The Council of the University of Divinity is delighted to announce that the Honourable Reverend Dr Lynn Arnold AO has been appointed as the University’s next Chancellor, commencing a three-year term on 1...
Americans face a stark choice this November between two very different political visions. Robyn Whitaker writes for The Conversation on the related choice between two very different kinds of Christianity.
Catholic Theological College and the University of Divinity mourn the passing of our esteemed colleague, Professor Gerald O’Collins SJ AC. Fr Gerald was a churchman and scholar of international and national...
The AJMS focuses on Christian mission studies in Australasia and the South Pacific. My name is Dr Evelyn Hibbert, and I have been asked to edit the June 2025 edition of the journal on a special topic. Proposed articles...
University Gazette for August 2024. 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.
On Thursday 8 July, Professor Amy Plantinga Pauw, from Louisville Presbyterian Seminary, delivered one of this year’s Northey Lectures hosted by Pilgrim Theological College. Held at Brunswick Uniting Church, the topic...
A report on the recent gathering in Melbourn of the peak international society of New Testament studies – the SNTS (Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas).
Read the Carmelite Librarary Newsletter for recent exciting developments at the Carmelite Library in Middle Park.
Australian Journal of Mission Studies: Seeking expressions of interest
A call for papers to the biennial conference of the Association for Reflective Practice in Theological Education
Talking about sexual orientation and gender identity can be complex for faith communities. The University of Divinity is proud to present a transformative professional development (PD) module, Providing Safety and...
The University of Divinity is participating in the 2024 Student Experience Survey (SES). The SES is a national survey being conducted for the Australian Government Department of Education.
Whitley College Council Chair Rev Katrina Lambert today announced that the Rev Associate Professor Darrell Jackson has been appointed as Principal of Whitley College.
Charlotte Wood, whose novel Stoneyard Devotional has just been longlisted for the Booker Prize, will discuss her moving and meditative book at an event hosted on Friday 11 October, hosted at the St Paschal campus of the...
St Francis College is delighted to announce that Dr Adam Couchman will take up the position of Academic Dean in early August.
Congratulations to Professor Megan Cassidy-Welch who has been appointed President of the Religious History Association (RHA).
Whitley College announces the appointment of Rev Associate Professor Sean Winter to the position of Dean of Research and Director of New Testament Studies, commencing on 1 December 2024.
Whitley College is delighted to announce the launch of The Meewon Yang OAM Education Fund. The Fund will advance the education of students from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds and with a first...
A Statement from the staff of the (former) School of Indigenous Studies, University of Divinity.
Congratulations to Professor Bart Bruehler, appointed Professor of the University by the University Council on 8 May 2024.
Peter Mac, a large public cancer hospital in Melbourne, has over 750 researchers and when the research is ready for clinical trials, the research group prepares an application that is submitted to the Peter Mac Human...
A communiqué from the Vice-Chancellor, Professor James McLaren, regarding the University's performance against its 2024-2026 budget, and the School of Indigenous Studies.
This unit invites an engagement with the practical aspects of day-to-day ministry. Particular attention will be given to contemporary practices involved in leading congregations and community/parachurch organisations...
This unit introduces students to the Syriac language as a basis for enhanced study of patristic literature preserved in Syriac, Peshitta (the standard Biblical text in Syriac) and for future study of the Syriac language...
Come and join a cohort of people keen to learn more about John’s gospel, and how to make good use of it in the ways we serve the church and beyond.
This unit will introduce students to the literary works of the early Fathers of Alexandria: Didymus the Blind, Clement, Origen, Cyril and Athanasius, in order to understand the historical and theological contexts in...
Joshua’s conquest of Canaan was often used in colonial history as a model for the genocide of Indigenous peoples, but in legal arguments since the sixteenth century, the Hebrew Bible also provided sanctions for the...
Following the words of Jesus, recorded in John 5:39, that Scriptures speak about Him, this Unit will explore the place of Scriptures in the Orthodox Tradition.
This unit explores what it means for leaders of migrant, culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) faith communities in Australia, to minister to young people.
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Robyn Whitaker
Catholic Theological College
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Uniting College for Leadership and Theology
Cathryn McKinney
Whitley College
St Francis College
School of Indigenous Studies
St Athanasius College