ACD News

25.11.11 - New Principal appointed

Rev Dr Steve Taylor will be Principal of the ACD member college Uniting College for Leadership & Theology for three years from mid 2012. Congratulations Steve! Steve is currently the Postgraduate Coordinator and he leads the Missiology study area; he will be Principal while Rev Professor Andrew Dutney serves as Uniting Church President. More information on the Uniting College website

9.11.11 - Where can a Bachelor of Ministry lead?

The ACD Bachelor of Ministry is being put to good use by our graduates and students. Study can lead to many diverse and fulfilling roles in ministry: including from Canon law to chaplaincy in prisons! One graduate and a current student are featured in the November edition of The Southern Cross, the newspaper of the Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide. Sue Rivett has been appointed Canon lawyer in the Adelaide Catholic Archdiocese (p 10) and Albert Patrizi is trainee chaplain at Yatala Prison ( p 14). Read more about their stories online at www.southerncross.org.au.

29.8.11 - Sacred Texts in a Secular World: paper

The paper given by Dr Stephen Garner at the Annual Theology Lecture on 25 August is now available. Click here to download

22.8.11 - Breaking down barriers

Congratulations to Rev Dr Vicky Balabanski, lecturer in New Testament, who was ordained as a minister of the word in the Uniting Church on 21 August. Dr Balabanski hopes her ordination helps bridge the divide between churches. Read more in AdelaideNow.

Congratulations also to the four ACD and Flinders graduates and students who were ordained in the Uniting Church on 21 August: Coralie Evans, David Hoffman, Christa Megaw and Titus Ng. Read more about all five ordinands on the Uniting College website

8.8.11 - Sacred Texts in a Secular World

Dr Stephen Garner from the University of Auckland will give this year's Annual Theology Lecture on Thursday 25 August at 8 pm at Flinders University, North Lecture Theatre 2. More details here

8.6.11 - Adelaide College of Divinity: Confident of it future despite closure of CTC

Response to the announcement of the closure of the Catholic Theological College

It is with great sadness that we have received advice that the Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide has decided to close the Catholic Theological College (CTC). Although CTC had ceased to be a member of Adelaide College of Divinity (ACD) in 2010, we had looked forward to continuing to share a common campus and library facilities, and the opportunity this affords for collegial and ecumenical relations, into the future. CTC has been a member of the ACD for over thirty years during which time deep friendships had formed among staff and students.

The future of the ACD is secure despite the closure of CTC. Our certificate, diploma, bachelor, master and doctor of ministry courses will continue. Read more (download)

16.5.11 - Transforming Theology student survey

Students in the ACD BMin and Flinders BTh are invited to have their say about their experience studying theology: download flyer or go to the Transforming Theology website.

7.2.11 - Handbooks online

Handbooks are now available on the Handbooks page.

21.12.10 - BMin on video

Watch our Bachelor of Ministry video by clicking here: http://vimeo.com/18003335

10.12.10 - Congratulations to our students

Congratulations to the five Flinders and ACD students who were ordained in the Uniting Church on 5 December: Sarah Agnew, Benji Callen, Naomi Duke, Andrew Roberston and Matt Stuart. Pictures and more details on the Uniting College and AdelaideNow websites.

8.12.10 - New certificate and diploma courses

New courses Certificate III and IV and Diploma in Christian Life and Ministry will be offerred from 2011. A brochure can be downloaded from the Courses page.

8.12.10 - Study options for 2011

The ACD is changing! The Bachelor of Ministry has been updated and is undergoing reaccreditation. Information will be available here as soon as accreditation is approved. Another new development is a Missional Leadership focus in the Master of Ministry. More information on the Courses page.

10.2.10 - World of the Spirit Art Exhibition

ACD is hosting its biennial art exhibition in the 2010 Fringe Festival. World of the Spirit brings together works of 25 local artists exploring this theme through a variety of media. Launch on Friday 5 March 7-9 pm and open Sat 6/Sun 7 and Sat 13/Sun 14 March from 11 am to 5 pm. Click here for the flyer

2.12.09 - An Ecumenical Contribution Ecotheology: paper

The paper given by Dr Daniel Munteanu, Flinders School of Theology/Adelaide College of Divinity Visiting Scholar, at a public lecture on 5 November is now available. Click here

21.10.09 - Public lecture on Ecumenical Contribution Ecotheology

Dr Daniel Munteanu is Visting Scholar at Flinders University School of Theology and ACD from Otto-Friedrich University, Germany, in November. He will present a public lecture on Thursday 5 November, 7.30-9.00 pm at the ACD campus, speaking on The Theological Dignity of Creation: An Ecumenical Contribution to Ecotheology. Download the flyer for details

17.7.09 - 30th Annual lecture in Theology

Flinders University and Adelaide College of Divinity will present the 2009 Annual Lecture in Theology on Thursday 6 August at 8 pm, celebrating 30 years as an ecumenical consortium. Rev'd Professor Martyn Percy, Professor of Theology at the University of Oxford and Principal of Cuddesdon College Oxford, will speak on Cultivating Cultures of hope: A Christian Contribution. Download flyer here

7.5.09 - History week Display

The Adelaide Theological Library will hold a public display of rare and historical books during History week, 22 to 31 May 2009. More information here

6.3.09 - Chrysalis

A retrospective exhibition by Yvonne Ashby, artist in residence at the Adelaide College of Divinity, will be opened on Friday 27 March at 6.30 pm in the ACD Chapel of Reconciliation. The exhibition will continue between 1.30 pm and 4.30 pm on the following days: Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 March, Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 April. Free admission. Download the flyer for details

14.10.08 - God's Place: Theology, Geography and Anglicanism Downunder

Flinders University and the ACD will host the Annual Lecture in Theology 2008 on Friday 7 November at 8 pm at the ACD campus. The Rt Rev Dr Stephen Pickard, Assistant Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Adelaide, will speak on God's Place: Theology, Geography and Anglicanism Downunder. Download flyer here

19.09.08 - Book launch

The book Beyond the word of a woman : recovering the bodies of the Syrophoenician women, by Alan H Cadwallader, will be launched by Bishop Kay Goldsworthy on Thursday 25th September 2008, from 5.30pm, at the Adelaide College of Divinity, 34 Lipsett Terrace, Brooklyn Park. Refreshments will be served at the launch. Please RSVP by 23rd September to the St Barnabas College Office on (08) 8416 8440.

23.05.08 - Colossae Excavated

Flinders University theology students at the ACD campus could be among the first to uncover the last remaining unexcavated site connected to the New Testament. For more information follow this link to the AdelaideNow online article.

9.04.08 - Climate Change and Christian Witness

ACD and Flinders University School of Theology will present a public lecture by Professor Michael Northcott on Thursday 24 April at 8 pm at Adelaide West Uniting Church. Professor of Ethics at the University of Edinburgh, Michael Northcott is best known for his work on environmental theology and ethics. For more details download the flyer.

31.01.08 - Creation - cosmos and chaos

The ACD is proud to present our 2008 Fringe Festival Art Exhibition on 2, 5-9 and 12-16 March, from 1.00 to5.00 pm. Twenty five local artists explore and celebrate the many meanings and experiences of creation. Special events during the exhibition include the Opening, Meet the Artists and a Conversation of Theology and the Arts. Admission free. Download the flyer

31.01.08 - Doctor of Ministry

The Doctor of Ministry and a Resource Ministry stream in the Master of Ministry are newly accredited courses starting this year. For more information click here or download the ACD Handbook Volume 1.

28.09.07 - New Courses for 2008

The ACD plans to offer a new Doctor of Ministry and a new MMin Resource Ministry stream next year for ministers seeking advanced professional development, subject to accreditation by the Training and Skills Commission.

The Doctor of Ministry is designed for ordained and professional ministers who wish to reflect on and undertake research into the practice of ministry at an advanced level. The DMin will encompass three broad areas of ministry practice: Leadership in church and ministry, Christian education and discipleship, and Church and contemporary society.

The Resource Ministry stream in the Master of Ministry will provide clergy with professional in-service education that equips them to discern, supervise, support and mentor lay leaders in a variety of ministry roles. This stream will be available exclusively by distance education.

For more information about these courses contact the ACD Office.

07.12.06 - Spirituality in art

Activity on the ACD Campus goes beyond classes and seminars: we have an Artist in Residence. Yvonne Ashby came to the role through her regular involvement in the ACD biennial Art Exhibition as part of the Adelaide Fringe Festival.

Being on campus, Yvonne said her interest was piqued when she heard about evening lectures on Evolution and the Bible. One thing led to another and she found herself attending classes as an audit student in a series of topics. The subjects raised in classes gave her inspiration, as she could relate what she learned in class to her own interest in spirituality and religion.

Yvonne enjoys the ecumenical campus, the contact with different denominations and access to ‘brilliant minds’. ‘The academic staff have so much to offer about the real world of humanity’ she said.

She found studies so enjoyable, putting her interests, work and life in context, that she is now enrolled in an ACD course. It was a bonus for Yvonne to find that assessment in some topics is quite broad, allowing assignments in different formats or customised to student interests, such as art works or a focus on art and architecture.

Being Artist in Residence and studying theology have brought many aspects of Yvonne’s life together. Through studies she is finding time to develop away from the pressure of working as a professional artist. Yvonne said, ‘I find study has brought into focus the important things, including my identity as an artist. I’m excited by the way I’m now developing expression of spirituality in my art.’

 

Last updated: January 17, 2012