Research and teaching interests
Augustine; philosophy of religion; philosophical theology; language; contemporary strategic and defence issues
Publications
The Incarnation of the Word: The Theology of Language of Augustine of Hippo (T&T Clark, 2009), forthcoming publication of doctoral dissertation with T&T Clark.
The T&T Clark Companion to Augustine and Modern Theology, ed. E. Morgan and C. Pecknold (T&T Clark, 2010), forthcoming. Interpretative volume synthesising the relationship between ancient and modern readings of Augustine of Hippo.
“Speech as salvation, speech as communication: conflicts in the theology of language of Augustine of Hippo”, forthcoming in Prayer and Spirituality in the Early Church Vol. 5, ed. G. Dunn and J. Mclaren.
Review of Brennan, F., Acting on Conscience. How Can We Responsibly Mix Law, Religion and Politics? (St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, 2006), in Reviews in Australian Studies 1 (10), 2006.
Review of Frame, T., Church and State: Australia’s Imaginary Wall (Sydney: UNSW Press, 2006), in Reviews in Australian Studies 2 (8), 2007.
“The Concept of Person in Augustine’s De Trinitate” in Studia Patristica XLIII – Augustine, Other Latin Writers (Leuven: Peeters, 2006).
“El concepto de persona en ‘De Trinitate’ de Agustín”, in Augustinus: Revista Trimestral Publicada Por Los Agustinos Recoletos (Madrid: Enero-Diciembre, 2007), 157-163.
Lawrence Cross and Edward Morgan (eds.), Orientale Lumen: Australasia and Oceania 2000, Proceedings (Melbourne: Australian Catholic University, 2001), 322 pages.
Educational background
BA (Hons.) (University of Melbourne); MPhil. (University of Cambridge); PhD (University of Cambridge)
News
June, 2008: Will speak at Lowy Institute for International Policy New Voices conference, July 2008, on “Corporate Social Responsibility: A Force for Good?” See http://www.lowyinstitute.org/
May 2008: Delivered paper, “Apophatics and Economics: The Limits of Speech on Ancient Economy” to the North American Patristics Society Annual Meeting, Chicago, May, 2008
January, 2008: Delivered paper, “Speech as Salvation, Speech as Communication: Conflicts in the Theology of Language of Augustine of Hippo” to Poverty and Riches: Prayer and Spirituality in the Early Church 5 conference at Australian Catholic University, Melbourne.