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The Oxford Handbook of Dietrich Bonhoeffer
11 Oct 2019
An Oxford University Press book on Dietrich Bonhoeffer which was co-edited by PaCT Fellow Dr Michael Mawson is about to be published. The Oxford Handbook of Dietrich Bonhoeffer is the most comprehensive reference work on Dietrich Bonhoeffer to date, offering an overview of all aspects of Bonhoeffer and his legacy. It features fresh assessments of all aspects of Bonhoeffer's theology and legacy in light of ongoing debates and scholarship. It.....
PaCT Fellow appointed to World Council of Churches’ Role
11 Oct 2019
Congratulations to PaCT fellow Dr Seforosa Carroll who has been appointed as Programme Executive, Mission and Evangelism / Mission from the Margins at the World Council of Churches. The role is based in Geneva. For the last several years Dr Carroll has worked for Uniting World on their Pacific partnerships which is a mix of theological work and program development. Dr Carroll was a resident member of the Center of.....
The Visual Commentary on Scripture
04 Oct 2019
Dr Rod Pattenden has contributed to the newly developed online resource The Visual Commentary on Scripture, a project being led by Professor Ben Quash of Kings College London. This resource provides short commentaries on scriptural texts through the lense of three artworks provided by leading scholars from around the world. This resource gives preachers and scholars an expanded interpretation of familiar texts through the use of images. Rod Pattenden chose.....
PaCT Fellow admitted to New Testament Society
04 Oct 2019
Congratulations to PaCT Fellow Dr Alan Cadwallader who has been admitted into the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas, the pre-eminent New Testament collegial organisation in the world. New members are elected following nomination by two existing society members. The journal New Testament Studies is an international peer-reviewed periodical published under the auspices of the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas......
Books news: Apocalyptic Good News
04 Oct 2019
Congratulations to PaCT fellow Rev Professor Dean Drayton whose book Apocalyptic Good News: Christ in the Cosmos has just be published by Resource Publications, an imprint of Wipf and Stock. The publisher states: Remarkable studies in the New Testament have recovered the fact that the gospel, the good news of Jesus Christ, was apocalyptic good news—God’s redemptive action within history. Today, for more and more people, the sheer scope of.....
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Book launch: Modern Interpretation of the Qur’an The Contribution of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi
Modern Interpretation of the Qur’an The Contribution of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, published by Palgrave, 2019 will be launched at Sydney's Islamic Sciences and Research Academy Australia (ISRA) on Friday 25...
8th International Conference on Ageing and Spirituality
The 8th International Conference on Ageing and Spirituality will be held in Canberra 27 - 30 October 2019 at Old Parliament House. PaCT is pleased to be a partner of...
Morpeth Lecture
How to Think about Ageing: Insights from Disability Theology by Dr Michael Mawson, fellow at the Centre for Public and Contextual Theology Research. Christ Church Cathedral, NewcastleTuesday 5 November from...
Book Launch: Christian Political Theology in an Age of Discontent
You're invited to the launch of Dr Jonathan Cole's book, Christian Political Theology in an Age of Discontent: Mediating Scripture, Doctrine, and Political Reality. Dr Cole is the Assistant Director...