Since 1991, the University’s administrative office has been housed in the Uniting Church manse in Highbury Grove, Kew. This facility has served the University well through an exceptional period of growth and...
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Peter Sherlock
University of Divinity Reappoints Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Sherlock for Third Term
The University of Divinity is pleased to announce that Professor Peter Sherlock has been reappointed as the University’s Vice-Chancellor for a third term from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2026.
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Losing your religion | Peter Sherlock on ABC’s The Drum
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Divinity, Peter Sherlock joined ABC’s The Drum to take a look at the changing of faith, and other contemporary issues, facing Australia.
Resurrection Hope
I’m writing this column from Melbourne in the midst of a second lockdown, where like so many communities around the world, we are dealing with mixed emotions: trying to obey a new set of rules, attempting to manage our...
Easter 2020
Over recent weeks I have watched friends, colleagues and neighbours respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in many ways. Two stand out: frenetic work to deal with endless tasks, and inactivity arising from an inability to...
Worried about your future?
Seven or eight years ago, as part of development of the University’s Vision and Mission, I prepared a series of light-hearted advertisments for the University of Divinity. The one which got the most laughter was a...
First Week
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...
The Cost of Study
Last week the University Council approved the schedule of student tuition fees for 2020. This annual exercise is always a challenging task: how much can our students – current and prospective – and, in some...
The Community of Scholars
For the last six months I have enjoyed an extended period of leave, incorporating an opportunity for personal refreshment as well as a sustained time engaged in academic research. This included three wonderful months as...
Sacred Soldiers: Remembering World War I
Our Vice-Chancellor, Professor Peter Sherlock, on God Forbid Podcast for 11 November 2018 The first Remembrance Day services were explicitly Christian, but as Australia has become more religiously diverse the Anzac...
