PTC offers a full postgraduate higher degree by research programme. These courses are usually taken by those wishing to enter into theological college teaching and academic writing. If you are looking for postgraduate coursework awards, see the coursework page.
PTC has a team of highly experienced and published academics who contribute to the research culture at PTC and are available to supervise postgraduate candidates. Our supervisors’ areas of special interest currently are in Old Testament, Church history, and historical theology. PTC has a long history of fostering research, being instrumental in the publication of Australia’s longest-running Protestant theological journal, the Reformed Theological Review. We are also pleased to collaborate with academics from other ACT consortium colleges.
To foster a research culture, PTC has held research seminars for many years. Research seminars are set for the Fridays of April, June, August, and October, 10:00-10:55 and 11:00-11:55. For 2024, the programme will include:
Apr 19: Rev Dr Michael Brautigam
Jun 7: Rev Nathan Runham
Aug 16: Rev Prof Allan Harman
Oct 18: Rev Ben Nelson
Oecolampadius’ treatment of John chapter 6 in his Annotations on John’s Gospel
The Background to the Introduction of ‘Believing Criticism’ to the Free Church of Scotland in the late 19th Century
‘Fighting Larry’ – Defender of the Faith? Rev. Dr J. Laurence Rentoul (1845-1926)
Yhwh Tsevaot before Samuel: canonical foundations for a Davidic title
PTC’s qualified and experienced research supervisors and co-supervisors take on candidates subject to availability and the research being within their areas of speciality. A supervision team can consist of PTC supervisors and other qualified supervisors from across ACT consortium colleges. The following are currently supervising PTC candidates or are available to be supervisors.
Position
Missiology, Research Methods
Research Areas
Intercultural Studies, Practical Theology, Chinese Studies
Qualifications
PhD, Reformed Theological Seminary, 2000
MTh, Alliance Bible Seminary, Hong Kong, 1997
Contact
felix.chung@ptc.edu.au
+613 9898 9384
Position
Research Professor
Research Areas
Bible Studies, Old Testament, Church History
Qualifications
ThD, Westminster Theological Seminary, 1968
MLitt, University of Edinburgh, 1974
Contact
allan.m.harman@bigpond.com
+613 9898 9384
Position
Research Lecturer
Research Areas
Church History
Qualifications
ThD, Australian College of Theology, 1994
BTh (hons), University of South Africa, 1981
Contact
rowland.ward@gmail.com
+613 9898 9384
Position
Lecturer in Old Testament, Academic Dean
Research Areas
Old Testament, Historical Theology
Qualifications
PhD, University of Melbourne, 2011
ThM (1st honours), Westminster Theological Seminary, 2002
MTh, Australian College of Theology, 2002
Contact
jared.hood@ptc.edu.au
+613 9898 9384
Research Areas
Old Testament
Qualifications
PhD, University of Melbourne, 1997
MA, Macquarie University, 1990
Contact
mra@archist.com.au
+613 9898 9384
Position
Lecturer in Church History, Christ College
Research Areas
Church History
Qualifications
MA (Hons), BD, DipEd, ThD (Australian College of Theology)
Contact
+613 9898 9384
Position
Lecturer in Theology, Psychology, and Church History, MST
Qualifications
PhD (University of Edinburgh), DipPsych, MTh, BA
Contact
+613 9898 9384
ACT Research Ethics Application form: Only for the Ministry Practice Research Stream
Please contact the HDR Coordinator (felix.chung@ptc.edu.au) for further details.
Further reference:
National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (2007) – Updated 2018
See the ACT documents repository for policies and forms relating to all aspects of HDR, including confirmation of candidature and thesis submission and examination.
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