Internal and External Grants
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2024
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Special Studies Program Grant, $40000, AC
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2023
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Conference Travel Grant, $2000, Alphacrucis University College
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2019
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Research Travel Grant, $2500, Centre for Public and Contextual Theology, Charles Sturt University
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2018
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Research Funds, $3400, Christian Heritage College
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2016
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Faculty of Arts and Education Research Funds, $32500, Charles Sturt University
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2014
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Faculty Research Grant, $4800, Charles Sturt University
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2013
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International Travel Grant, $5000, Charles Sturt University
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2012
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Faculty of Arts and Education Research Funding, $29500, Charles Sturt University
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Faculty Research Compact Grant, $5000, Charles Sturt University
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2010
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International Travel Grant, $5000, Charles Sturt University
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2009
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International Travel Grant, $5000, Charles Sturt University
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2008
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Faculty Research Funding, $27000, Charles Sturt University
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Housing Grant, Centre for Theological Inquiry, $6000, Princeton (USA)
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Minor Infrastructure Research Fund, $36800, University of Queensland
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2007
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Early Career Research Grant, $9500, University of Queensland
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Faculty International Conference Fund, $2000, University of Queensland
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2006
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New Staff Startup Research Grant, $12500, University of Queensland
Presentations
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2025
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God in the Poetry of Emily Dickinson (2025), The Logos Institute, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Scotland, 28 Feb 2025
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Visual Metaphors in William Blake's Engravings of the Book of Job (2025), Center for Religious Studies (CERES), Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany, 28 Jan 2025
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2024
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Representing God in Literature (2024), Centre for Religion, Ethics, and Society, Charles Sturt University, Canberra, 08 Oct 2024
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Poetry as Truth: Why Milton Matters (2024), University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA, 10 Apr 2024
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Democracy of the Dead: Why the Christian Past Matters (2024), Lewis House Lecture, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA, 09 Apr 2024
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2022
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Living in the Covid Moment: Historical Turning Points and the Doctrine of Providence (2022), Theologising in the Shadow of the Pandemic: Theology Research Network Conference, Sydney, 21 May 2022
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2021
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Poetry and Moral Formation (2021), Keynote address, Australian College of Christian Studies Research Conference, Sydney, 21 Oct 2021
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Theology and the university: queen of the sciences? (2021), ANZATS Seminar, Alphacrucis College, Brisbane Campus and Online, 19 Mar 2021
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What's the Purpose of a Creed in a Pluralistic World? (2021), St James Institute, Sydney, 21 Feb 2021
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2019
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Arguing with God: The Dialogue on Solitude in Paradise Lost, Book 8 (2019), International Milton Symposium, Strasbourg, France, 25 Jun 2019
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"Grace and Human Agency in George Herbert" (2019), St James Institute, Sydney, Australia, 03 Jun 2019
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2018
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"The Irony of Grace in Milton, Shakespeare, and Herbert" (2018), Tell it slant: a symposium on theology and the arts, Brisbane, 18 Jun 2018
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"Sacrifice in the Poetry of George Herbert" (2018), ANZATS, Brisbane, Australia, 01 Jun 2018
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"Two Visions of Education: Plato and Rousseau" (2018), Covenant College Founders Lecture, Canberra, Australia, 01 Jun 2018
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"Francis Bacon, the Book of Genesis, and the Origins of the Scientific Method" (2018), Fuller Seminary Analytic Theology Seminar, Los Angeles, USA, 02 Apr 2018
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2017
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"Biblical Proverbs in Western Culture" (2017), Institute for Spiritual Studies, Melbourne, 26 Nov 2017
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"Theology in Marilynne Robinson's Gilead" (2017), Peace Talks, Paddington Anglican Church, Sydney, 25 Oct 2017
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"William Blake: The Spirit of Christian Protest" (2017), Lecture on the Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, Leichhardt Uniting Church, Sydney, 18 Oct 2017
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2016
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Shakespeare and Christian Spirituality (2016), Institute for Spiritual Studies, Melbourne, 25 Nov 2016
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"Sacrifice and Atonement in Origen" (2016), ANZATS Conference, Melbourne, 12 Jul 2016
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2015
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"The Patristic Atonement Model" (2015), United Theological College Inaugural Lecture, Sydney, Australia, 02 Feb 2015
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"Atonement and the Image of God" (2015), LA Theology Conference, Los Angeles, USA, 20 Jan 2015
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2014
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"Scripture and the Culture of Desert Monasticism" (2014), Institute for Spiritual Studies, Melbourne, 10 Nov 2014
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"The Discipline of the Eyes in Early Christian Thought" (2014), Ecclesia and Ethics Conference, Brisbane, 05 Jan 2014
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2013
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“George Herbert’s God" (2013), Annual public lecture for the Oratory of the Good Shepherd, Christ Church St Laurence, Sydney, 10 Dec 2013
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"God and Other Strangers" (2013), Institute for Spiritual Studies, Melbourne, 25 Nov 2013
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Exegetical Mysticism: Wordless Prayer in Sarah Coakley (2013), Symposium on Sarah Coakley and the Future of Systematic Theology, Melbourne, 26 Apr 2013
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"God and Other Strangers: Rowan Williams in the Public Square" (2013), Commencement address for St Barnabas Theological College, Adelaide, 25 Jan 2013
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2012
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"A Tale of Two Gardens: Augustine’s Narrative Interpretation of Romans" (2012), Keynote address at the St Paul and Apocalyptic conference, Princeton Theological Seminary, 19 May 2012
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Librarianship as a Christian Vocation (2012), Australian and New Zealand Theological Library Association Conference, Sydney, 06 Jan 2012
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2010
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"Heaven in Ordinary: George Herbert's Poetics" (2010), American Academy of Religion, Atlanta, USA, 05 Nov 2010
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2009
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"Karl Barth and Contemporary Paganism" (2009), Keynote for the Fourth Annual Karl Barth Conference, Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, USA, 12 May 2009
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2008
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"The Invention of Reason: Milton and Secular Politics" (2008), Founders Lecture at the National Library of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand, 19 Jun 2008
Professional Memberships
American Academy of Religion (since 2009)
Emily Dickinson International Society (since 2024)
European Academy of Religion (since 2022)
George Herbert Society (since 2021)
Milton Society of America (since 2006)