On the evening of Friday 20 March 2026, the University community gathered at St Paul's Cathedral in Melbourne to witness the graduation of 228 students.
Good research always has a story to tell, and the best research invites us into that story, gripping our interest with the urgency or subtlety of the questions at stake. Storytelling is also part of the pleasure of...
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. To view the latest University Gazette in pdf, issued 21 December...
A new partnership between Trinity College Theological School, the University of Divinity and Perth’s Wollaston Theological College will see WTC Formation students undertake their studies through the UD at TCTS...
On Tuesday 8 December Stirling Theological College held an online event to acknowledge and celebrate the development of the Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma in Supervision from its oversight to that of the...
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...
Biblical songs have multiple afterlives. In a history of invasion, their reverberations are poignant. What is now called Australia is a continent of many First Nations where Country has been sung for tens of thousands...
Rev Dr Robyn Whitaker @RobynJWhitaker from Pilgrim Theological College was a guest on JOY radio to discuss why people of faith should be abhorred by “conversion therapy”. The core tenet of faith is Love God and Love...
Dorothy Lee is Trinity's Stewart Research Prof of New Testament. Growing up in a conservative family, Dorothy never saw herself becoming an ordained minister.
In 2021 the University of Divinity will establish an Indigenous Studies Centre to advance education and research in theology and ministry, and to encourage greater participation and leadership from Indigenous peoples in...
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In this video, Anne Lock (Director of WellSpring) and Peter Bentley (Coordinator of Spiritual Formation) chat about the impact of the pandemic on their work in the Wellspring Centre, and how their teaching team and...
Congratulations to Dr Cathryn (Cath) McKinney who has been appointed the Professional Supervision Program Coordinator at the University of Divinity. Cath has extensive experience as a group relations consultant where...
Majority World, diaspora, Black, and Indigenous churches and theologies are redefining twenty-first century Christianity. And much of this new theology and vitality is being led by women of color.
Congratulations to Associate Professor Chris de Wet who has been elected a Corresponding Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities in 2020 - the highest honour for achievement in the humanities in Australia.
Inaugural Professorial Lecture of Reverend Professor René Erwich. Professor Erwich was appointed a Professor of the University of Divinity by the University Council on 31 October 2019. He is noted for his outstanding...
It is often remarked that writing a PhD is a lonely and harrowing journey, and that COVID has exacerbated many of the difficulties. However, a group of HDR students have been gathering on Tuesdays and Thursdays each...
Congratulations to all our newest graduates! The ceremony of conferring degrees and awarding diplomas and certificates is a time-honoured ritual performed at academic institutions throughout the world. On Friday 4...
The lastest issue of Reo: a journal of theology and ministry, from Stirling Theological College, is out now. Growing For everything there is a season ‘Growing’ might seem a weird topic for this issue of reo...
Dr Angela Sawyer (Stirling Theological College) joins By the Well Podcast to explore the tender and powerful image of God in Isaiah 40, as well as the cosmic and personal hope the end of exile represents to Israel. We...
Congratulations to Professor Mary Coloe pbvm appointed a Professor of the University of Divinity by the University Council on 2 December 2020. Professor Coloe teaches in the field of New Testament studies at Yarra...
Congratulations to Professor David Starling appointed a Professor of the University of Divinity by the University Council on 2 December 2020. Professor Starling is currently the Chief Academic Officer at Morling College...
Congratulations to Jaz Ocampo who has been named a recipient of the Mary Ward Grant for 2021. Jaz is a student at Catholic Theological College, studying a Graduate Diploma in Theology.
The jacaranda tree, with its purple-blue flowers appearing in Melbourne in early December, announces Advent with a burst of liturgical colour. These beautiful trees, scattered along the streets and in parks and gardens...
Meet the Revd Canon Dr Bob Derrenbacker - Dean of the Theological School at Trinity College and Frank Woods Associate Professor in New Testament.
Dr Angela Sawyer (Stirling Theological College) joins By the Well Podcast to explore the tender and powerful image of God in Isaiah 40, as well as the cosmic and personal hope the end of exile represents to Israel. We...
Elizabeth Murray admits that many others saw her leadership potential before she did, and she’s now thankful that she listened to her supporters, and her eventual calling towards ordination.
Biblical texts about shepherds ask pointed questions about the role of political leaders as rulers or servants.
Indigenous women in Abya Yala and around the world live out their life path through the weaving of their wise ancestors who have left a legacy full of layers of wisdom as the Gunadule women say as they sew their molas...
University of Divinity
Katharine Massam
Stirling College
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Robyn Whitaker
Trinity College Theological School
Graham Joseph Hill
Whitley College
Michelle Eastwood
By the Well
Catholic Theological College
Colleen O'Reilly
Fergus King