Research interests
Soteriology
Eschatology
Catholicity
Alterity
Interreligious Dialogue
Theology and Culture
Continental Philosophy
Theological Method
Current position
Lecturer in Systematic Theology, Australian Catholic University
Course Coordinator, School of Theology , Brisbane Campus, Australian Catholic University
Bachelor of Theology (Pass and Honours)
Bachelor of Theology – Bachelor of Social Science
Graduate Certificate in Arts (Theology)
Master of Arts (Theology)
Publications
“Liturgy Matters: Liturgy and Scripture as the Mirrors Of Catholicity”,
Australian EJournal of Theology, Issue 4, (Feb, 2005)
“Images of Salvation”, Foundations of Christian Faith: An Introduction for Students, Edited by Damien Casey, Gerard Hall and Anne Hunt, (Melbourne, Vic.” Social Science Press, 2004)
“The Gift Of Ilùvatar: Tolkien’s Theological Vision.” Australian EJournal of Theology, Issue 2, (Feb, 2004)
“The Post-modern Universal: An Incarnational View.” Pacifica, 16, 3 (Oct, 2003) 257-270
“Irenaeus: Touchstone of Catholicity.” Prayer and Spirituality in the Early Church, Vol. 3. Liturgy and Life, edited by Bronwen Neil and Geoffrey Dunn. (Strathfield: St Pauls Publications, 2003) 147–155.
“The Nature of our Salvation in Christ: Salvation as Participation and Divinisation”, Theology@McAuley, Issue 3 (Feb, 2003)
“The Fractio Panis and the Eucharist as Eschatological Banquet”, Theology@McAuley, Issue 2 (Aug, 2002)
“From the Ridiculous to the Sublime: The Painting of William Robinson as a Possible Model for Australian Theology”, Theology@McAuley, Issue 1 (Feb, 2002)
“Piss Christ, sacrifice and liberal excess,” Law, Text, Culture. (June, 2000) 19 - 34. and “After Serrano: sacrifice and Church politics”, Law, Text, Culture. (June, 2000) 55- 61.
“Levinas and Buber: Transcendence and Society.” Sophia, 38, 2. (Sept-Oct, 1999) 69 - 92.
“Irigaray and Theology: From the metaphysical to the symbolic to the eschatological.” Pacifica, 12, 1. (Feb, 1999) 27 - 54.
“Irigaray and the Advent of an Epiphany”, A Grain of Eternity. 1997 Australian international religion, literature and the arts conference proceedings ; keynote addresses and selected papers. Edited by Michael Griffith and James Tulip. (Sydney, N.S.W.: Centre for Studies in Religion, Literature and the Arts, 1997) 99 – 106.
Educational Background
1996 - 2000, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Sydney
Thesis: Flesh Made Word: Theology After Irigaray
1994-1995 Doctoral Studies, Catholic University of America
1993 Master of Theology, University of Sydney
Thesis: A Critical Comparison of the Hermeneutics of Paul Ricoeur and Raimon Panikkar.
1990 - 1992 Bachelor of Theology, Sydney College of Divinity