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...
On The Edge: A-Way with the Ocean, Jan Morgan and Graeme Garrett (Morning Star Publishing, 2018) 9780648232452 Life on Earth ultimately depends on the oceans. ‘No blue, no green’ as world-renowned ocean scientist Sylvia...
On 18 June 2018 the Master of the College, Very Reverend Associate Professor Shane Mackinlay welcomed our International guests and keynote speakers, Professor John Collins, Holmes Professor of Old Testament Criticism...
Congratulations to Catholic Theological College faculty, winners in the 2018 Catholic Press Awards, CPA Book Awards, CPA Gabriel Awards, and Student Awards! The 2018 program included: 2939 entries from 233 publication...
The current debate about freedom of religion in Australia has been overly narrow in its scope. Various anxieties are circulating about the ways in which the state may soon extend its jurisdiction over religious...
The University of Divinity and the Australian Academy of Liturgy (Victoria Chapter) invite submissions for the 2018 Leatherland Prize. ABOUT THE LEATHERLAND PRIZE The Leatherland Prize was established to honour the...
Contributions from three members of the University’s Centre for Research in Religion and Social Policy are featured in the latest issue of Arena Journal – Religion in a Secular Age Can We Re-imagine a Good...
A New Points System The Academic Board has approved a major change to the points system used at the University of Divinity to denote the weighting of units in all University awards. This system will take effect on 1...
The Pastoral Research Office is an agency of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference. It provides research and pastoral planning consultancy services to dioceses and Catholic agencies. This post introduces some of...
To view the latest University Gazette in pdf, issued 22 June 2018, please use this link: Gazette 2018-06-22
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Refugee week in Australia sees us dealing with all-too-familiar challenges on the policy front. But in the United States, a new kind of controversy has exploded into the media. The U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions...
On 13 June 2018, I had the joy of being at the wonderful Pilgrim Theological College and to share some words at the launch of Geoff Thompson’s fabulous new book, A Genuinely Theological Church. Below’s what I said, more...
My wife had just dropped off our kids at the local Coptic Orthodox Church we attend in Cairo and sat down with her Egyptian friend at the adjacent church-owned cafe. After initial pleasantries, she spoke of this current...
Larry Nemer SVD has finished teaching his last class at Yarra Theological Union, bringing to a conclusion a marvellous career spanning some sixty years. He completed a Licentiate in Missiology from the Gregorian...
In the aftermath of the legalising of same-sex marriage in Australia, the Anglican Church has ramped up its discrimination against gay people to new heights. Not content simply with the discrimination built into the...
In August 2018, the University of Divinity will host a major ecumenical conversation in Melbourne, on the task of rebuilding and renewal after the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse At a...
LISTEN NOW Australians all let us rejoice, for we are young and free! But how free are we really? James Carleton sits down with an Opus Dei bishop and a Uniting Church theologian to find out what happens when anti...
Published by abc.net.au | 8 June 2018 As part of Hobart’s annual winter festival, Dark Mofo has installed a public display of several large inverted red crosses around Hobart’s waterfront. This act has come...
The Ruddock Inquiry: An insider’s view On 18 May the Federal Government’s Inquiry into Religious Liberty under the Chairmanship of Philip Ruddock will present its report. The University of Divinity’s Centre for...
Confluence, located within the University of Divinity, is an alliance whose members are committed to exploring the interconnection between different approaches to traditions of meditative practice and translating them...
The University of Divinity has a long tradition of research excellence, and produces world-class research in all theological disciplines. A vibrant research culture is actively fostered through publications...
Congratulations to Trudy Dantis who is the new director of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference’s Pastoral Research Office, which has moved from Melbourne to Canberra. Trudy obtained her PhD in 2015 while working...
150 Research students and staff of the University of Divinity joined together in a vibrant day to explore the outstanding research and scholarship amongst our community across theological disciplines. Staff and students...
Religious opponents of assisted dying laws most often appeal to the sanctity of human life. shutterstock Robyn J. Whitaker and Jason Goroncy, University of Divinity Father, into your hands I commend my spirit. According...
Trinity College is delighted to announce the appointment of the Reverend Dr Robert (Bob) Derrenbacker as the next Dean of the Trinity College Theological School. Robert comes to Trinity following an exceptional career...
The 2017 University of Divinity Annual Report was tabled in the Parliament of Victoria on Tuesday 1 May 2018 and is now available. Read the 2017 Annual Report Hard copies of the Annual Report may be provided on request...
To view the latest University Gazette in pdf, issued 11 May 2018, please use this link: Gazette 2018-05-11
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Trinity College is delighted by the news that the Revd Dr Richard Treloar (TC 1988) has been elected the thirteenth Bishop of Gippsland. Richard will succeed the Most Revd Kay Goldsworthy AO (TC 1981) who is now...
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