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My soon-to-be colleague in Old Testament, Revd Dr Monica Melanchthon will be moving to Melbourne very soon, and we will be welcoming her into the community of the Centre for Theology and Ministry at our worship service on the last... Sean Winter

News through from the MCD University of Divinity about funding for 2 Australian Postgraduate award scholarships and 1 International Postgraduate Research Scholarship. Spread the word! PhD Scholarship Opportunities in Theology and Religious Studies - Call for Applications MCD University of... Sean Winter

As some will have noted, I had started to post my own summaries on some of the papers I heard at the excellent conference in Romans 5–8 at Princeton Theological Seminary last week. I am now back in Australia, and... Sean Winter

I have just recieved information about a helpful looking one-day conference that will be held at the Centre for Theology and Ministry here in Melbourne on Saturday June 2nd. Flyer can be found here: Download Eco-theol day flyer Registration form... Sean Winter

The afternoons of the conference have been largely made up of a choice of either workshops or short papers. Given the fact that these sessions were preceded by three plenary sessions, I chose just one of the short papers on... Sean Winter

Next up was Susan Grove Eastman who gave a presentation on ‘Double Participation and the Responsible Self in Romans 5–8’ The paper aimed to explore the ways in which human existence is construed by Paul in Romans 7 using the... Sean Winter

Ben Myers gave what, if the length of applause at the session was anything to go by, was a brilliant presentation on "Christ, Adam and the Self: Revisiting Augustine’s Interpretation of Romans". The paper relates to Ben's wider project on... Sean Winter

The first plenary session in the Princeton conference on Romans 5–8 was by Stephen Westerholm on the topic of "Righteousness: Cosmic and Microcosmic" Taking his cue from Paul's dikaiosune language in Romans 5:1 and 5:19 Westerholm sought to spell out... Sean Winter

My former BUGB colleague Simon Perry has published a revised version of his doctoral thesis on theology and hermeneutics: Resurrecting Interpretation: Technology, Hermeneutics, and the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus (Wipf and Stock, 2012) Hermeneutics is the work... Sean Winter

ucayouth: RT @Unitingschools: Highlights from fish bowl discussion re Kony 2012: does this style of campaigning lead to fair trials? is "awareness ...

As this post goes live I will be arriving in Princeton to attend the Creation, Conflict, Cosmos conference to celebrate the Seminary's bi-centennial. I am not giving a paper, just there to soak up what looks like a fabulous programme.... Sean Winter

ucayouth: “@drewh: Growing up!Jan Owen, CEO of the Foundation for Young Australians.Get involved in Young People Without Borders http://t.co/hQ3SkiSt”

ucayouth: “@UnitingJustice: Read our media release concerning the creation of a National Children's Commissioner here http://t.co/tfOlnOV0”

It is rumoured that this coming Monday, 30th April 2012, marks the 65th birthday of Professor Paul Fiddes. Other celebrations may well be planned in Oxford, but from a distance I want to be included among those who will, over... Sean Winter

News from the British New Testament Society mailing list: Departmental Lecturer in New Testament Studies FACULTY OF THEOLOGY Grade 7: Salary £29,249 - £35,938 p.a. The Faculty of Theology in the University of Oxford wishes to appoint a Departmental Lecturer... Sean Winter

ucayouth: “@BradonToast: A theory - ask an "old person" about Facebook, and a "young person" about church, and you'll hear the same responses”

I have been at a Conference of Uniting Church Theological Educators all week and had to prepare a very short sermon for the final Eucharist. I took the Gospel reading for the coming Sunday, John 20.19-31 (Easter 2). While my... Sean Winter

For those in the Melbourne area, you may be interested to know that archaeologist William Dever, a critic of the biblical minimalist school of OT interpretation, will be giving a public lecture at the University of Melbourne on Wednesday 18th... Sean Winter

The good people over at Eisenbraun's have marked the anniversary of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's execution (April 9th) by offering a substantial discount on all volumes of the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works in English, published by Fortress Press. The sale lasts for 10... Sean Winter

ucayouth: RT @agegreenwood: #Eggonyourface clip. Thanks guys 4 coming out & engaging this step in our abolitionist effort @STOPTHETRAFFIK http:// ...