Working Title: “The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit in the Annotationes in Evangelium Ioannis of Johannes Oecolampadius.”
Ben is studying the biblical commentaries of an early Swiss Reformer, Johannes Oecolampadius (1482-1531), and in particular his Annotations on the Gospel of John. Although the great bulk of his work has not yet been translated into English, he is increasingly recognised to be an accomplished and highly influential exegete, displaying many of the emphases that would later be found in Reformed biblical interpretation. Ben is interested not only in the translation of the commentary, but also its place in exegetical history as well as the development of Reformed covenant theology, pneumatology and sacramentology.
Principal Supervisor: Dr Rowland Ward
Co-Supervisor: Rev Dr Jared Hood
Working Title: “In Adam’s Fall / We Sinned All”? (New England Primer c1690)
Peter’s research is an examination of the doctrines of the fall and original sin in the major theological traditions in the light of Evolutionary Creationism and rise of the Biologos Movement.
Principal Supervisor: Rev Dr Michael Brautigam
Co-Supervisor: Rev Dr Peter Barnes
Working Title: “On Becoming a Theologian of the Cross: Revisiting Luther’s theologus crucis from Heidelberg to Genesis for Today”. Nathan is studying Luther’s theology/theologian of the cross. To do this, he is seeking to clarify what it means to be a theologian of the cross by studying the 1518 Heidelberg Disputation where Luther first brings the theologian of the cross to life. From here, Luther’s lectures on Genesis will be studied to identify whether this theologian of the cross is still alive in Luther’s thought during the last ten years of his lecturing—and life.
Principal Supervisor: Rev Dr Michael Brautigam
Co-Supervisor: Rev Dr Rowland Ward
Working Title: “‘Bringing in the day of the Galilean’? – An assessment of the impact of Samuel Angus (1879-1943) on the Presbyterian Church of Australia, in light of the rise and progress of the Fundamentalist-Controversy especially in Australia.”
Principal Supervisor: Rev Dr Rowland Ward
Co-Supervisor: Rev Dr Peter Barnes
Training for the Kingdom of Heaven
