Professor Mark Brett on the importance of rigorous thinking and research, especially in times of crisis.
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Mark BrettWhy research matters: the ‘F’ word
What’s the ‘F’? ‘Fake news’? ‘Filioque’? ‘Facebook’? ‘Freedom’? or…? In a world of QAnon, Twitterati, and the myriad of social media platforms that masquerade as ‘news’ sources, it probably sounds terribly passé to...
Darrell JacksonTips for accessing library resources remotely
The Library Services and COVID-19 LibGuide and this article provide information about currently available library services and maximising your use of available online resources during COVID restrictions.
Library HubArts Religion Culture: Creative and spiritual practices working together for justice in challenging times
ARC is a collaborative community for those who cultivate embodied and just ways of knowing and being through creative and spiritual practices. We do this by connecting and supporting individuals, hosting events...
Libby ByrneBy the Well: A138 – Pentecost 9 (Gen 32, Ps 17, Matt 14)
Brian Kolia joins the podcast to discuss Jacob’s wrestle with God in Genesis 32:22-31. We point to the humour in this story where God takes on some human characteristics and becomes the trickster, a role that has...
By the WellSink 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...
Guest AuthorBy the Well Podcast – Pentecost 5 (Song 2, Genesis 24, and Matt 11)
This week the lectionary offers a rare chance to preach on the love poetry known as Song of Songs (Song of Solomon). Hebrew Bible scholar, Brian Kolia, joins the podcast to unpack Genesis 24:34-38, 58-67, Song of Songs...
Major Dr David Janssen appointed Academic Dean at Whitley College
Congratulations to Major Dr David Janssen who has been appointed Academic Dean at Whitley College. David is currently Higher Education Course Coordinator and Lecturer at Eva Burrows College. He has been involved in...
Whitley CollegeRace and Christianity in Australia
This essay by Rev Dr Jason Goroncy argues that racism in Australia has explicitly Christian roots. In particular, these roots find their beginnings in the European story of Christendom.
Jason GoroncyDr 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...
University of DivinityMajor Dr David Janssen
Major Dr David Janssen graduated with a PhD in 2020. His thesis examined the way early Christian speech was informed by and reacted to the social environment in which early Jesus followers lived. "My supervisors as...
Coronavirus, creation and the Creator: What the Bible says about suffering and evil
Professor Mark Brett and Rev Dr Jason Goroncy Alongside the very many responses elicited by the coronavirus pandemic, there have emerged some profound questions for faith: what might it mean to speak in this context of...