Catholic Theological College
Whitley College
University of DivinityIn this interview, Cathie Lambert talks about her experience as a PhD candidate, recipient of the Janette Gray Scholarship, and her research working with women who consider themselves to be 'on the edge of church'.
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School of Graduate Research
Janette Gray PhD Scholarship 2021
This scholarship provides both a Research Fee Scholarship and Research Stipend Scholarship for 3 years, covering tuition fees and a living allowance to study a PhD in theology.
Why research matters: Storytelling
Good research always has a story to tell, and the best research invites us into that story, gripping our interest with the urgency or subtlety of the questions at stake. Storytelling is also part of the pleasure of...
Katharine Massam
Turn up and write
It is often remarked that writing a PhD is a lonely and harrowing journey, and that COVID has exacerbated many of the difficulties. However, a group of HDR students have been gathering on Tuesdays and Thursdays each...
Michelle EastwoodOther research news and articles
“Much Ado About Nothing”, Professor Mary Coloe’s Plenary Paper
Professor Mary Coloe responds to the themes of the combined conferences of the Australian Biblical, Theological and Moral Associations, in her plenary paper "Much Ado About Nothing".
Yarra Theological Union
Recent publications from the University of Divinity research community
The University of Divinity research community recently gathered online for the annual Research Conference. During the conference, we celebrated publications written by our academics, honorary researchers and HDR...
Four projects to receive funding in University of Divinity Extraordinary Large Grant Scheme
The Research Grants Panel is pleased to announce award of the total $450,000 in funding across four projects, which will run from July 2021 to November 2022.
Watch plenary papers from the 2021 Research Conference
You are invited to watch the two plenary papers presented live on Zoom at the recent UD Research Conference by Associate Professor Liz Boase and Rev Associate Prof Darrell Jackson.
‘Presenting your Research at Conferences’ workshop cancelled
The event ‘Presenting your Research at Conferences’ scheduled for Tuesday has been cancelled. It will be held during the Postgraduate bootcamp in June instead.
Extraordinary Large Grant Scheme 2021
Researchers at the University of Divinity are invited to submit an application to the Extraordinary Large Grant Round (2021). Applications close 14 May.
Strengthening Spirit–Releasing Potential
Congratulations to Dr Bernadette Miles on the publication of Strengthening Spirit–Releasing Potential: Spiritual Direction for Leadership and Organizational Development.
Guest Author
Contemporary Feminist Theologies
Contemporary Feminist Theologies: Power, Authority, Love, published by Routledge in their Gender, Theology and Spirituality series (edited by Lisa Isherwood), is now available. This is a collection of essays edited by...
This Assembly of Believers
Congratulations to Dr Bryan Cones whose PhD thesis, This Assembly of Believers: The Gifts of Difference in the Church at Prayer, has been published by SCM Press in the UK.
Watch | Prof Wendy Mayer on ‘Narrative Patterns in Religious Conflict’
Watch the replay of the research seminar given by Professor Wendy Mayer - Narrative Patterns in Religious Conflict.
Australian Lutheran College
Singing Bones: Ancestral Creativity and Collaboration
Of my earliest encounters with Wägilak manikay (song), one memory stands out vividly. I had just heard a performance of Crossing Roper Bar, a wild admixture of free-jazz improvisation and ceremonial manikay bringing...
Samuel Curkpatrick
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...
Deadline extension for Research Grants Round 2
In response to continuing disruptions as a result of Covid-19, the Grants Panel has extended to 3 July the deadline for applications for Round 2 of the University of Divinity Research Grants. Please note that, due to...
Dr Barbara Deutschmann
Dr Barbara Deutschmann graduated with a PhD in 2020. Her thesis is a literary study of the female-male pair in the non-P creation narrative (Gen 2:4a–3:24). "The University of Divinity offered a breadth of Christian...
John O’Connor
John O'Connor graduated with a Master of Theology (Research) in 2020. His thesis is an exegesis of Luke’s Parable of the Persistent Widow: Luke 18:1–8 in context. "In contrast to what some feminist scholars claim, that...
Rev Dr Richard Wilson
Rev Dr Richard Wilson graduated with a PhD in 2020. His thesis examined the institutional church in Australia's influence on public policy formation, especially in economics, finance and business. "I chose the...
