Dr Mick Pope This article is republished from Eternity news. Read the original article here. Dear fellow evangelicals, I write to you at this hour born of a sense of frustration, of fear, and of hope. I felt compelled...
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Religion and Social PolicyAnnual Report 2018
The 2018 University of Divinity Annual Report was tabled in the Parliament of Victoria on Wednesday 1 May 2019 and is now available. You can view Annual Reports from previous years on the University of Divinity website...
University of DivinityWelcome Dr Lynn Moresi, new Lecturer in Pastoral Studies
Whitley College is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Lynn Moresi as the new Lecturer in Pastoral Studies at Whitley College. Lynn comes to us with 17 years of experience working in higher education and many...
Whitley CollegeUniting against terrorism: Pope Francis & Muslim leaders in Abu Dhabi
This article is reposted from Social Policy Connections. Read the original article. Pope Francis has made dialogue with Islam a high priority, as he is acutely aware that the scourge of war and displacement of peoples...
What are the major parties promising on health this election?
Stephen Duckett, Grattan Institute The major parties’ manifestos for the 2019 federal election present voters with starkly contrasting health policies. These policies are shaped and constrained by the overall themes...
Professor Maryanne Confoy RSC awarded Ignatian Companions Medal
Congratulations to Professor Maryanne Confoy RSC on being awarded the Ignatian Companions Medal at the Jesuit Province Gathering held on Wednesday 24th April 2019 in Sydney. The Ignatian Companions Medal is awarded from...
Jesuit College of SpiritualityFaith
By Barney Zwartz April 21, 2019 Is there life after death? In this increasingly materialistic age in which many believe only in what they can measure, it is a question we tend to defer, but the older we get the more we...
Guest AuthorOpening of the Earth @ Peace Conference
It was a privilege to be involved in the opening session of the Earth @ Peace conference this morning. Following introductory remarks from Reverend Associate Professor Sean Winter, Principal of Pilgrim Theological...
Gabrielle McMullenEaster’s iconography is fluid, and sometimes people get their wires crossed
By Alan Weedon, ABC News This article was published by ABC News on 21 April 2019. Read the original article here. The Virgin Mary on a broomstick. Santa nailed to a cross. KFC’s Colonel Sanders in a Santa suit...
Yarra Theological UnionWhat and where is heaven? The answers are at the heart of the Easter story
Robyn J. Whitaker, University of Divinity This is the second in a two-part series on heaven and hell by Bible scholar Robyn Whitaker. You can read her piece on hell here. My pious Baptist grandmother once shockingly...
Robyn WhitakerWhat is hell, exactly? We might joke it’s other people, but the Bible has a more complicated answer
Robyn J. Whitaker, University of Divinity This is the first in a two-part series on heaven and hell by Bible scholar Robyn Whitaker. You can read her piece on heaven here. “This is hell” we might proclaim, midway...
Here’s why elections are bad times for hospital planning
Stephen Duckett, Director of the health program at Grattan Institute, and member of the University of Divinity’s Centre for Research in Religion and Social Policy (RASP). This article was published by The Guardian...