Ben oversees AC's research strategy and is responsible for enhancing AC's performance and reputation in research, research training, and partnerships. Prior to his appointment as DVP Research, he was the Graduate Research School Director, responsible for overseeing AC's research degrees.
In previous roles he has worked extensively in research and postgraduate supervision, and has been a research fellow at the University of Queensland, a lecturer at Charles Sturt University, and dean of liberal arts at Christian Heritage College. His international appointments have included visiting fellowships at Fuller Theological Seminary, the Center of Theological Inquiry in Princeton, and the Forschungszentrum Internationale und Interdisziplin\äre Theologie (FIIT) at Heidelberg University. He is an adjunct of the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture and the Centre for Religion, Ethics and Society at Charles Sturt University.
Ben is a specialist in theology and literature, with particular interests in seventeenth-century literature and modern theology. His publications include Milton\'s Theology of Freedom (de Gruyter), Christ the Stranger: The Theology of Rowan Williams (T&T Clark), and The Apostles\' Creed: A Guide to the Ancient Catechism (Lexham), as well as numerous journal articles on theology and literature. His current research focuses on representations of God in poetry.
Ben is a member of the Theology and Society research cluster.
PhD (cum laude) (James Cook University)
Dissertation Title The Theology of Freedom in Milton’s Paradise Lost 2005
BA(Hons1) (James Cook University)
Dissertation Title Ontological Inquiry in Samuel Beckett’s The Unnamable 2001
Literature and theology
Seventeenth-century English thought
Modern theology
Early Christian thought