This article is published with permission from The Southern Cross. Before Michael Bowden was conferred with his PhD by the University of Divinity at the Glynde Lutheran Church in Adelaide, he gathered with his family...
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Guest Author2019 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...
University of DivinityMajor Book Launch at Yarra Theological Union
Sixty people gathered in the Study Centre at Yarra Theological Union on the evening of 2 October for the launch of Dear Mother Dear Father: Letters Home from John Corcoran Wallis 1927-1949. This significant volume makes...
Gabrielle McMullenWatch the Research Day live-streams on Wednesday 5 June
Research students and staff of the University of Divinity joined together on Wednesday 5 June 2019 for a vibrant day, exploring the outstanding research and scholarship amongst our community across theological...
Easter’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 UnionMajor Keynote Speakers for Church Governance Conference at Yarra Theological Union
Major keynote speakers have been attracted to the conference on Church Governance being held at the Yarra Theological Union on Saturday, 2 March – Sunday, 3 March 2019. These include: Robert Fitzgerald AM, Commissioner...
Welcome to Library Hub 2.0
The new and improved Library Hub has just gone live! All of the content from the old Library Hub is still there but the site has a fresh new look and feel and a number of enhancements, including: Better integrated...
Library HubPrinciples and Practice for Church Governance
From 2-3 March 2019, Yarra Theological Union will host a weekend conference to explore principles and practice for Church Governance. At the 2018 Catholic Social Services conference in Melbourne, Elizabeth Proust AO...
New Library Hub database trials – We want your feedback
Several new databases are currently being trialled. Depending on price and feedback from students and staff of the University, these online resources may be added to the Library Hub in 2019. Please email your feedback...
Receptive Ecumenism at Work
Associate Professor Mary Coloe pbvm Merryl Blair (Stirling Theological College) and I (Yarra Theological Union) have been fortunate to work together in an international dialogue between the Catholic Church and the...
Conference Communiqué: Health and Integrity Conference
For the Christian churches, we are at a Tipping Point. Recovery will depend on engaging in a thoroughgoing reformation of theology, structures, governance, leadership and culture. Introduction An ecumenical conversation...
Health and Integrity conference calls for a ‘reformation’ of Australia’s churches
Media Release | Friday 31 August 2018 For immediate release Health and Integrity conference calls for a ‘reformation’ of Australia’s churches following Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse...