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...
This article is reported from blackbothy.com Several years ago, I was a minister in an inner-city community church. On the Easter weekend I am writing about, a member of our community, Davey, * had taken his own life...
To celebrate 50 episodes of the Love Rinse Repeat podcast, Liam interviewed seven guests about Jesus’ seven last words from the cross.
Over recent weeks I have watched friends, colleagues and neighbours respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in many ways. Two stand out: frenetic work to deal with endless tasks, and inactivity arising from an inability to...
This article was published by ABC Religion and Ethics Among other things, COVID-19 has brought with it an invitation to rethink what we imagine a safe society to be. It has also exposed, again, the failures of unbridled...
I chose to go to Bible and theological college in my late twenties. (In Australia, we tend to call seminaries theological colleges). I’d spent close to 10 years serving with a church planting team, and felt that I...
'The end has started': Why apocalyptic literature can offer solace during the coronavirus crisis | ABCNews, with comment from Trinity College Theological School's Reverend Professor Dorothy Lee.
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Christ’s last words on the cross in the accounts of Matthew and Mark fuse a tender, intimate address, ‘my God’, with the deep despair of abandonment. The question is not...
How’s your blood pressure? COVID-19 is leading to lock-downs the likes of which we have not seen in generations. The share market is taking everyone on a downward spiral that not even the scariest amusement park ride...
Dr Sam Curkpatrick (Tutor in Christian Theology; Curator, Hindmarsh Research Centre) As COVID19 spread beyond China, Iran’s Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi appeared on screen to provide the country with an update...
Reverend Associate Professor Glen O’Brien, Research Coordinator at Eva Burrows College and Chair of the University’s Research Committee, has contributed an entry on ‘Methodism’ to an important new two-volume reference...
Rev Associate Professor Frank Rees joins us this week to talk about preaching on Good Friday. We focus on the Hebrews readings (ch. 4 & 10) and John 18-19, discussing the strange, to modern ears, notion of...
Congratulations to Damien Arnold, appointed General Manager of Stirling Theological College.
With the outbreak of COVID-19, the world population is being asked to band together as a global community. During this time, the Dean of the Theological School at Trinity reminds us that in order to function well as a...
Planned maintenance has been scheduled for Wednesday 8 April 2020 between the hours of 5pm and 11pm AEST which will result in some university application systems being unavailable during this time. Although maintenance...
On the verge of entering into Holy Week my thoughts turned to another single-celled organism we call yeast. In ancient Israel, yeast was removed from households for the week of Passover and the Feast of Unleavened bread...
How do you celebrate religion and faith in time of coronavirus, when places of worship are closed? Many religious institutions have turned to the internet by streaming live videos, sending mp3 sermons via email and...
In this unprecedented season of response to a global crisis, there is a great opportunity for us to bring hope and confidence despite the shifting landscape. Christians have an advantage, not in being better than...
To belong is to be at home with ourselves through others.* It is interconnection. Differences with one another do not have to mean rejection, isolation or exclusion. Differences within acceptance bring growth, where...
The University’s response to the COVID-19 crisis is guided by two priorities: to safeguard the health of our members and the general public, and to ensure continuity of our mission of education and research, especially...
Over the centuries, the logistical issues of participating in worship exercised the Jewish ancestors of our faith.
Professor Mark Brett and Dr Rachelle Gilmour As churches adapt to the moral and legal demand not to hold services in our buildings, many priests, pastors and congregations of all types are exploring new technological...
A 14-Day Retreat for people who have to isolate themselves for 14 days during the Coronavirus crisis.
Congratulations to Professor Gabrielle McMullen AM FRACI, appointed Deputy Chancellor of the University of Divinity. Gabrielle is a familiar face to the University community, having served as a member of the University...
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As I write the COVID-19 virus is transmitting itself from person to person at an exponential rate. Much of the transmission is happening ‘under the radar’ as people who do not know they have the virus pass...
Congratulations to Dr Daryl Barclay and Dr Jacob Joseph, recipients of the University Medal. The University Medal may be awarded by the Academic Board of the University to a student of the University who has completed a...
Congratulations to all our newest graduates! Join us online at 7:30pm on Friday 27 March to celebrate the achievements of our students, sharing virtual applause and congratulations for each other.
These are certainly challenging times. Each day the landscape of our lives is changing, with the government giving new information about how we should be responding in light of the coronavirus. Below are three small...
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