Researchers
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Researchers listed below are qualified to supervise at all levels from Minor Thesis to research Masters to PhD, unless otherwise indicated. Note that the research area Theology includes Lutheran theology.
You are not restricted to the supervisors listed below. Contact ALC Research to discuss finding a supervisor from another University of Divinity college or another university or theological college in Australia or overseas.
BTheol(Hons) BA (Hons) MA DLit PhD
Honorary Research Fellow
Research areas: New Testament, Apocrypha, Early Christianity, Late Antiquity
BA GradDipEd(Sec) MEd MA(Theol) PhD
Director of Research
In her role as Director of Research, Michelle is responsible for supporting higher degrees by research at ALC and working with LCANZ agencies to develop and carry out specific research projects.
Research areas: Gender and Sexuality, Psalms, Shame, Feminist Theologies
BA MDiv PhD
Associate Professor in New Testament, Coordinator of Biblical Studies
Stephen is Associate Professor in New Testament at ALC and teaches across the New Testament field and koine Greek. His research and scholarly writings focus on the formation of the gospel tradition (especially narrativity and memory in the gospels), ancient Judaism (especially the Dead Sea Scrolls), and Pauline theology. He also has interests in hermeneutics, biblical theology, and the doctrine of Scripture.
Research areas: New Testament, Biblical Theology
BA BA(Hons) PhD
Emeritus Professor, University of Divinity
Wendy is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities and known internationally for her research on early Christian preaching and the life and works of the eastern church father and preacher John Chrysostom. Her research currently embraces two additional strands: the reception of Greek medicine in Christian thought in Late Antiquity; and the root causes of religious conflict and radicalisation in both past and present.
Research areas: Early Christianity, Late Antiquity, Homiletics, Liturgy, Sociology/Psychology of Religion, Church History
BA+MA [equiv.] PhD
Director of Research, Research Supervisor, Lecturer in Biblical Studies
Anna is Director of Research at ALC, responsible for ensuring the excellence and quality of research at the College. She is also Lutheran Theological Journal Co-Editor and serves as Lecturer in Biblical Studies.
Research areas: Early Judaism, New Testament, Early Christianity, Biblical Theology, Educational Theology
BA GradDipEd(Sec) GradDipTh(Ed) GradDipBus(Acc) MEdSt EdD GradCertEd(HighEd) CertIVTAE
Dean, Lecturer in Education, Coordinator of Education Studies
Merryn teaches units in the programs for pre-service and in-service teachers and is the Dean of the College.
Research areas: Education, Educational Theology (Minor Thesis only)
BA MDiv MTheol MPhil PhD
Honorary Research Associate
Research areas: Systematic Theology, Philosophical Theology, Cross-cultural theology
DipSecEd, MTh, DTh
Honorary Postdoctoral Researcher
Forty years of pastoral / teaching ministry, followed by doctorate on “Luther’s Common Priesthood” completed in 2022. Current research areas: Reformation studies (Luther, English Reformation); Ecclesiology; Ecumenism (Lutheran-Catholic relations).
BA MDiv STM DrPhil DrTheol
Honorary Research Fellow
Research areas: Systematic Theology, Reformation History, Theology and Science, Cultural Studies
Honorary Research Associate
Dr Wu is a historian and theologian specialising in nineteenth‑century German missionary activity in the Orient, with particular focus on Rev. Dr Ernst Faber, a significant pioneer in Sinology as a scholarly missionary. His research explores how Christian theology engaged with Chinese intellectual traditions, revealing missionary history as a dialogue rather than a monologue. He highlights the enduring importance of intercultural theology and its relevance to both academic study and the church’s lively commitment.
