Faculty
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Marie-Louise Craig Jonathan Sargeant
Plus, our sessional lecturers
Jonathan Holland
Executive Director and Principal of St Francis College
Lecturer in New Testament studies
07 3514 7401
0406 425 826
jholland@anglicanchurchsq.org.au
Education
PhD (UQ, 2006)
Master of Arts (UQ, 1999)
Oxford Certificate of Theology (1982)
Bachelor of Arts (Oxon, 1981)
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) (UWA, 1978)
Teaching areas
Christian Worship
Introduction to the New Testament
The Gospels
Church History
Professional and ministry experience
Parish ministry:
Assistant Priest, St James King St, Sydney, NSW
Rector, Church of the Ascension, Midland, WA
Rector, Christ Church St Lucia, Queensland
Archdeacon of Oxley, Brisbane
Examining Chaplain, Brisbane
Canon St John’s Cathedral, Brisbane
Assistant Bishop with responsibility for the Northern Region, Diocese of Brisbane
Lecturer, Charles Sturt University
Academic and educational interests
Church History: the early church and 19th century church history, The New Testament, especially the Gospels; Liturgy; Church in society
Research
Jonathan is preparing a chapter for a book on the theological training and formation of clergy in Queensland since the mid-19th century.
Jonathan has an ongoing interest in the relationship between society and church.
Publications
The Destiny & Passion of Philip Nigel Warrington Strong, (Lakeside Publishing, 2019).
Mark: my words, co-editor of a set of reflections on Mark’s Gospel as a Lenten book.
Eyes’ Delight: six paintings and their theological meanings, (privately published, 1998)
Jesus Unbound: the story of Jesus of Nazareth (Acorn, 2008)
Anglicans, Trams and Paw Paws: the story of the diocese of Brisbane 1945-1980, (Copy Right Publishing, 2013)
Book chapters
· ‘Encountering God in Christ’ in Encountering God: face to face with the Divine, ed. Nigel Leaves (Morning Star Publishing, 2014)
Conference presentations, seminars and workshops
Retreat leader in various dioceses
Regional Clergy Conferences
Heads of Anglican Schools retreats
Peter Kline
Academic Dean
Lecturer in Systematic Theology
07 3514 7418
pkline@ministryeducation.org.au
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (Vanderbilt University)
Master of Theology (University of Edinburgh)
Master of Divinity (Princeton Theological Seminary)
Bachelor of Arts (Wheaton College)
Teaching areas
Jesus the Christ
Being the Church
Contemporary Theology in Global Perspective
Classic Texts in Christian Theology
Research
Kierkegaard
Mysticism
Apophatic / negative theology
Theology and art
Publications
Books
Passion for Nothing: Kierkegaard’s Apophatic Theology. Fortress Press, 2017.
Articles / Chapters
“Apophasis and Abasement: Writing Jesus with Soren Kierkegaard and Craig Keen,” in Whistling in the Dark: Of the Theology of Craig Keen. Co-edited by Janice McRandal and Stephen John Wright. Eugene: Cascade, Forthcoming.
“Imaging Nothing: Kierkegaard and the Imago Dei,” Anglican Theological Review. Fall 2018.
“’You Wonder Where The Spirit Went’: Barth and Jenson on the Hiddenness of God,” in Barth in Conversation, Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2014.
“Absolute Action: Divine Hiddenness in Kierkegaard’s Fear and Trembling,” Modern Theology. July, 2012.
“Christ-Haunted Ohio: The Spiritual and Theological Vision of Over the Rhine,” Koinonia. 2012.
“Participation in God and the Nature of Christian Community: Robert Jenson and Eberhard Jüngel,” International Journal of Systematic Theology. 2011.
Website
Marie-Louise Craig
Lecturer in Biblical Studies and Biblical Languages
0400 385 711
mcraig@ministryeducation.org.au
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (Hebrew Linguistics) (Charles Sturt University)
Bachelor of Theology Honours (Charles Sturt University)
Bachelor of Theology (Charles Sturt University)
Diploma of Theology (Australian College of Theology)
Bachelor of Arts (German language and Literature, English literature) (University of Queensland)
Bachelor of Music (School Music) (University of Queensland)
Teaching areas
Biblical Studies
Biblical Languages
Professional and ministry experience
High School Teaching
30 years of congregational ministry (The Salvation Army)
Adjunct Lecturer (Hebrew and Introduction to Biblical Languages), CSU
Academic and educational interests
Languages (Hebrew, Greek, Syriac, Latin, German), Exegesis, Preaching, Spiritual formation, Leadership training
Professional memberships and associations
Society of Biblical Literature
International Syriac Language Project
Research
Honours dissertation: The emergence of Hebrew-English lexicons: From Udall to Parkhurst. (Bachelor of Theology Honours Thesis), Charles Sturt University, Canberra.
Doctoral Thesis: Hebrew-English Lexicons of the British Isles: From John Parkhurst (1762) to Benjamin Davies (1872). (PhD), Charles Sturt University.
Current research: The history of Hebrew-English lexicons in America, the Hebrew-English lexicons of the twentieth century and today, the most influential pre-modern Hebrew-Latin lexicons.
Publications
Pioneers and ‘no through roads’: The story of the early Hebrew-English lexicons. In J. Loopstra & M. Sokoloff (Eds.), Foundations for Syriac Lexicography V: Colloquia of the International Syriac Language Project (pp. 21-42). Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, 2012.
Lexicography: Pre-Modern Period. In G. Khan, S. Bolokzy, S. E. Fassberg, G. A. Rendsburg, A. D. Rubin, O. R. Schwarzwald & T. Zewi (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Hebrew Language and Linguistics (Vol. 2, pp. 514-520). Leiden: Brill, 2013.
Take one Hebrew lexicon, add fresh theology and mix well: The impact of theology on Hebrew-English lexicons. In R. A. Taylor & C. E. Morrison (Eds.), Reflections on Lexicography: Explorations in Ancient Syriac, Hebrew, and Greek Sources (pp. 147-210). Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, 2014.
Conference presentations, seminars and workshops
SBL National Conference (2009)
ISLP Conference, St Petersburg (2014)
Jonathan Sargeant
Lecturer in Practical Theology: Christian Education, Youth and families ministry, Theology and the Arts
Director of Lay Education
07 3514 7442
0438 768 676
jonathans@ministryeducation.org.au
www.formedfaith.org
Education
Currently engaged in doctoral research (University of Queensland)
Master of Ministry (Charles Sturt University)
Bachelor of Theology (Brisbane College of Theology)
Youth and Education Assistance Diploma (Brisbane College of Theology)
Diploma in Teaching (Primary) (Brisbane College of Advanced Education, now QUT)
Teaching areas
Youth, children’s and families ministry
Christian education and discipleship
Theology and the Arts with film in particular
Professional and ministry experience
Primary teaching
Youth Worker (Congregational and Diocesan)
School Chaplain (The Gap State High School)
Education Officer (Diocese of Brisbane)
Lecturer (Charles Sturt University)
Academic and educational interests
Christian education, faith formation, film and spirituality, cinema studies, youth, children’s and families ministry, cultural analysis studies
Jonathan is available to assist your parish or deanery in a number of ways, including:
Leading training sessions for Sunday School teachers, children’s and youth leaders, RE Teachers etc in various areas of Christian worship, formation and mission
Christian and Lay education advocacy
Facilitating 360 Programs in the Bible360, Faith360 and Mission360 streams
With extensive experience in parish development, youth ministry and state school chaplaincy, Jonathan Sargeant works as Lay Education Officer for the Ministry Education Commission. A trained teacher, youth and children’s worker and lay minister, he has been working with parishes and schools in education for more than 25 years. For his Masters he specialised in the intersection of faith and popular culture, as well as analysing curricula materials for religious education.
He co-authored the best-selling Religious Education Teachers Orientation Program for State Schools, as well as The Guide for Religious Education Teachers and The R2 Program, a professional development kit for RE teachers in Anglican Schools now widely used in Australia and New Zealand.
Most recently, he has created the FAISS Program, an intensive course in Anglicanism which he facilitates for Anglican Schools and agencies. He is currently invloved in the transformation of this program into an on-line entity.
Professional memberships and associations
Brisbane Churches Together Chaplaincy and RE Commission
BCT/Scripture Union Dialogue
Religious Instruction Quality Assurance Task Group (QLD Government)
Research
Jonathan is currently engaged in doctoral research into cinematic depictions of God and what these may mean for the Church. How these depictions have developed historically and the ensuing implications for missiology will be at the forefront of such research.
Jonathan has an ongoing interest in Australian cultures and the work of the church in engaging with them; both in listening to, and speaking with these cultures.
Publications
Religious Education Teachers Orientation Program (co-authored -1993)
The Guide for Religious Education Teachers in Qld State Schools (co-authored -1995)
The R2 Program: Professional development for RE Teachers in Anglican Schools (co-authored -2001)
The FAISS Program (Formative Anglican Induction for School Staff) (2008)
Child Protection Policy Training: an online course (2017)
Book chapters
From the Mouths of Babes – Children and Young People Interact with the Incarnation, in That Our Joy May be Complete: essays on the Incarnation for the New Millennium, edited by Marion Free, Rosemary Gill, Jonathan Holland, John Mainstone (2000)
Chaplain as Patron, Curator and Advocate of the Arts – using creativity as missional tool, in Ministry in Anglican Schools, Barton Books (2012)
Conference presentations, seminars and workshops
Ignite conferences
Elevation conferences
CNet and YNet Conferences
National Anglican School Conferences
Catholic Christian Educators Conferences
Australian Association of Religious Educators Conferences
Dialogue Australasia Conferences
Australian Youth Workers Conferences
National Christian Youth Conventions
Sea of Faith Conferences
Professional development for Anglican and Catholic schools
360 Program, Brisbane Diocese and Anglican Communion
Regional Clergy Conferences
Eve James
Library Manager
07 35147419
library@ministryeducation.org.au
Education
Master of Applied Science (Library and Information Management) (Charles Sturt University)
Diploma of Theology (Institute of Faith Education)
Diploma of Education (University of Queensland)
Bachelor of Science (James Cook University)
Sessional Lecturing Staff
The Rev’d Canon Dr Marian Free
Sessional Lecturer in Paul and His Letters
0402 985 593
marianfree@gmail.com
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (University of Queensland)
Diploma in Education (Sydney Teacher’s College)
Bachelor of Arts (University of Queensland)
Teaching Areas
Paul and His Letters
Academic and educational interests
Currently investigating “Who does Paul means when he says that “Jesus appeared to the 12” in 1 Cor 15?” and in parallel with that question is the question “Where are the women?”
Professional memberships and associations
Member of the Australian College of Theology
CSU School of Theology
Australian Academy of Liturgy (Chair, Queensland Chapter)
Research
My current research areas are:
Church Ministry
The significance for contemporary theology of a range of postmodern social and linguistic theories.
Publications
Free, Marian, Gill, Rosemary, Holland, Jonathan, and Mainstone (Eds) That our Joy May be Complete. Adelaide: Open Book Publishers, 2000.
Free, Marian. “Paul’s inclusive Gospel.“ in Pieces of Ease and Grace. Ed. Alan H. Cadwallader. Adelaide: ATF Theology. 2013,135-150.
Free, Marian. “Liturgy and the Bible.” in The Once and Future Scriptures. Ed. Gregory C. Jenks. Oregon: Polebridge Press, 2013, 95-112.
Free, Marian. “Encountering God in the Letters of Saint Paul.” in Encountering God: Face-to-face with the Divine. Ed Nigel Leaves, Victoria: Morning Star Publishing, 2014, 53-70.
The Rev’d Dr Cathy Laufer
Sessional Lecturer in Theology
07 5351 1215
celaufer54@gmail.com
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (Monash University)
Master of Education (University of Melbourne)
Bachelor of Theology (Melbourne College of Divinity)
Graduate Diploma of Psychology (WAIT, now Curtin University)
Bachelor of Science (Australian National University)
Teaching Areas
Triune God
Anglican Foundations
Professional and ministry experience
Ordained 2000, parish ministry in Melbourne and on the Sunshine Coast.
University lecturer in psychology and theology.
Psychologist, working with intellectually disabled and highly gifted children, and in grief counselling.
Academic and educational interests
Christology, Trinity, Liturgy
Professional memberships and associations
CSU School of Theology
Registered as a non-practising psychologist, Queensland
Publications
But What If She'd Said 'No'? Backstories to the Bible. Melbourne: Morning Star, 2018.
Hell’s Destruction. An Exploration of Christ’s Descent to the Dead. Farnham, England: Ashgate, 2013.
‘Death and our Ultimate Destiny’ in P. Tolliday & H. Thomson (eds), Speaking Differently. Essays in Theological Anthropology. Canberra: Barton Books, 31-47, 2013.
‘Behold an Israelite in Whom There is No Guile’, in I. Weeks & D. Reid (eds), A Thoughtful Life. Essays in Philosophical Theology: A Festshrift for Rev Professor Harry Wardlaw, Adelaide: ATF Press, 239-254, 2006.
‘The Farewell Discourse in John’s Gospel as a Commentary on the Seder Service.’ Colloquium, 27, 147-160, 1995.
‘Do We Call You ‘Mother’? Reflections on a Year with a Woman Vicar.’ Ministry Society and Theology, 8 (2), 68-70, 1994.
The Rev’d Dr Wendi Sargeant
Sessional Lecturer in Practical Theology
0400 481 866
Wendi.Sargeant@health.qld.gov.au
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Queensland (2011)
Master of Theology, Brisbane College of Theology (2002)
Graduate Diploma in Theology, Brisbane College of Theology (1998)
Diploma of Teaching (Primary), Kelvin Grove College of Advanced Education (Now QUT) (1981)
Teaching areas
Practical theology
Professional and ministry experience
Currently:Hospital Chaplain, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital and Herston Quarter
Minister of the Word in various Congregations, Queensland.
Acting Director and Principal, Trinity College Queensland.
Lecturer in Practical Theology - Apologetics and Evangelism, Dean of Dispersed Learning and Field Education, Trinity College Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Chaplain at The Lakes College, North Lakes.
Associate Faculty member, Australian Catholic University lecturing in E52027/E74027 - The Teaching Ministry of the Church
(Part-time) Leading in Uniting Church in Australia’s Ministry Candidate Formation Program, Trinity Theological College.
Presbytery of South Moreton, Uniting Church in Australia, Children’s, Youth and Families Ministry Coordinator
Acting Principal, Grace College, University of Queensland.
Uniting Church in Australia, Queensland Synod Child Safe Church Officer (part time).
Weekly Supply Teaching, Kurwongbah State School, whilst studying theology at Brisbane College of Theology
Youth Worker, Toowong Uniting Church (Part-time)
Children’s Ministry Consultant, Youth and Children’s Ministry Unit, Queensland Synod – Uniting Church in Australia
Member of the Order of St Stephen, Synod Children’s Ministry and marketing of Synod Youth and Conference Centres
Primary School Teacher at Inala, Torquay, Proston, and Caboolture
Academic and educational interests
Models of pastoral care, art as apologetic, faith formation
Publications:
Books
Christian Education and the Emerging Church: Postmodern Faith Formation. Eugene: Pickwick. 2015.
Teaching and Learning Creatively co-authored with Debbie Bodley and John Cox, Brisbane: YACMU.1995.
Articles
“All the People Gathered Together: Doxological Approach to Faith Formation/Christian Education” in Uniting Church Studies Journal Vol 22, No.2, December 2019.
Various for Journey Magazine Uniting Church Queensland Synod (2011-2016)
Chapters in
Ghiloni, Aaron J. (ed) World Religions and Their Missions. New York: Peter Lang. 2014.
A Guide for Elders, Melbourne: Uniting Church Press. 1994.
40 Great Kids Club Programmes, Melbourne: Joint Board of Christian Education. 1995.
Understandings of Mission – Contributor to National Catholic/Uniting Dialogue monograph and Bible Studies (2012)
Various unpublished courses (eg ORCA Curriculum 2019), articles, Bible studies and papers on Christian education, Mission, Religious education, Theological Reflection, Youth and Children’s Ministry
Other Recent Professional Experience
Member Multifaith Healthcare Council - Q Health
Curriculum writer Volunteers CARE Initiative – Qld Synod Chaplaincy Commission
Curriculum writer ORCA Project Wesley Mission Qld
Member of Centre for Practical Spirituality Board
Volunteer: Ecumenical Coffee Brigade Van
Lecturer: Moreton Rivers Presbytery Lay Preachers Course – “Learning for Living”
Associate Professor David Neville
Sessional Lecturer in The Synoptic Gospels
0466 124 506
Education:
Bachelor of Arts Degree (Liberal Arts Degree: Philosophy Major; Psychology Minor), Berea College, Berea, Kentucky, USA 1978–1982
Bachelor of Divinity Degree, Melbourne College of Divinity 1983–1985
Bachelor of Divinity Honours (Not For Degree), Perth College of Divinity, Murdoch University 1988
Doctor of Philosophy, Murdoch University 1998
Teaching Areas:
The Synoptic Gospels
New Testament Studies
Professional and Ministry Experience:
St Mark’s National Theological Centre, Barton, ACT 2002–2018 Positions: Lecturer in New Testament Studies; Course coordinator; Head, School of Theology of Charles Sturt University, mid-2008–2010, 2016–2018; Associate HoS, 2011, 2015; HDR coordinator, 2011–2015
Christ Church Grammar School, Claremont, Western Australia, 2001–2002 Part-time Religious Studies teacher
University of Notre Dame, Fremantle, Western Australia, 2001 Part-time Tutor in Ethics Tabor College–Perth, Western Australia, 2001 Part-time Lecturer in New Testament
Trinity Grammar School, Summer Hill, NSW, 1995–2000 Positions: Teacher of Religious Studies; Housemaster (1999–2000)
St Hilda’s Anglican School for Girls, Mosman Park, WA, 1987–1994 Co-ordinator of Religious Studies
Curtin University, Bentley, Western Australia, 1991 Part-time Lecturer in Health Ethics
Perth College of Divinity, Murdoch University, 1988–1993 Occasional lectures on the Gospels
Academic and Educational Interests:
Gospel Studies, New Testament Theology and Ethics
Publications:
Books
Arguments from Order in Synoptic Source Criticism: A History and Critique. New Gospel Studies 7. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 1994.
Mark’s Gospel—Prior or Posterior? A Reappraisal of the Phenomenon of Order, JSNTSS 222. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 2002.
A Peaceable Hope: Contesting Violent Eschatology in New Testament Narratives. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2013.
The Vehement Jesus: Grappling with Troubling Gospel Texts. Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2017.
Editor, Prophecy and Passion: Essays in Honour of Athol Gill. Adelaide: Australian Theological Forum, 2002.
Co-editor, with Philip Matthews, Faith and Freedom: Christian Ethics in a Pluralist Culture. Adelaide: ATF Press, 2003.
Co-editor, with Bruce Barber, Theodicy and Eschatology. Adelaide: ATF Press, 2005.
Co-editor, with Keith Dyer, Resurrection and Responsibility: Essays on Theology, Scripture, and Ethics in Honor of Thorwald Lorenzen. Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2009.
Co-editor, with Jione Havea and Elaine Wainwright, Bible, Borders, Belonging(s): Engaging Readings from Oceania. Semeia Studies 75. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2014.
Editor, The Bible, Justice and Public Theology. Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press; Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2014.
Also guest co-editor, with Heather Thomson, of a special issue of the International Journal of Public Theology, Vol. 3, No. 3 (2009), dealing with the theme of “Restoring Justice.”
Also guest co-editor, with Jeanette Mathews, of a special issue of St Mark’s Review, No. 239 (March 2017), entitled “Encountering God: Teasing (out) themes in biblical theology.”
Research Journal Articles and Book Chapters
“King, Merton and Barth: Their Abiding Significance,” in Faith and Freedom: Christian Ethics in a Pluralist Culture, edited by David Neville and Philip Matthews (Adelaide: ATF Press, 2003), 95–125.
“God’s Presence and Power: Christology, Eschatology and ‘Theodicy’ in Mark’s Crucifixion Narrative,” in Theodicy and Eschatology, edited by Bruce Barber and David Neville (Adelaide: ATF Press, 2005), 19–41.
“The Demise of the Two-Document Hypothesis? Dunn and Burkett on Gospel Sources,” Pacifica 19/1 (February 2006): 78–92.
“The Second Testament as a Covenant of Peace,” Biblical Theology Bulletin 37/1 (Spring 2007): 27–35.
“Toward a Teleology of Peace: Contesting Matthew’s Violent Eschatology,” Journal for the Study of the New Testament 30/2 (2007): 131–61. [Reissued in New Testament Studies, 4 volumes, SAGE Benchmarks in Religious Studies, edited by Paul Foster (Sage Publications, 2010), Volume 2, chapter 24.]
“Moral Vision and Eschatology in Mark’s Gospel: Coherence or Conflict?” Journal of Biblical Literature 127/2 (Summer 2008): 359–84.
“The Phantom Returns: Delbert Burkett’s Rehabilitation of Proto-Mark,” Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses 84/1 (April 2008): 135–73.
“Dialectic as Method in Public Theology: Recalling Jacques Ellul,” International Journal of Public Theology 2/2 (2008): 163–81.
“Justice and Divine Judgment: Scriptural Perspectives for Public Theology,” International Journal of Public Theology 3/3 (2009): 339–56.
“Grace Elicits Correspondences: The Christian Theologian as Peacemaker,” in Embracing Grace – The Theologian’s Task: Essays in Honour of Graeme Garrett, edited by Heather Thomson (Canberra: Barton Books, 2009), 119–34.
“Creation Reclaimed: Resurrection and Responsibility in Mark 15:40–16:8,” in Resurrection and Responsibility: Essays on Theology, Scripture, and Ethics in Honor of Thorwald Lorenzen, edited by Keith D. Dyer and David J. Neville (Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2009), 95–115.
“Faithful, True, and Violent? Christology and ‘Divine Vengeance’ in the Revelation to John,” in Compassionate Eschatology: The Future as Friend, edited by Ted Grimsrud and Michael Hardin (Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2011), 56–84.
“Christian Scripture and Public Theology: Ruminations on their Ambiguous Relationship,” International Journal of Public Theology 7/1 (2013): 5–23.
“Calamity and the Biblical God—Borderline or Line of Belonging? Intratextual Tension in Luke 13,” in Bible, Borders, Belonging(s): Engaging Readings from Oceania, edited by Jione Havea, David J. Neville, and Elaine M. Wainwright (Atlanta: SBL, 2014), 39–55.
“The Bible, Justice and Public Theology: An Introductory Essay,” in The Bible, Justice and Public Theology, edited by David J. Neville (Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2014), 1–21.
“Parable as Paradigm for Public Theology: Relating Theological Vision to Social Life,” in The Bible, Justice and Public Theology, edited by David J. Neville (Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2014), 145–60.
“Toward a Hermeneutic of Shalom: Reading Texts of Teleological Terror in Peace Perspective,” Word & World: Theology for Christian Ministry 34/4 (2014): 339–48.
“Love of Enemies, New Testament,” commissioned for the Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception, forthcoming in 2018/19.
“Like Lightning? Luke 17:22–37 Revisited in Interfaith Perspective,” in Things the Make for Peace: Traversing Text and Tradition in Christianity and Islam, edited by Anthony Rees, forthcoming from Lexington Books in 2019/20.
Further Journal Articles and Book Chapters
“Anabaptist Pacifism,” Faith and Freedom: A Journal of Christian Ethics 6/2 (August 1998): 12–16. [Reprinted with a response by Graeme R. Chatfield in South Pacific Journal of Mission Studies, No. 28 (July 2003): 33–39.]
“Colour and Criticism: Light on the Gospels,” St Mark’s Review, No. 195 (2004): 29–36.
“C. S. Lewis and Christian Pacifism,” in Faith and Freedom: Christian Ethics in a Pluralist Culture, edited by David Neville and Philip Matthews (Adelaide: ATF Press, 2003), 205–216.
“Jesus’ Vision of God’s Fair Reign,” in “Into the World You Love”: Encountering God in Everyday Life, edited by Graeme Garrett (Adelaide: ATF Press, 2007), 36–49.
“The Bible as a Public Document: A Perspective on the Contribution of Anglicanism,” St Mark’s Review, No. 203 (2007): 35–45.
“Violating Faith via Eschatological Violence: Reviewing Matthew’s Eschatology,” in Validating Violence – Violating Faith: Interfaith Perspectives on Religious Violence, edited by William Emilsen and John Squires (Adelaide: ATF Press, 2008), 95–110.
“‘The Spirit of the Lord is upon me’: Preaching from Luke in Year C,” St Mark’s Review, No. 213 (2010): 57–70.
“Things new and old: Preaching from Matthew in Year A,” St Mark’s Review, No. 216 (2011): 25–41.
“The way of the Lord: Preaching from Mark in Year B,” St Mark’s Review, No. 219 (2012): 17–34.
“The Spirit of promise: Preaching from Acts,” St Mark’s Review, No. 223 (2013): 51–66.
“The moral vision of Jesus in Matthew 5,” St Mark’s Review, No. 227 (2014): 46–61.
Other academic activities
Many of the journal articles and book chapters listed above were first presented as conference or seminar presentations. I have presented conference papers at the international Society for the Study of the New Testament annual conference and also at both the annual and international Society of Biblical Literature meetings. In 2010 I was invited to deliver the opening plenary address at the second Global Network for Public Theology triennial consultation, and I have also presented conference papers at the annual Australian and New Zealand Association of Theological Schools (ANZATS).
I regularly write critical reviews of recently published books in biblical studies and theology, ranging in length from 1,000 to 3,000 words. Since becoming an adjunct academic staff member with CSU, I have published thirty critical book reviews in a range of journals, including the widely consulted online Review of Biblical Literature (the book review forum of the Society of Biblical Literature).
Scholarly responses to my work
Frans Neirynck, “Note on the Argument(s) from Order,” Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses 73/4 (December 1997): 386–92; reprinted in Evangelica III 1992–2000: Collected Essays by Frans Neirynck (Leuven: Leuven University Press; Uitgeverij Peeters, 2001), 363–70. [A critical response to my Arguments from Order in Synoptic Source Criticism (Mercer University Press, 1994).]
Suzanne Watts Henderson, On-line review of Mark’s Gospel—Prior or Posterior? A Reappraisal of the Phenomenon of Order by David J. Neville, Review of Biblical Literature (November 2003).
Delbert Burkett, “The Return of Proto-Mark: A Response to David Neville,” Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses 85/1 (April 2009): 117–34.
No fewer than twelve reviews in academic journals of A Peaceable Hope: Contesting Violent Eschatology in New Testament Narratives (Baker Academic, 2013).
Dr Malcolm Coombes
Sessional Lecturer in Old Testament Studies
0400 313 589
Education:
B.A. (Hons 1st Class) Physics Major Macquarie University, Australia 1978
M.App.Sc Clinical Measurement NSW Institute of Technology, Aus. 1986
B.Th., United Theological College, Sydney 1991
B.Th. (Hons 1st Class), Charles Sturt University, Australia 2001
PhD, Charles Sturt University, Australia 2006. PhD Thesis topic: The literary relationship between the Gospel of John and 1 John and its implications for interpreting 1 John.
Teaching Areas:
New Testament
Introduction to the Bible
Professional and Ministry Experience:
Medical Physicist, Westmead Hospital, Sydney 1980 – 1988
Ordained Minister of the Word, Uniting Church in Australia, December, 1991
Parish Minister, Grenfell and Blacktown Parishes, NSW 1992 – 2000
Lecturer in New Testament, Trinity Theological College, QLD
Director of Studies – New Testament, Trinity Theological College 2005 – March 17
Academic Dean, Trinity Theological College 2008 – 2011
Principal, Trinity Theological College 2013
Assistant Director: Formation for Ministry, Trinity College Queensland 2013 – March, 2017
Retired 5th March, 2017
Part-time Sessional Lecturer, United Theological College, Charles Sturt University, NSW 2017 – 2nd semester
Academic and Educational Interests:
The Johannine literature
The Gospels
Former Membership Professional Organisations:
Full Member of the Society of Biblical Literature
Member of the Fellowship of Biblical Studies
Publications
Book Review:
Raymond Brown, An Introduction to the Gospel of John, New York, Doubleday, 2003 in Uniting Church Studies 11 (2005): 69-71.
Paper:
Malcolm Coombes, “A Different Approach to the Structure of 1 John,” Australian eJournal of Theology, 14 (2009).
Monograph:
Malcolm Coombes, 1 John: Epistle as a Relecture of the Gospel of John (Melbourne: Mosaic Press, 2013)
Current Monograph (to be published) 2 and 3 John (Faithlife Publications)
Papers Presented at Conferences:
Society of Biblical Literature International Meeting, Rome 2009: “Allusions to the Gospel of John from the First Letter of John. What can they tell us about the Johannine Community?”
Society of Biblical Literature International Meeting, London, 2011: “A Bit of This and That: The Intriguing Work of houtos in 1 John”
Society of Biblical Literature International Meeting, St Andrews, 2013: “1 John 2:12-14 as a Structuring Template for 1 John”
Society of Biblical Literature International Meeting, Vienna, 2014: “Repetitions in 2 and 3 John: Some Suggestions for Structuring”
The Rev’d Dr Jim McPherson
Sessional Lecturer in Introduction to Christian Theology
0408 225 157