Theology and Religion*
All items relating to the Department can be found under Theology and Religion*. They are also listed under their sub-discipline.
Recent Deposits
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Crucifixión, terrorismo de Estado y abuso sexual: Texto y Contexto
[From English version] A key principle in the work of Latin American liberation theologians has been a willingness to take their Latin American social context seriously as an aid for understanding biblical texts. This paper ... -
Recognising Jesus as a Victim of Sexual Abuse: Responses from Sodalicio Survivors in Peru
This report identifies a number of publicationsTombs (1999), Heath (2011), Gafney (2013), Trainor (2014)which have independently and explicitly identified Jesus as a victim of sexual abuse in published work. It also ... -
Christianity and Islam: The Mutual Understanding and the Development of their Early Relations till the End of the Umayyad Islamic Rule in the Middle East, with Special Focus on the Identity Formation of Both Communities
In this thesis I will explore how the religious identities of Christian churches and Muslim communities were formed in the socio-political and cultural context of the Middle East during the early period of Islamic rule. ... -
Marital Violence in Papua New Guinea: A Theological Critique and Response
Marital violence has been described as endemic in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and it is striking that the problem of marital violence is so severe in a country where Christian adherence has stabilised at around ninety-six percent ... -
Crucifixion, State Terror, and Sexual Abuse: Text and Context
A key principle in the work of Latin American liberation theologians has been a willingness to take their Latin American social context seriously as an aid for understanding biblical texts. This paper is intended to ... -
Hearing Galatians Today in Light of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Theology of Freedom
In the epistle to the Galatians Paul tells the church, “For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for self-indulgence, but through love become slaves to one another” ... -
Galileo and the Conflict between Religion and Science
For more than 30 years, historians have rejected what they call the ‘warfare thesis’ – the idea that there is an inevitable conflict between religion and science – insisting that scientists and believers can live in harmony. ... -
The Three Trials of Khruba Sriwichai
Scholars of contemporary Thailand refer to the Sangha reforms promulgated by the Cakri monarchs in the late-nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as historical events that instantly created a new regime of Buddhism. ... -
Lead Us Not into Temptation: Christian Responses to Consumerism
Consumerism represents a way of structuring society and the economy that encourages and facilitates the ever-expanding acquisition of commodities. Consumption is now the principle aspiration and source of individual identity ... -
The Language and Theology of the Samoan Methodist Hymnbook: Circumscribing Hymnal Translation from a Postcolonial Perspective
This thesis offers a critical analysis of the biased and un-balanced theology in the lyrical-literary work that is the Samoan Methodist Hymn Book, and of the impact this biased theology has on the Christian community and ... -
The Son as God: the Theological Salience of Divine Christology in the Epistle to the Hebrews
This thesis investigates the divinity of the Son in the Epistle to Hebrews. In spite of a burgeoning interest in divine Christology in NT studies, the Son’s divinity in Hebrews has received little specific attention, being ... -
Seeing is Believing: Revelation, Emotion, and Film Images
One of the most theologically interesting aspects of cinema is its apparent capacity to mediate revelation. While the primary agent of revelation is God, without whom revelation cannot happen, certain films seem to elicit ... -
Love Does Not Seek Its Own: Augustine, Economic Division, and the Formation of a Common Life
This thesis arises out of contemporary concerns regarding the nature and formation of the church amidst economic inequality. What does it mean to be the church amidst an economically divided society? And how does God seek ... -
Anglicanism and the Ephesians 4 Gifts: Towards a Leadership Model that Disciples and Equips the Church for Mission
This research project has two aims; to look for evidence that Hirsch’s proposition that the five ministry gifts of Eph 4:11, the apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor and teacher are needed to transition an institutional ... -
The Supreme Σημεῖον of Jesus' Death-and-Resurrection in the Fourth Gospel
This thesis argues that Jesus’ death-and-resurrection is the supreme σημεῖον in the Fourth Gospel (FG). By focusing on the present text of the Gospel, without regard to questions of tradition and redaction, the above ... -
Your Strength in Our Hearts: New Zealand Churchgoers in Midlife
Midlife is a period marked by transitions. Sudden or gradual changes in individuals’ circumstances and responsibilities can prove to be catalysts for personal growth and development. Re-evaluation of priorities and changes ... -
Revisiting the Babylonian Exile in Jeremiah 29: 1 -14: A Samoan La-tō Reading using an Oceanic Hermeneutic
This project explores the feasibility of a Samoan approach to the Judahites’ ‘exile,’ with particular reference to Jeremiah 29:1-14. The word ‘exile’ in the Hebrew Bible can imply discipline as an act of love, life, and ... -
Archaeology and the Itinerant Jesus: a historical inquiry into the Extent of Jesus' itinerancy in the north
There is a general consensus among New Testament scholars that the historical Jesus was itinerant. Mark claims that Jesus travelled among the towns and villages of Galilee, preached in their synagogues, attracted the ... -
A Christian reading of Psalm 119: an exploration of Torah as God's self-revelation using a Trinitarian hermeneutic
In this thesis I aim at a contemporary Christian reading of Psalm 119 which is in continuity with the New Testament and the Fathers, that is, a Trinitarian reading of an Old Testament text. I demonstrate that a Christian ...