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Bruce Hansen
(BA, BComm, Victoria; BD, Otago; ThM, San Francisco) |
 Bruce
was appointed Director of EIDTS in February 2002. Prior to this
he had, for over 30 years, been a parish minister within the
Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand, serving in rural,
provincial and city parishes. In 1998-2000 Bruce was Moderator of the
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church. In 2001 he was awarded the
QSO for community service. |
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Sue Haley
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 Sue
is the Academic Registrar of the EIDTS. She was formerly a primary
school teacher and has been involved with EIDTS since its inception in
1993. |
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Lynne
Baab
(MDiv, Fuller Theological Seminary; PhD, Washington) |
 Lynne
is an ordained minister within the Presbyterian Church USA and is
Lecturer in Pastoral Theology at the
University of Otago and
an adjunct tutor at the Knox Centre for Ministry and Leadership in
Dunedin. She is the author of seven books on congregational
ministry and spiritual disciplines including Beating Burnout
in Congregations (2003) and Sabbath Keeping
(2005) and Reaching Out In A Networked World (2008). For EIDTS Lynne is the Moderator for Introduction to Pastoral
Theology (MM102) |
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David Bell
(BA, BD, MTh, Otago; PhD, Otago) |
 David
is a Methodist presbyter who after training as a mathematics teacher
served for over 20 years in parish ministry. For a number of years he
served in the East Coast Bays parish in Auckland. David researches and
writes in the area of natural theology and its history. He was recently
appointed as Principal of the Trinity Methodist Theological College and tutors in practical theology and creative applications.
For EIDTS David is the course writer and Tutor for Methodist Studies
(CHC2053) and is a representative of the Methodist Church of New Zealand on the Ecumenical Board. |
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Bill Bennett
(LTh, JBTS; STh, EBTS) |
 Bill
is a retired
Anglican priest who has served in a number of rural parishes in the
Diocese of Waiapu, and spent nine years as Ministry Enabler in Hawke's
Bay-Eastland region. Publications include Listen
to the Shepherd - prayers and liturgies for rural people in Aotearoa
New Zealand (1997), Seasons
of the Land - People's Prayers for Town and Country
(2001), God of the Whenua -
Rural Ministry in Aotearoa New Zealand
(2005). He has contributed hymns and music to Carol
our Christmas and Faith
Forever Singing , and articles
to several rural ministry publications. Bill is tutor for Rural
Ministry Studies (MM206). |
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Ken Booth
(MA, Otago; BD, Otago; MTh, Otago; PhD, St Andrews) |
 Ken
is a priest of the Anglican Church. His special
interests in teaching are theology, worship, and history in the New
Zealand context. Ken was editor of For
All the Saints (1996), "A Pakeha
Perspective on Te Tino Rangatiratanga" in Church
and State: Te Tino Rangatiratanga - 1996 Selwyn Lectures
(1998); and he has written various articles in the fields of history
and worship. He has recently authored and published God's
Never Ending Story, a series of
studies for parish groups. Ken has several roles in EIDTS. He is a
member of the Academic Committee and is the course writer and
Tutor for Liturgy and Worship (MM204) and Anglican Studies
(CHC2051) and Tutor for Christianity in Aotearoa New Zealand (CHC102)
and Spirit, Church and Christian Life (TS203). He is also
Moderator for several courses. |
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Garth Cant
(MA, NZ; PhD, Malaya) |
 Garth
is a geographer at the University of Canterbury and a Methodist Lay
Preacher with special interests in the theology and praxis of rural
ministry. Garth is series editor for Studies
in Rural Change and joint editor
of Opening Up: creating
options for rural congregations and rural communities in New Zealand (1998).
Garth is Moderator for Rural Ministry Studies (MM206). |
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Chris Caradus
(BSc (Hons), Victoria; BTheol (Hons), BCNZ; PG Dip Theol (Dist), Otago) |
 Chris
was a consulting engineer to the Ministry of Energy before commencing
ministry within the Baptist Church. Chris has lectured at the Bible
College of New Zealand and at Otago University and is currently
completing his PhD at Otago entitled, Beyond a Sonderweg for
Israel which argues an alternative reading of Romans
11.25-32. For EIDTS Chris is the Tutor for Romans (NT204) and Moderator
for 1 & 2 Corinthians (NT205). |
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Keith Carley
(BComm, NZ; BD, Otago; PhD, London) |
 Keith
was formerly Lecturer in First Testament
Studies at the Joint Colleges of St John's and Trinity, Auckland, and
Honorary Lecturer in Theology at the University of Auckland. He has
taught in Papua New Guinea and retains an interest in Melanesian
theology. Among present writing commitments are articles for the Earth
Bible project. Keith is the writer and
Tutor for Theologies of the Hebrew Scriptures (HS205). |
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Mary Caygill
D. Min, San Francisco; L.Th; Dip Soc Wk, Victoria; RGN, Christchurch) |
 Mary
was formerly Principal of the Trinity Methodist
Theological College in Auckland, and faculty member of the School of
Theology at the University of Auckland, where she taught in the area
of Pastoral and Practical Theology. Previously she served as parish
presbyter at Mt Albert and Takapuna Methodist Churches in Auckland. She
now serves as Superintendent within the Christchurch Central Methodist
Parish (Durham Street) and the Christchurch Central Mission. Her
current research interest are in the area of the body theology. Mary
has written and tutors Introduction to Pastoral Theology (MM102). |
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John Daniel
(B Applied Management, CPMIR, B Theol, Auckland; Dip Min, M Theol (Hons), Otago) |
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Allan Davidson
(MA, Otago; BD, Otago; PhD, Aberdeen) |
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Jenny Dawson
(BA, Canterbury; BD, MMin, Otago; LTh, JBTS) |
 Jenny
is a priest in the Anglican Church and vicar of Pauatahanui in the
Wellington Diocese. Her current research interests are in ecclesiology
- the interface between inclusiveness and authority, and in emerging
models of ministry. Jenny is currently working on a Doctorate of
Ministry Studies from the Melbourne College of Divinity on the subject
of baptism and the three tikanga church. She has published Reading
the Word with Hearts and Minds
(1994) and articles in Heads
Above the Water (1998), Anglicans
and Ecumenism (1991), Women
of Spirit (1996).
Jenny’s role in EIDTS is as Moderator for Leadership in
Ministry (MM210), Women in Christian History (CHC203), and Feminist
Theologies (TS206). |
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Peter Donovan
(MA,LLB, Wellington; BD, Otago; DPhil, Oxford) |
 Peter
was formerly associate professor in religious studies at Massey
University where he taught courses in world religions. Now living near
Nelson he
continues his interreligious interests, supervising research students
and assessing theses for several universities; also restoring an old
farmhouse and garden, and worshipping with the local Society of
Friends. He has published books on religious language and religious
experience, and edited a directory and a textbook on religions of New
Zealanders. Peter is the course writer and Tutor in World Religions
(CHC208). |
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Phil Dyer
(BA, Canterbury; LTh) |
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Margaret Eaton
(BA, Victoria; BD, Otago; PhD, Otago; Dip Grad - Linguistics, Otago) |
 Margaret
is a Teaching Fellow in the Department of Theology and Religious
Studies at the University of Otago, where she has also been involved
with distance education since 1990. She was Assistant Director and
Editor of Education by Extension at Pacific Theological College in
1995-6. Her specialist interests lie in oral tradition and linguistic
analysis of both the Old and New Testaments. She is also a translation
consultant for the World Bible Translation Centre in the USA. At EIDTS
she is Tutor for Introduction to Hebrew Scriptures (HS 101) and Gospel
of Luke (NT202) and Moderator for Writings (HS204), Introduction
to Biblical Hebrew (HS201), Advanced Hebrew Language
(HS207), Introduction to Biblical Greek (NT201) and Advanced Greek
(NT207). |
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Colin Gibson
(MNZM; PhD, Otago; MA Dip Hons, NZ; Dp Tchg, Christchurch; LTCL, London) |
 Colin
is emeritus professor of English at
the University of Otago. He has written and taught in the area of
church music for over 30 years and has gained international recognition
with his hymns now
printed in more than 40 international hymn books. He is a member of the
editorial board for a number of collections of New Zealand hymns
including Alleluia
Aotearoa, Carol
our Christmas, Faith
Forever Singing, He
Came Singing Peace and Hope is our Song. Published
collections of Colin's own hymns include Singing
Love, Reading
the Signature and Songs
for a Rainbow People. He is the
Australasian editor for a forthcoming world dictionary of hymnology.
Colin is the course writer and tutor for Music and Worship (MM211). |
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David Grant
(BA, BD, Otago; Th.M, Princeton) |
 David
is a retired Presbyterian minister living in Snells Beach. David
began his working life as a carpenter before studying for ministry at
Otago University and the Knox Theological Hall. He served in
rural, provincial and inner city parishes and for eight years was a
Consultant with the Department of Parish Development and Mission within
the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand. David is the
author of Grant Us Your Peace – Prayers from the Lectionary
Psalms. For EIDTS he is tutor for Preaching – Homiletics (MM205) |
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Geoff Haworth
(MA, Waikato; MPhil, Waikato; BTheol, MCD; PhD, Auckland) |
 Geoff
Haworth is an Anglican priest who is currently Associate Ministry
Adviser in the Diocese of Christchurch, the Ministry Enabler to three
Total Ministry Parishes, and Archdeacon of Mid-Canterbury. A former
secondary school teacher Geoff has served as vicar in the dioceses of
Auckland and Christchurch. His doctoral thesis was on the impact of the
Second World War on the Anglican Church in New Zealand and forms the
substance of his book Marching as to War? The Story of the
Anglican Church in New Zealand during the Second World War.
He has previously published a booklet on the Anglican attempt during
the 1960s to revive the Order of Deaconesses, and the centennial
history of St Paul's Church at Buckland near Pukekohe. For EIDTS Geoff
is Chairperson of the Academic Committee |
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Bonnie Hebenton
(BBS, Massey; ATCL, Dip Tchg) |
 Bonnie
has worked in youth ministry for 20 years. Prior to that she was a
secondary school teacher. She has worked as a regional youth
facilitator for two Anglican dioceses and one Methodist synod and more
recently has moved to working in parishes as a children and family
worker. Bonnie has also worked as a co-ordinator of adventure camping
and as a parish development worker with particular interest in change
processes and with Local Shared Ministry teams. She combines this work
with her study for a B.Theol. For EIDTS Bonnie is Tutor for MM212
Ministry With Youth. |
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Turi Hollis
(MA, Waikato; BTheol, Melbourne) |
 Te
Aitanga-a-Mahaki, Rongowhakaata, Whakatohea, Ngati Kahungungu ki
Wairoa; Turi is an Archdeacon in Te Hui Amorangi o Te Waipounamu, based
in Christchurch. He has taught courses on
introduction to theology, contextual theology in Aotearoa, and biblical
studies at Te Whare Wananga o Te Pihopatanga o Aotearoa and Te Whare
Wananga o Te Waipounamu, and has lectured on Maori spirituality and
Tikanga Maori at the University of Canterbury. He is currently working
on a PhD at Canterbury in contextual theology in Aotearoa. He has
published articles on How
Accessible
is
Tertiary Education to Maori ?,
University of Canterbury (1999); Te
Atuatanga: What's the
problem?, Anglican Taonga
(2002); and Tatou Tatou
E: Ecumenism
and Maori Contextual Theology,
WCC, Geneva (2003). Turi is an advisor to EIDTS on Tikanga Maori. |
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Chris Honore
(BA Hons, Massey; LTh, JBTS; TTC) |
 Chris is a priest of the Anglican Church and is the Lecturer in Anglican Studies at St John's
College, Auckland. His research interests include the work
of the North German Missionary Society in nineteenth century New
Zealand and he has published a small book entitled I
have kept the Faith about one
of the NGMS missionaries to Southland and the Manawatu. He has
published articles on baptism and liturgy in Journeyings. He is an
Anglican representative on the Ecumenical Board of Theological Studies
and is Tutor for Leadership in Ministry (MM210) and is a
representative of the Anglican Church on the Ecumenical Board. |
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Greg Hughson
(BSc, Massey; MSc, Waikato; BD, Otago, ATCL) |
 Greg
is Ecumenical Chaplain, Otago University, Dunedin. He was one of the
Methodist Church representative members on the national Inter-Church
Commission on Genetic Engineering. He has published "Theological
Dimensions of G.E." in Real
World (2001). Current research
interests are in bioethics, spiritual direction, faith development
& nurture, and environmental issues. His special interests are
in theological dimensions of genetic engineering and pastoral care of
tertiary students. His role for EIDTS is as Moderator
of Creation Spirituality (TS 205) and Music and Worship
(MM211). |
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Peter Juriss
(BA Hons, Canterbury; Dip Tchg) |
 Peter
teaches at Middleton Grange School in Christchurch and lectures in New
Testament Greek at the Bible College of New Zealand. His publications
include: "Is Religious Discourse Meaningful?",
Phronema, (1995);
"In Defence of Athanasius,
Patriarch of Alexandria as Author of The Life of Antony: A Discussion
of Historical, Linguistic and Theological Considerations", Phronema,
1997. His special interest is in the historical Jesus and current
research interest is in St Nilus of Ancyra. Peter’s role in
EIDTS is as Tutor in New Testament Greek – Introduction and
Advanced (NT201 & NT207). |
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Geoff King
(BA, Hons, Massey; BD, Otago; Ph.D. Otago) |
 Geoff
is currently the minister at Knox Presbyterian Church in Christchurch.
He completed his doctorate in NZ Church History from Otago University
with a thesis on the life and work of John Dickie the first Principal
of the Knox Theological Hall in Dunedin. Geoff has co-taught and
tutored a paper in Church History as part of the Otago University
distance learning programme. For EIDTS he is Moderator for
Church and Society
(CHC206) |
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Raeburn Lange
(MA, Auckland; PhD, Otago) |
 Raeburn
lives in Christchurch and is a Research Associate at the Macmillan
Brown Centre for Pacific Studies (University of Canterbury). He has
teaching, research and writing interests in the history of
Christianity, Pacific History, and New Zealand history. His most recent
publications are May the
People Live: a History of Maori Health Development, 1900-1920
(Auckland, 1999); "Indigenous Agents of Religious Change in New
Zealand, 1830-1860" in Journal
of Religious History (2000);
"Ordained Ministry in Maori Christianity, 1853-1900", Journal
of Religious History, 27:1 (Feb
2003); Island Ministers:
Indigenous Leadership in Nineteenth Century Pacific Islands Christianity
(Christchurch and Canberra), 2005. Raeburn is Tutor in The History of
Christianity to 500 CE (CHC101) and The Western Medieval Church
(CH202) . |
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Judith McKinlay
(MA, Victoria; BD, Otago; PhD, Otago) |
 Judith
was formerly a Senior Lecturer in Biblical Studies, Department of
Theology and Religious Studies, University of Otago where she now
teaches part-time. Her current research interests are in the interface
of gender and ethnic "otherness" in Biblical texts. Judith’s
publications include Gendering
Wisdom the Host: Biblical Invitations to Eat and Drink
(1996), Reframing Her:
Biblical Women in Postcolonial Focus
(2004) and articles in various journals. Judith is a member of the
EIDTS Academic Committee, and is Tutor
for Introduction to Biblical Hebrew (HS201), Writings
(HS204), Reading Women in
the Bible (HS206), Reading the Bible through a Changing Lens
(HS208), Introduction
to Biblical Hebrew (HS201), Advanced Biblical Hebrew (HS207). She is Moderator for Introduction to the Hebrew
Scriptures (HS101), Theologies of the Hebrew Scriptures (HS205) and
Prophets (HS203). |
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Robyn McPhail
(BA Hons, Otago; BD, Otago; PhD, Otago) |
 Robyn
is parish minister in the Kaeo-Kerikeri Union Parish in Northland. She
has a particular interest in rural and community ministry. Publications
include: Morality
and Agency (1985), Change
with integrity: can
we live with metanoia and is it good for us, (1997) an article on Living on the Land published in
Ecotheology, (2001) and articles for the Catholic Institute of Theology
publications.
Robyn’s role in EIDTS is as Tutor for Prophets (HS203), and
Pentateuch (HS202) and Moderator for Ministry with Children (MM209). |
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Rod Mitchell
(BCom, Otago; MA, Presbyterian Schools, USA; PhD, International College, USA; Dip Pastoral Studies, Birmingham) |
 After
completing his BCom Rod worked as a Systems Analyst before commencing
his ordination studies within the Presbyterian Church. He has worked in
parish ministry and in university and secondary school chaplaincy both
in New Zealand and Australia. Rod has an interest in reading theology.
For EIDTS Rod is Tutor in Introduction to Theology (TS101). |
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Prue Neild
(BA, Victoria; FTCL, Dip Tchg, RTSCA) |
 Prue
is a former secondary school teacher and member of the Mission Resource
Team of the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand. She worked for
some twelve years with leaders and congregations at local and regional
level assisting with various aspects of congregational life including
worship, religious education, reviews and planning. Prue is currently
the clerk of the Gisborne Hawkes Bay Presbytery and holds a part-time
hospital chaplaincy position in Hastings that involves both ward work
and the training and oversight of volunteer chaplaincy assistants. For
EIDTS Prue tutors Faith and Learning (MM203). |
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Rangi
Nicholson
(MA, Canterbury; DipTESL, Victoria; BTheol, Melbourne; Dip Tchg Wellington) |
 Ngati
Raukawa, Kai Tahu, Ngati Kahungunu, Ngati Toa;
Rangi was formerly Director of Studies for Te Taapapa ki te Manawa o te
Wheke, in Rotorua and is currently a doctoral student at the University
of Auckland and Te Whare Wananga Te Rau Kahikatea. He has taught Maori
language courses and English as a second language at high school and
university level for nearly thirty years. His publications include Hei
Timatanga Korero: Maori Language Regenesis and Mihinare Clergy
University of Canterbury (2001), Marketing the Maori Language,
in
Teaching Indigenous Languages, Arizona (1997), New
Zealanders' Attitudes
to the Revitalisation of the Maori Language, Journal of
Multilingual
and Multicultural Development Vol 12:5 (1991).
Rangi is Advisor to EIDTS in Te Reo and Tikanga Maori. |
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Barbara Peddie
(BSc Hons; PhD, Canterbury; BTheol, PGDip Theol (Dist), Otago) |
 Barbara
is an
ordained Methodist presbyter who worked for some thirty years in the Nephrology Department at the
Christchurch Hospital and was an honorary lecturer in microbiology at
the Christchurch School of Medicine. Barbara is Secretary of the Central South Island Synod of the
Methodist Church. She was Vice President of the Methodist
Church of New Zealand (2007-2008) and is Chairperson of the NZ Inter-Church Bioethics
Committee. For EIDTS Barbara is tutor for Christian Ethics (TS204). |
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Mary Petersen
BA Auckland, Dip Tchg, Dip Hum (Rel.St.) with distinction, Massey) |
 Mary
is minister of the Mercury Bay Co-operating parish. She has taught
distance courses in Religious Education and Curriculum Development for
Otago and Massey Universities. Mary was National Co-ordinator of
Ministry with Children and Families for the Presbyterian Church of
Aotearoa New Zealand 2001-2004 and General Secretary of the Churches
Education Commission 1990 - 2000. Mary is the course writer and Tutor
for Ministry with Children (MM209). |
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Douglas Pratt
(MA, Auckland; BD, Otago; PhD, St Andrews; DTheol, MCD; LTh. Hons. JBTS) |
 Douglas
is Associate Professor and Convenor of the Religious Studies Programme at the University of
Waikato and Canon Emeritus Theologian in the Diocese of Waikato. His special
interests are in inter-religious dialogue, Islam and Christian-Muslim
relations. He is the author of Religion:
A First Encounter (1993) and
"Identity and Interaction: Islam and the Challenge of Interreligious
Dialogue" (2000); Relational
Deity (2002); Rethinking
Religion -
Exploratory Investigations (2003) and The Challenge of Islam: Encounters in
Interfaith Dialogue (2005). His role with EIDTS is
as
Moderator for World Religions (CHC208) and wrote and tutors the
course Church and Interfaith
Engagement (TS209) |
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Graham Redding
(BCom, Auckland; BTheol & PGDip(Theol), Otago; PhD, London) |
 Graham
is an ordained Presbyterian minister and has served in several parishes
within New Zealand. He is currently Principal of the Knox Centre for
Ministry and Leadership and Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of
Aotearoa New Zealand. His main area of academic interest is in the
theology and practice of worship. He is the author of Prayer and the Priesthood of Christ in the Reformed Tradition
(2003). For EIDTS Graham is Moderator for Spirit, Church and the
Christian Life (TS203) and is a representative of the Presbyterian
Church on the Ecumenical Board. |
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David Cappel
Rice
(BA Lenoir Rhyne; MDiv Duke University) |
 David
is the Anglican Bishop of Waiapu. He spent his first seven
years
of parish ministry in the U.S.A. before coming to New Zealand where he
served as parish priest in the Mount Herbert parish. In 2002
David was appointed as Dean of the Cathedral of St Paul in Dunedin.
He also served as a member of the Human Ethics Committee at
the
University of Otago. David has interests in the relation
between
sport and the church and in Native American spirituality. For
EIDTS David is the Moderator for Christian Ethics (TS204). |
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John Roxborogh
(BE, Auckland; BD, Otago; PhD, Aberdeen) |
 John is an
ordained minister within the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand.
He was until recently Senior Lecturer in Reformed Studies and Co-ordinator of Lay
and Recognised Ministries at the Knox Centre for Ministry and Leadership in
Dunedin. He previously taught at the Bible College of New Zealand and at
Seminary Theology Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur. John is a member of the
International Association for Mission Studies with a special interest in archives.
He has published on Christianity in Southeast Asia and is the author of Thomas
Chalmers: Enthusiast for Mission, (1999). For EIDTS John is the Tutor
and course writer for Presbyterian (Reformed) Studies (CHC2052).
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Kathleen
Rushton
(BA, Canterbury; Dip Tchg; STB, Leuven; MRS, Leuven; PhD, Griffith) |
 Kathleen has
had wide
experience in education and Christian education. She is a member of the
Sisters of Mercy and completed her PhD on "The Parable of John 16:21: A
Feminist Socio-Rhetorical Reading" in 2000. Publications include "The
(Pro)creative Parables of Labour and Childbirth" in
The
Lost Coin: Parables of Women, Work
and Wisdom (2002) Kathleen has written and is
Tutor for Johannine Writings (NT2032), Introduction to New
Testament (NT101) and Feminist Theologies
(TS206). She is also a member of the Academic Committee. |
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Anne
Russell-Brighty
(BA Hons, Canterbury; Dip Grad (Ageing & Past. Stud.), Charles Sturt; LTh, EIDTS) |
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Kingsley
Sampson
(MA, Otago; BD, Melbourne; DipEd, Massey; DipTchg) |
 Kingsley was formerly Registrar and Education Consultant at The Salvation
Army’s Booth College of Mission, Upper Hutt. Previously he was
Education Officer (Academic Dean) for 11 years. Current interests
within his teaching field are church history and mission studies.
Kingsley is Chairperson of the Ecumenical Board of Theological Studies. |
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Susan Smith
(BA, Canterbury; Dip Habilitationis (Theol), Rome; MTh, New York; PhD, Auckland) |
 Susan
is a professed member of the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions. She
recently retired as a lecturer in the School of Theology at the
University of Auckland and is now involved in adult education
programmes both in New Zealand and in the Asian provinces of her
congregation. Susan has co-edited (with Helen Bergin) Nourished
by Eucharist: New Thoughts on an Ancient Theme, (2006), Land
and Place, He Whenua, He Wahi: Spiritualities from Aotearoa New Zealand
(2004), Spirituality in Aotearoa New Zealand: Catholic Voices
He Kuku Whakawairua (2002). She has recently completed her
work Women in Mission: From the New Testament to Today
(Orbis Books, Maryknoll New York 2007). For EIDTS Susan is Tutor for
CHC203 Women in Christian History. |
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Garth Stevenson
(BAgrSc, Lincoln; LTh, EIDTS; DipTchg) |
 Garth
is currently the Education Officer/Dean of Studies at The Salvation
Army’s Booth College of Mission in Upper Hutt. He studied at Lincoln
University and worked in agriculture in Auckland and the Bay of Plenty.
Garth then trained as a teacher and taught mathematics. He was
commissioned as a Salvation Army officer in 1991 and has served in a
variety of pastoral and training appointments in New Zealand, Fiji and
Tonga. Garth is a representative of the Salvation Army on the
Ecumenical Board.
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Jim Stuart
(BA, Franklin and Marshall; MDiv, Ashbury; MTh, Eastern Baptist; DTheol, Zurich) |
 Jim is a retired Methodist minister. Born in New York City, he received
his BA in history from Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster,
Pennslvania. He served as an officer in the US Navy before pursuing
theological studies in the United States, England, Germany and
Switzerland. He has served in churches in Pennsylvania, Kentucky,
Illinois and New Zealand. From 1979 to 1984 he was the John Wesley
Lecturer in Systematic Theology in Auckland. He has taught at
universities in Illinois, Oregon and served as Chaplain and lectured in
Peace Studies and Sociology at the University of Canterbury. He is the
author of three books and numerous articles on religion, theology and
ethics.
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Susan Thompson
(MA Hons, Canterbury; BTheol, Melbourne; PhD, Auckland) |
 Susan is a Methodist
Presbyter and Superintendent of the Waikato/Waiariki Synod.. Her interests are in the area of Methodism in New
Zealand and her PhD thesis was entitled "Knowledge and Vital Piety:
Methodist Ministry Education in New Zealand from the 1840s to
1988".Susan is Moderator for Christianity in Aotearoa New Zealand
(CHC102). |
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Brian Thomas
(BA Canterbury, L.Th) |
 As
a
former journalist Brian has special interests in communication, both
oral
and written. He is a member of the Anglican Commission on
Communication. He also edits Anglican Taonga, the quarterly magazine of
the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. Brian is
Moderator for Homiletics (MM205). |
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Derek Tovey
(MA, Canterbury; Dip Tchg, Cant; BD, Otago; PhD, Durham) |
 Derek
is lecturer in New Testament at the College of St. John the Evangelist,
Auckland, and teaches in the School of Theology, University of
Auckland. He is an ordained Anglican priest, who served in parish
ministry in the Diocese of Christchurch from 1980-1990. He has been at
St. John's College since 1995. He is the author of Narrative Art and Act in the Fourth Gospel (JSNTSup Series 151; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1997); Jesus, Story of God: John's Story of Jesus (ATF Press, 2007); and "On Not Unbinding the Lazarus Story: The Nexus of History and Theology in John 11:1-44" in John, Jesus, and History: Vol. 2.
(Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature), 219-223 (forthcoming). For
EIDTS Derek is Moderator for Johnannine Writings (NT2032). |
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Gillian Townsley
(BEd, Massey; Dip Tchg, Palmerston North; BMin, BCNZ; MTheol Hons, Auckland) |
 Gillian
is currently a PhD student at Otago University looking at the
intersection between critical theory and biblical studies in 1
Corinthians. Gillian also co-teaches Introduction to New Testament and
Greek Translation and Exegesis at Otago. Previously Gillian trained and
worked as a primary school teacher, a Baptist minister, and has taught
at the Auckland branch of the Bible College of New Zealand. For EIDTS
Gillian is the Tutor for 1 & 2 Corinthians (NT205) |
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Paul Trebilco(BSc,
Canterbury; BD, Otago; PhD. Durham)
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 Paul
is Professor of Theology in the Department of
Theology
and
Religious Studies at the University of Otago. Paul teaches in the area
of New Testament Studies. He has published work on the Jewish and
Greco-Roman backgrounds to the New Testament, as well as on Jesus, the
Acts of the Apostles, the apostle Paul, early Christians in Ephesus,
and the relation of Scripture and Church tradition. Paul is Moderator
for Epistle to the Romans (NT 204). |
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Ilaitia Tuwere
(LTh, Melbourne; BD, PTC; TheolM, DTheol, Melbourne) |
 Ilaitia
is a Methodist minister and lecturer in theology at the College of the
Diocese of Polynesia, Auckland, and at the School of Theology at the
University of Auckland. Dr Tuwere was formerly Principal of the Pacific
Theological College in Suva and President and General Secretary of the
Methodist Church in Fiji. He is currently Superintendent of the
Auckland Fijian Methodist Circuit. His main area of interest is in
contextual theology and he has written three books and numerous
articles in this area, particularly from the perspective of Oceania.
For EIDTS Dr Tuwere is the Tutor for Christ and Creation (TS202). |
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Jill van de
Geer
(BTheol, Melbourne; LTh, Aotearoa; LTCL) |
 Jill
is an
ordained
Methodist minister. She was formerly the General Secretary of the
Methodist Church of
New Zealand was President of the Methodist Church of New Zealand in
2008-2009. Her current research interests lie in the area of church
administration. Jill has special interests in Liturgy and Music. Jill
is a representative of the Methodist Church on the Ecumenical
Board of
Theological Studies. |
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Terry Wall
(MA Hons, BSc, Canterbury; LTh, JBTS; STM, MTS Chicago; DMinStuds Melbourne) |
 Terry
is presbyter of the Orakei Methodist Parish and convenor of the
Methodist Faith & Order Committee. He is editor of the Wesley
Historical Society Journal, teaches a course in Spirituality and Health
Care at the School of Medicine, University of Auckland and offers a
course in Methodist Studies at Trinity College. Terry is the
course writer and Tutor in Church and Society (CHC206). He is a
member of the EIDTS Academic Committee. |
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Gillian Watkin
(LTh Hons, EBTS; M.Min, Melbourne) |
 Gillian
recently moved to Hawkes Bay from Auckland where she had been the
Methodist presbyter in the Mount Eden parish for 6 years. She has been
involved with EIDTS since its inception and co-ordinated the
development of and edited the Rural Ministry course (MM206). Gillian is
the course writer and Tutor for Creation Spirituality (TS205) and Tutor
for History of Christian Spirituality (CHC207) |
John
is an ordained Presbyterian minister. John worked for a number of years
in management and strategic planning for a large New Zealand
manufacturing company. John studied at St Johns College in Auckland and
the Presbyterian School of Ministry in Dunedin. John worked as a
Regional Mission Adviser for the Presbyterian Church and is now the
National Mission Enabler. For EIDTS John is a representative of the
Presbyterian Church on the Ecumenical Board.
Allan recently retired from his position as a member of the joint faculty at St John’s/Trinity
Colleges, Lecturer in Church History and Director of Post Graduate
Studies in the School of Theology, University of Auckland. Research
interests include many aspects of the history of Christianity in New
Zealand and the South Pacific and the interaction of gospel and
culture. His publication include: Selwyn’s
Legacy: the College of St John the Evangelist, Te Waimate and Auckland,
a History
(1993), (with Peter Lineham) Transplanted
Christianity: Documents Illustrating Aspects of New Zealand Church
History (1995),
Aotearoa New Zealand: Defining Moments in the Gospel-Culture Encounter (1996),
Semisi Nau: A Tongan
Missionary at Ontong Java (1996),
Christianity in Aotearoa: a History of Church and Society in New
Zealand (1997). Allan prepared
the Christianity in Aotearoa New Zealand course (CHC102) for EIDTS.
Phil
was
formerly Vicar of the Parish of
Oxford-Cust in the Anglican Diocese of Christchurch. He trained in
psychodrama and transactional analysis and spent five years as a
medical social worker. He is currently Director of the Houchen House
Study and Retreat Centre in the Waikato Diocese. Phil's interests are
in exploring the interface
between meditation practice and Creation Spirituality. He is author of
Encountering the the Still
Point - an introduction to Christian Meditation
(2000) and The Four Paths: A
Pilgrim's Guide to the Universe
(2003). Phil is Moderator for History of Christian Spirituality
(CHC207).
Anne
is an ordained deacon in the Anglican Church and an Archdeacon in the
Diocese of Christchurch. Her special interests are in the way diaconal
ministry is exercised in parishes and in care of the elderly. She has
responsibility for the oversight of the training and formation of
deacons in the Diocese and editor of their newsletter. Anne is the course writer and tutor
for The Diaconate in the Church (CHC204).