A unique aspect of this unit will include field-trips to both Byzantine and Oriental Orthodox Churches in Melbourne where students will experience sacred space and rituals, as well as meet and converse with...
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St Athanasius College
Semester 1 unit | New Testament Greek A
Have you ever wanted to learn the original language of the New Testament?
Trinity College Theological School
Forgive them Father
Revd Dr Chris Porter on being peace makers in a siloed world. @Theologytrinity
Christopher Porter
Trinity College staff Q&A: Reverend Dr Chris Porter
Chris Porter describes himself as a reluctant theologian, but when secular science couldn't answer all his questions, he turned to theological research.
New Testament Greek A
Have you wanted to study the New Testament in the original language? This unit introduces students to the original language of the New Testament. It uses grammatical-analytical and communicative approaches to language...
The Pastoral Epistles and Church Leadership
Why do we lead churches the way that we do? Is it a good way of pastoral leadership? From abuse in the church, to distortions of leadership being used to justify certain agendas, it appears pastoral leadership is all...
Breaking Down Barriers
Revd Dr Chris Porter on being peace makers in a siloed world. @Theologytrinity
Do unto others
I often hear that people like Jesus’ encapsulation of the Law and Prophets in what has become known as the Golden Rule from Matthew 7. Or at least they like the sentiment behind it but wonder whether it is even able to...
Trauma and ‘the new normal’
One of the phrases that must be in contention for the phrase of the year contest is ‘the new normal.’ Just searching the news gives over a million hits in the last month alone. But the rapid reoccurrence of this phrase...
Presence and Paraclete
‘But Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?’ (John 14:5) is Thomas’ anguished cry as Jesus announced his imminent departure from the disciples in that upper room the night before his...