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Theological studies across and beyond the Catholic tradition, including philosophical and political theology, hermeneutics, and reception.
| Professor Lewis Ayres | Contemporary Catholic theology, ressourcement, Augustinian reception |
| Dr Teresa Brown | |
| Dr Damien Casey | Systematic theology, patristics and contextual theology, philosophies of difference, gender |
| Dr Rachel Davies | |
| Dr Benjamin DeSpain | Philosophical theology (including autonomy and Thomism), Catholic philosophy, theological ethics, theology and the arts, sacred tradition |
| Dr Zachariah Duke | Catholic theology, theological anthropology |
| Dr Lexi Eikelboom | Philosophical theology, theology and the arts, metaphysics, phenomenology |
| Professor Stephan van Erp | Philosophical and fundamental theology, political theology, Edward Schillebeeckx, Hans Urs von Balthasar |
| Associate Professor Maeve Heaney | |
| Professor Robyn Horner | Fundamental theology of revelation, religious experience, theological anthropology, grace |
| Reverend Professor Daniel Madigan | Theology of religions, interreligious theology |
| Dr Philip McCosker | Historical and systematic theology (especially Christology), apophaticisms, ressourcement, mystical theologies, theological epistemology, queer theologies |
| Reverend Dr James McEvoy | Karl Rahner, Gaudium et Spes and the church–world relationship |
| Dr Antonia Pizzey | |
| Reverend Associate Professor Ormond Rush | |
| Associate Professor Joel Hodge | |
| Dr Darren Sarisky | Theological interpretation of Scripture, ecclesiology, interfaith dialogue, and theology’s engagement with philosophy |
| Dr Emmanuel Nathan | |
| Dr Brendan Wolfe | Cognitive psychology of religious art, the Inklings, St Andrews Encyclopedia of Theology |
| Professor Judith Wolfe | Philosophical and systematic theology, theology and the arts |
| Professor Garth Green | Philosophy of religion, medieval and Renaissance theology, German idealism, French phenomenology |
Theology in the world, where the Church meets society, including disability and social approaches, and research programmes especially for those in ministry. To learn more visit our Doctor of Ministry programme.
| Dr Teresa Brown | |
| Associate Professor Reverend Jamie Calder | |
| Associate Professor Kylie Crabbe | |
| Dr Zachariah Duke | Disability theology, ethics, social science research methodologies |
| Associate Professor Joel Hodge | |
| Associate Professor Maeve Heaney | |
| Associate Professor David Kirchhoffer | Fundamental/applied theological ethics (especially biomedical) and theological anthropology (dignity). |
| Reverend Dr James McEvoy | Theology of childhood |
Ignatian theology and Jesuit practice as well as study of the history and theology of spiritual practices.
| Associate Professor Reverend Jamie Calder | |
| Dr Rachel Davies | |
| Professor Robyn Horner | Mysticism of Ignatius Loyola, Ignatian experience |
| Associate Professor Jonathan Zecher | History of spiritual direction, Byzantine and Eastern Orthodox practices |
Historical and constructive liturgical and ritual studies, as well as sacramental theology. Please also see our Centre for Liturgy.
| Dr Leonela Fundic | Byzantine ritual and liturgy |
| Dr Sarah Gador-Whyte | Hymnography, homiletics, history of early Christian liturgy, ritual, sacred space, women in the church |
| Associate Professor Maeve Heaney | |
| Professor Clare Johnson | Liturgical inculturation, sacramental theology, liturgy and affect, liturgy education |
| Dr Jason McFarland | Liturgical theology/reform, ritual musicology, post-critical sacramental theology |
Studies of the contemporary Church, its history, organization, and identity in the world, including Vatican II studies. Please visit our Vatican II Research Centre.
| Dr Gavin Brown | Australian religious history (especially Catholic), ritual theory/performance, history of Christian worship (especially Eucharist) |
| Dr Sandie Cornish | |
| Dr Zachariah Duke | Vatican II, ecclesiology, ethnography |
| Emeritus Professor Peter Howard | |
| Dr Jo Laffin | |
| Dr Philip McCosker | Theologies and practices of catholicity and synodality |
| Dr Emmanuel Nathan | |
| Dr Antonia Pizzey | |
| Reverend Associate Professor Ormond Rush |
Research in ecumenical movements between Christian churches as well as dialogue between different faiths, with emphasis on relations between Muslims, Jews, and Christians.
| Professor Ismail Albayrak | Comparative theology (Muslim and Christian), Muslim-Christian relations |
| Associate Professor David Kirchhoffer | Comparative theological ethics and anthropology of contemporary moral disagreements |
| Reverend Professor Daniel Madigan | Islam, Qur’an, theologies of Revelation |
| Dr Philip McCosker | Catholicity, ecumenical ecclesiologies |
| Dr Emmanuel Nathan | |
| Dr Antonia Pizzey | |
| Dr Darren Sarisky | Scriptural Reasoning and hermeneutics |
| Dr Michael Trainor | Interfaith and inter-religious relations |
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