By Graham Joseph Hill and Jen Barker | The Global Church Project Recently, we published “160+ Australian and New Zealander Women in Theology You Should Know About.” The post shows the quality of theological work being...
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Graham Joseph HillFrom virgin births to purity movements: Christians and their problem with sex
It took 400 years, but sometime in the early fifth century Christians transformed a tradition about Jesus’s miraculous virgin birth into a doctrine that inextricably connected sex with sin. It has plagued the church...
Robyn WhitakerHow the cult of Virgin Mary turned a symbol of female authority into a tool of patriarchy
Belief in the virgin birth comes from the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. Their birth stories are different, but both present Mary as a virgin when she became pregnant with Jesus. Mary and Joseph begin their sexual...
Dorothy LeeProfessor Wendy Mayer appointed Dean of Research Strategy
The Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Sherlock has announced the appointment of Professor Wendy Mayer as the Dean of Research Strategy at the University of Divinity, commencing 1 February 2020. This two-year, part-time...
University of DivinityVice-Chancellor’s Fellow in Indigenous Theology
The Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Sherlock has announced the appointment of Rev Dr Garry Deverell as the inaugural Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow in Indigenous Theology at the University of Divinity. This new part-time...
University Gazette December 2019
The Gazette is a public document which reports the outcomes of meetings of the University Council and Academic Board since the last Gazette was issued. To view the latest University Gazette in pdf, issued 11 December...
Studiorum, Volume 2, Issue 3
We are pleased to release Volume 2, Issue 3 of the JCS Newsletter – Studiorum for 2019. Enjoy reading about the happenings at JCS and our community.
Jesuit College of Spirituality2019 Adelaide Graduation
On the evening of Friday 6 December 2019, the University gathered at Glynde Lutheran Church, Adelaide, to witness the graduation of some 55 students, as well as the award of the Doctor of Divinity (honoris causa) to...
Vox Magazine: Issue 10, November 2019
Issue 10 of Vox: The University of Divinity Magazine is out online today. This issue features news about the School of Graduate Research, Robin Mann – recipient of the University’s highest award, recent...
A new podcast for preachers
Pilgrim Theological College has started a new lectionary-based podcast for preachers designed to bring the latest biblical scholarship to the proverbial pews. By the Well is a weekly podcast co-hosted by Rev Dr Robyn...
Pilgrim Theological CollegeField Education Shares Common Ground
Supervised Theological Field Education is a significant part of the University of Divinity’s teaching in Theology: Ministry and Mission. As the name implies, this is learning while out in the field, through a student...
Professor Wendy Mayer elected Head of Religion, Australian Academy of the Humanities
Congratulations to Professor Wendy Mayer, elected Head of the Religion section of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. According to Professor Julianne Schultz, in 1959 when Australia’s Prime Minister Robert Menzies...