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Witnessing History: A Gathering for Truth and Solidarity

The Victorian Government will offer a formal apology in Parliament to First Nations peoples on Tuesday 9th December at 11.00am (AEDT), acknowledging the profound harm caused by the State and by colonisation...

University of Divinity

5 days ago

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Dr Brian Macallan appointed Associate Head of Bible, Theology and Ministry at Stirling

Congratulations to Dr Brian Macallan who has been appointed Associate Head of Bible, Theology and Ministry at Stirling Theological College. He also maintains his position as a Senior Lecturer in Theology at the College...

Stirling College

6th July 2020

Alumni Research

Sink like a stone

Dr Libby Byrne's ongoing research explores the idea of painting a contribution to a conversation about the lived experience of incarnational worship. In this strange time of COVID isolation, both together and apart, Dr...

Guest Author

2nd July 2020

Opinion

By the Well Podcast – Pentecost 5 (Song 2, Genesis 24, and Matt 11)

This week the lectionary offers a rare chance to preach on the love poetry known as Song of Songs (Song of Solomon). Hebrew Bible scholar, Brian Kolia, joins the podcast to unpack Genesis 24:34-38, 58-67, Song of Songs...

By the Well

30th June 2020

Publication

Holy Body and Holy Scripture | by Nebojsa Tumara

Congratulations to Fr Dr Nebojsa Tumara on the publication of his new book Holy Body and Holy Scripture: Anthropological Assumptions of Ascetic Exegesis of the Holy Scripture in Early Rabbinic Judaism and Early Syriac...

St Athanasius College

29th June 2020

Opinion

Trauma and ‘the new normal’

One of the phrases that must be in contention for the phrase of the year contest is ‘the new normal.’ Just searching the news gives over a million hits in the last month alone. But the rapid reoccurrence of this phrase...

Christopher Porter

29th June 2020

Student Profile

How a chance encounter set this theology student on a new path

For Molly Swee, sitting down for an unscheduled ‘cuppa’ with the Dean of Trinity College’s Theological School led to master’s coursework and an enriched life. I work as an essential worker with the Victorian Government...

Trinity College Theological School

25th June 2020

Opinion

Breaking the chain

The story in which Ishmael and Hagar are driven out into the wilderness by Sarah, with Abraham’s complicity, has often been read as setting up the animosity which has persisted between different nations and faith...

Fergus King

24th June 2020

Opinion

COVID-19 Chronicles: Interview with Mark Lindsay on Australia

What impact is the COVID-19 pandemic having on religious communities around the world? In this episode, Dr Ed Kessler speaks with Reverend Professor Mark Lindsay from Trinity College Theological School about the...

Trinity College Theological School

24th June 2020

Publication

The Interpretations of the Theotokias by the Patriarch John ibn Qiddis

St Athanasius College are delighted to announce the publication of a new book by a member of academic staff, Associate Professor Youhanna Youssef. Associate Professor Youssef has published more than a dozen books in...

St Athanasius College

18th June 2020

News

John Flett appointed Professor of the University

Congratulations to Reverend Professor John Flett, appointed a Professor of the University of Divinity by the University Council on 17 June 2020. Professor Flett is currently the Coordinator of Studies in Missiology and...

University of Divinity

18th June 2020

Opinion

The past is not fixed for nations and peoples

The impact of the past on the present is not fixed for nations and peoples, any more than it is for individuals. We humans are constantly revising the stories we tell ourselves in light of new insights or abilities...

Colleen O'Reilly

18th June 2020

COVID Revelations

A university-wide research and impact project about the COVID crisis, in partnership with others within and beyond the University. This is centred on three interventions: disclosure, discernment and duty.

University of Divinity

17th June 2020

Opinion

Reflection on the Trinity

Over the weeks of lockdown through the coronavirus, we celebrated major festivals of the church’s year: in particular, the death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus, along with his sending of the Spirit. Trinity Sunday...

Dorothy Lee

16th June 2020

News

Major Dr David Janssen appointed Academic Dean at Whitley College

Congratulations to Major Dr David Janssen who has been appointed Academic Dean at Whitley College. David is currently Higher Education Course Coordinator and Lecturer at Eva Burrows College. He has been involved in...

Whitley College

12th June 2020

Opinion

Why the Old Testament is as relevant as ever to the modern world

Trinity's Senior Lecturer in Old Testament, Dr Rachelle Gilmour, explains how the Old Testament draws parallels to this new world we find ourselves living in.

Rachelle Gilmour

12th June 2020

Opinion Publication

Race and Christianity in Australia

This essay by Rev Dr Jason Goroncy argues that racism in Australia has explicitly Christian roots. In particular, these roots find their beginnings in the European story of Christendom.

Jason Goroncy

12th June 2020

Opinion

Breathe

Almost three months ago – when shops had just closed, borders had been shut, and we were beginning to hunker down into an indefinite period of home isolation – my wife, Sonia, chalked a single word on the wall of our...

Mark Lindsay

12th June 2020

Opinion

Heroes never escape unscathed: Bringing toxic behaviour to light

Sarah Bacaller Sometimes, we don’t realise that something is wrong until it has started to change for the better. Sometimes, we don’t realise how hard something has been, until we’ve reached the apex of the hill and...

Sarah Bacaller

12th June 2020

Opinion

Life in Lockdown, or the Challenges of being Housebound

I don’t know about you, but I am starting to get really sick of the four walls of my study and my house. My routine is the same each day. I needed to establish a routine in order to put some structure around what is...

Marilyn Hope

11th June 2020

News

Bringing Australasian Scholarship to the World: The Legacy of Pacifica

This article is republished from atla.com. Origin Story Over thirty years ago, a group of theologians met at Catholic Theological College (CTC) in Melbourne to discuss the future of their college publication, Tolle...

Guest Author

10th June 2020

Opinion

Trump’s photo op with church and Bible was offensive, but not new

US President Donald Trump delivered an address this week in which he threatened military action on the nation. Then he walked to the nearby St John’s Episcopal Church to pose with a Bible. Yes, Trump held the Bible like...

Robyn Whitaker

9th June 2020

Alumni News

Rev Dr Elizabeth Smith recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours 2020

Congratulations to Reverend Dr Elizabeth Joyce Smith AM who has been recognised as a Member (AM) in the General Division of the Queen’s Birthday 2020 Honours. Dr Smith, an alumna of the University of Divinity...

University of Divinity

8th June 2020

News

Annual Report 2019

The 2019 University of Divinity Annual Report was tabled in the Parliament of Victoria on Tuesday 2 June 2020 and is now available.
You can view Annual Reports from previous years on the University of Divinity website.

University of Divinity

2nd June 2020

News

Report reveals push for profits compromises finance sector staff

This article is republished from Mirage news. A Report commissioned by the Finance Sector Union of Australia (FSU) and completed by the Religion and Social Policy Network of the University of Divinity has found the...

Religion and Social Policy

1st June 2020

Alumni

Pope Francis names Bishop Mark Edwards as new Bishop of the Diocese of Wagga Wagga

Bishop Mark Edwards OMI is an alumnus of the University of Divinity, and a lecturer at Catholic Theological College. This article is reposted from ABC Riverina, by Moyra Shields. The Auxiliary Bishop of the...

University of Divinity

1st June 2020

News

University Gazette May 2020

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 29 May 2020...

University of Divinity

1st June 2020

Featured Opinion

Can I get a witness? Violence, racism and Christian response

This article is republished from Crosslight. Yet another black man has died this week as a result of police brutality in the USA. His name was George Floyd and his story ignited both rage and grief across Minneapolis...

Robyn Whitaker

28th May 2020

Common Grace: Walk together this Reconciliation Week

Common Grace is a movement of Christians who are passionate about Jesus and justice. Led by UD alumna and current student Brooke Prentis, this National Reconciliation Week, Common Grace is curating resources to help...

University of Divinity

27th May 2020

Witnessing History: A Gathering for Truth and Solidarity

Recently added to Vox

Dr Brian Macallan appointed Associate Head of Bible, Theology and Ministry at Stirling

Sink like a stone

By the Well Podcast – Pentecost 5 (Song 2, Genesis 24, and Matt 11)

Holy Body and Holy Scripture | by Nebojsa Tumara

Trauma and ‘the new normal’

How a chance encounter set this theology student on a new path

Breaking the chain

COVID-19 Chronicles: Interview with Mark Lindsay on Australia

The Interpretations of the Theotokias by the Patriarch John ibn Qiddis

John Flett appointed Professor of the University

The past is not fixed for nations and peoples

COVID Revelations

Reflection on the Trinity

Major Dr David Janssen appointed Academic Dean at Whitley College

Why the Old Testament is as relevant as ever to the modern world

Race and Christianity in Australia

Breathe

Heroes never escape unscathed: Bringing toxic behaviour to light

Life in Lockdown, or the Challenges of being Housebound

Bringing Australasian Scholarship to the World: The Legacy of Pacifica

Trump’s photo op with church and Bible was offensive, but not new

Rev Dr Elizabeth Smith recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours 2020

Annual Report 2019

Report reveals push for profits compromises finance sector staff

Pope Francis names Bishop Mark Edwards as new Bishop of the Diocese of Wagga Wagga

University Gazette May 2020

Can I get a witness? Violence, racism and Christian response

Common Grace: Walk together this Reconciliation Week

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