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Muslim Christian Academics in Dialogue: Theological Responses to COVID-19

29 Oct 2020

The latest online symposium from Muslim Christian Academics in Dialogue is now available on Youtube. PaCT scholars Hakan Coruh, Clive Pearson, Mehmet Ozalp and Stephen Pickard discuss Theological Responses to COVID-19 in Muslim and Christian traditions. Presented by Mansheed Ansari......

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Book News: A King and a Fool? by Virginia Miller, open source pdf now available

08 Oct 2020

A King and a Fool? – The Succession Narrative as a Satire, by PaCT fellow Dr Virginia Miller was published by Brill as part of the Biblical Interpretations Series 2019. The e-book is now available as an open source pdf. Read it here. Virginia Miller applies a new version of Douglas Muecke’s taxonomy of irony to the Succession Narrative. She argues that the narrative in 2 Samuel and 1 Kings.....

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Article: What was achieved by the three archbishops’ “ethically tainted” vaccine letter?

17 Sep 2020

Read PaCT adjunct research professor Bruce Kaye's article: 'What was achieved by the three archbishops’ “ethically tainted” vaccine letter?' on the ABC website......

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Research: Finding meaning in the lived experience of frailty

03 Jul 2020

Congratulations to Professor Elizabeth MacKinlay and her team on the completion of new research funded by PaCT on the lived experience of frailty with a focus on the spiritual dimension. The study’s findings will will inform policy and practice for the care of frail older people and help aged care practitioners to better understand what this final life journey is like from the care-receivers’ viewpoints The research report ‘Finding meaning.....

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