for students, but also Australia’s most affordable University degrees in theology, counselling, ministry and philosophy.
October is Theological Libraries Month and at the University of Divinity we think Theological Libraries are worth celebrating!
Most of us are living through a year that is unprecedented in our lifetimes. Too young to remember the Spanish flu, we’ve grown up in a world where we take Western wonder drugs and life-saving vaccines for granted. We...
Now is a season to be gentle with oneself, not to admonish, but to find encouragement or seek help.
Megan Turton, a specialist on law in the Hebrew Bible, joins us to talk about the Decalogue and legal narrative in Exodus. Holiness, identity, and mutual covenant are key themes to explore. In the gospel reading...
An update regarding 2020 graduations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The next ceremony (on Friday 4 December 2020) will be a virtual occasion.
In August 2020, a special themed issue was released on 'The church in a post-pandemic world'. Contributions were submitted by workers across the Lutheran Church in Australia and New Zealand.
Once a week until mid-December, ISCAST will host a presentation followed by a discussion forum. A variety of talks will occur on topics such as vaccinations, medical ethics, the COVID economy and more.
Time is a strange thing. Although the constant ticking of the second hand of a clock reminds us that time passes at a constant rate, our experience of it is very different.
What are the possibilities for a grounded spirituality, in the aftermath of colonisation? Indigenous theologian Garry Deverell has lived the search for a spirituality that connects land and body.
Watch the replay online of Pastor Thomas Pietsch's recent research seminar on 'Worship as the Hermeneutical Key to Cyril of Alexandria's De adoratione'
Joint Churches Domestic Violence Prevention Project workshops bring together clergy, faith leaders and laity to examine ways in which to address violence, bringing this into the light of truth and healing.
Almost half of this volume comprises the introduction and translation of Luther's Antinomian Disputations (1537–1540) by Dr Jeffrey Silcock, lecturer emeritus in systematic theology at Australian Lutheran College.
By Dr Josephine Inkpin Simply existing as a transgender person is to share a dangerous vocation. For humanity constructs its worlds with a multiplicity of constricted shapes and identity lines. Some give life but at...
Sean Winter, Head of Pilgrim Theological College and Pauline scholar, sits down with Robyn to discuss the themes and setting of Paul’s letter to the Philippians.
What do we learn through hardships and deprivation? What kind of person do we become through such experiences?
Is it possible to be biologically dead, but socially alive? What would that entail? On God Forbid, James and panel find out more about the digital afterlife.
Caves are often considered to be dark and unpleasant places, yet Plato and Inigo of Loyola let us see them as places for reflection and preparation for life.
Guest Author
Fergus King
Wendy Mayer
Mark Brett
Colleen O'Reilly
Robyn Reynolds
Darrell Jackson
Andrew Sloane
Liz Boase
University of Divinity
Kerrie Burn
Robyn Whitaker
Rachelle Gilmour
By the Well
Gary Heard
Garry Worete Deverell
Australian Lutheran College
Sean Winter