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.
Reverend Carolyn Francis, co-pastor at Collins Street Baptist Church joins Robyn and Fran to talk about the woman at the well in John 4 – the story which inspired the name of this podcast. We discuss the vulnerability...
To coincide with International Women's Day on Sunday 8 March, the University of Divinity is officially launching the Australian Women in Religion Project. Together our goal is to create 100 new Wikipedia entries for...
The first week of the academic teaching year at the University of Divinity has coincided with the beginning of the Christian season of Lent. This happens every few years, but in 2020 is all the more notable in this time...
We are pleased to release Volume 3, Issue 1 of the JCS Newsletter – Studiorum for 2020.
Enjoy reading about the happenings at JCS and our community.
This article was first published by The Melbourne Anglican. St Paul has, in some circles – both critical and popular, earned a reputation for misogyny, which seriously tarnishes his stature as a major figure in the...
Michael Toy | Reposted from Ethos, with permission. We learn to listen better so that we can learn to live better. – Mark Menjivar I spent the bulk of 2019 reading, researching and writing about a subject that I had...
中国大陆 抵 澳高校学生及教职员工 须知 The Department of Education, Skills and Employment has updated its Coronavirus FAQs for international students. This updated fact sheet is also available in Simplified Chinese. Where can I get more...
The University of Divinity has a new Code of Conduct. The Code of Conduct applies to all members of the University when on University or College premises, using University or College facilities and services, or engaging...
Congratulations to Kerrie Burn, who has been elected to serve on the Atla Board of Directors from 2020-2023 and is the first member elected to the Board from outside of North America. Kerrie is the Library Manager for...
From building motorcars to craft brewing, becoming ordained and completing a PhD, our Theological School’s newest post-doc research fellow, Dr Chris, boasts an impressive CV. Dr Chris Porter is a fascinating...
University of Divinity students are invited to participate in this series of workshops. ISANA: International Education Association has received funding from Study Melbourne to undertake the Consumer Protection and...
On the evening of Friday 7 February 2020, the University gathered at The Platform, Perth, to witness the graduation of some 16 students. View the 2020 Perth Graduation Program Read Major Deborah Robinson’s...
Measurement, Meaning and Mindfulness in Health, Education and Work Elizabeth Anscombe’s term ‘human flourishing’ describes the quest and desire for ‘the good life’—wellbeing or life in its fullness and wholeness. It has...
This article is published with permission from The Southern Cross. Before Michael Bowden was conferred with his PhD by the University of Divinity at the Glynde Lutheran Church in Adelaide, he gathered with his family...
In July this year, ISCAST–Christians in Science and Technology will run its 12th Conference on Science and Christianity in Melbourne. The theme of the conference is “A Hopeful Future?” and it will focus on both the...
中国大陆 抵 澳高校学生及教职员工 须知 The Australian Government Department of Health has issued fact sheets for university students and staff arriving from Hubei Province, China. Where can I get more information? Visit the...
By the Well: A weekly podcast for preachers Alistair Macrae, minister at Wesley Uniting Church, joins Robyn & Fran to discuss discipleship, call, and repentance in Matthew 4. We discuss being disciples not admirers...
The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Peter Sherlock, presented a report to the University Council at its December 2019 meeting summarising the University’s work so far in response to the Final Report and Recommendations of...
Trinity College Theological School | Media Release 13 January 2020 Dr Scott A. Kirkland has been appointed to the John and Jeanne Stockdale Chair (Stockdale Chair) in Practical Theology and Ethics at Trinity College’s...
By the Well: A weekly podcast for preachers In this episode, Dorothy Lee joins Robyn and Fran to discuss John 1:29-42 and baptism by the Holy Spirit. Desire, identity, invitational evangelism, sin, and purpose are...
As fires tear through Australian communities, destroying lives, homes and animals, many are wondering what they can do to help victims and support firefighters. Here’s how you can help. In addition to praying for the...
The Newsletter of St Athanasius College Koinonia is available in print and electronic PDF formats Featured in this issue: Congratulations to our 2019 graduates! News from Wadi al-Natrun Reflections on new subjects at...
By Graham Joseph Hill and Jen Barker | The Global Church Project Recently, we published “160+ Australian and New Zealander Women in Theology You Should Know About.” The post shows the quality of theological work being...
It took 400 years, but sometime in the early fifth century Christians transformed a tradition about Jesus’s miraculous virgin birth into a doctrine that inextricably connected sex with sin. It has plagued the church...
Belief in the virgin birth comes from the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. Their birth stories are different, but both present Mary as a virgin when she became pregnant with Jesus. Mary and Joseph begin their sexual...
The Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Sherlock has announced the appointment of Professor Wendy Mayer as the Dean of Research Strategy at the University of Divinity, commencing 1 February 2020. This two-year, part-time...
The Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Sherlock has announced the appointment of Rev Dr Garry Deverell as the inaugural Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow in Indigenous Theology at the University of Divinity. This new part-time...
The Gazette is a public document which 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 11 December...
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