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...
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By the WellHoly Body and Holy Scripture | by Nebojsa Tumara
Congratulations to Fr Dr Nebojsa Tumara on the publication of his new book Holy Body and Holy Scripture: Anthropological Assumptions of Ascetic Exegesis of the Holy Scripture in Early Rabbinic Judaism and Early Syriac...
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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...
Christopher PorterBreaking the chain
The story in which Ishmael and Hagar are driven out into the wilderness by Sarah, with Abraham’s complicity, has often been read as setting up the animosity which has persisted between different nations and faith...
Fergus KingCOVID-19 Chronicles: Interview with Mark Lindsay on Australia
What impact is the COVID-19 pandemic having on religious communities around the world? In this episode, Dr Ed Kessler speaks with Reverend Professor Mark Lindsay from Trinity College Theological School about the...
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St Athanasius College are delighted to announce the publication of a new book by a member of academic staff, Associate Professor Youhanna Youssef. Associate Professor Youssef has published more than a dozen books in...
John Flett appointed Professor of the University
Congratulations to Reverend Professor John Flett, appointed a Professor of the University of Divinity by the University Council on 17 June 2020. Professor Flett is currently the Coordinator of Studies in Missiology and...
University of DivinityThe past is not fixed for nations and peoples
The impact of the past on the present is not fixed for nations and peoples, any more than it is for individuals. We humans are constantly revising the stories we tell ourselves in light of new insights or abilities...
Colleen O'ReillyCOVID Revelations
A university-wide research and impact project about the COVID crisis, in partnership with others within and beyond the University. This is centred on three interventions: disclosure, discernment and duty.
Reflection on the Trinity
Over the weeks of lockdown through the coronavirus, we celebrated major festivals of the church’s year: in particular, the death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus, along with his sending of the Spirit. Trinity Sunday...
Dorothy LeeMajor 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 CollegeWhy the Old Testament is as relevant as ever to the modern world
Trinity's Senior Lecturer in Old Testament, Dr Rachelle Gilmour, explains how the Old Testament draws parallels to this new world we find ourselves living in.
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