Tag: theology
ACU receives massive legacy bequest to boost theology research
A retired American theology and philosophy professor has promised US$10 million to ACU. The gift will finance a research centre, a library and an endowed chair.
Speakers bring theology and philosophy to bear on the home
The home enjoys a special place in Catholic thought and was the subject of wide-ranging discussion at the Dawson Society’s 2025 conference held in Fremantle in July.
Pope asks that theology be “accessible,” not polarising
Theology should serve as a guiding companion for those seeking meaning and truth, particularly during life's pivotal moments, Pope Francis said, calling on theologians and theology faculties to expand their outreach.
CIS to launch a new institute and degree in 2025
The Catholic Institute of Sydney will be able to confer a new three-year degree—the Bachelor of Religious Sciences—from next year in response to increasing demand from lay people for ecclesiastically accredited philosophical and theological formation.
Fr Peter Kwak: Doctrinal clarity not always the pope’s priority
Lest I be misunderstood, I preface the article by affirming the utmost importance of doctrinal clarity, which is a sign to us of the solicitude of God who wants us to know that, yes, Emmanuel! God is with us and we are not left alone in the darkness of ignorance or error.
Professor Tracey Rowland appointed to Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences
UNDA research academic Prof Tracey Rowland has been appointed to the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, becoming the second Australian to receive the honour
Future doctor of the church? Benedict XVI scholars say German professor-pope stands the...
By Maria Wiering
Beginning well before he was elected pope in 2005, Pope Benedict XVI made substantial contributions to theology and Catholic thought through his prolific writing,...
The lasting legacy of Pope Benedict XVI
By Russell Shaw
After spending more than 20 years as prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith during the papacy of...
Joseph Ratzinger: a man of the Church
When I learned of the death of Pope Benedict XVI on the eve of the new year, I prayed in thanks for the life...
Theologians delighted to gather
After two years of border closures and lockdowns, Australia’s theologians were overjoyed to gather for the fourth instalment of the Theology at the Beginning...
The woman who confounds both left and right
By Lois M Collins
Elizabeth Bruenig makes no apologies. Not for her progressive politics, not for her Catholic faith and certainly not for having children...
Plenary voices: Sr Isabell Naumann
On principle, there is no profession that women cannot carry out, for in the words of Edith Stein, “no woman is solely a ‘woman,’...















