05.11 Master of Theology Graduates
Commencing in 2003 graduates are awarded the degree by Moore College except where indicated otherwise. Prior to that the degree was awarded in association with the ACT.
Year | Name | Thesis |
1986 | Alan J. Mugridge | The Warning Passages in the Epistle to the Hebrews: Their Meaning, Form and Function |
| Michael K. Wilson | Idolatry as Image Perversion: Studies in Romans |
1989 | Christie Balzer | Australian Presbyterians and the Westminster Confession of Faith to 1901 |
| Michael D. Raiter | The “Righteous” in the Gospel of Matthew |
1990 | Luke L. Cheung | Faith in Hebrews |
| Lindsay G. Robertson | The Relationship between Incarnation and Atonement in the Theology of T.F. Torrance |
1991 | Raymond E. Heslehurst | Hermeneutics: Culture and Theology. A Case Study of the Hermeneutical Principles Involved in the Apostolic Directions Concerning Women in 1 Corinthians |
| Peter Spartalis | “From Silvertrees”: The Australian Connection and the Church of England in South Africa 1933–1948 |
| Lindsay Wilson | Protest and Faith in the Book of Job: An Holistic Reading |
1992 | Peter G. Bolt | The Narrative Integrity of Mark 13:24–27 |
| Gregory R. Goswell | A Discourse-Oriented Analysis of Ezra–Nehemiah |
| Daniel Nuhamara | A Comparison of the Practice of Religious Education in State Schools in NSW and in Indonesia |
1993 | Keith A. Mascord | Faith, History and the Morality of Knowledge: The Contrasting Views of John Warwick Montgomery and Van Austin Harvey |
1994 | Mark D. Thompson | The Christian Birthright: Personal Assurance in Romans 8 |
| Bruce H. Morrison | The Pauline Use of nomox with Special Reference to Romans 7:1–8:4 |
1995 | John M. Penney | The Missionary Emphasis of Lukan Pneumatology |
1996 | Richard J. Gibson | The Literary and Theological Coherence of 1 Timothy |
| Timothy J. Harris | God’s People in the New Covenant: A Study in Aspects of the Pauline Theology of Identity |
| Andrew G. Shead | Ecclesiastes 12:9–14: Reading the Epilogue of Ecclesiastes as an Epilogue |
1998 | Ivan Y. Lee | Martin Luther and Medieval Mysticism |
1999 | Anthony C. Brammall | Reconciliation, Justification and the Death of Jesus in Paul |
| Andrew J. Cameron | St Paul’s Ethic, With Special Reference to Philippians 4:8 |
2000 | David P. Knox | The Theological Tone of the Early English Reformation |
| Willis H. Salier | The World of John’s Gospel: The Meaning and Function of kosmox in the Gospel According to John |
| Robert S. Smith | Justification and Eschatology: A Dialogue with the “New Perspective on Paul” |
2001 | Michael J. Ovey | The alhqeia Word Group in John: A Contribution to the Theology and Christology of the Fourth Gospel |
2002 | Andrew J. Buchanan | The Role of Protest in Lamentations |
2003 | W. Andrew Williamson | Karl Barth’s Doctrine of Original Sin as Found in his Church Dogmatics: An Exposition, Analysis and Assessment within the Reformed Tradition |
2004 | Martin A. Foord (ACT) | Richard Hooker’s Doctrine of Justification and its Implications |
| David A. Höhne | What Can We Say about Perichoresis? An Historical, Exegetical and Theological Examination of Colin Gunton’s Use of the Concept |
2005 | (Ivan) Huat Peng Ee | A Contextual and Audience-Response Approach in Understanding Matthew’s Parable: The Hermeneutical Task Involved in Appropriating Jesus’ Parables for Modern Readers |
| Marin B. Pakula (ACT) | The Literary Development of the Feast of the Tabernacles in the Old Testament and its Fulfilment in the New Testament |
| Peter C. Moore (ACT) | Karl Barth’s Doctrine of Election in the Church Dogmatics set in its Theological and Historical Context |
| Kirk R. Patston | Isaiah and the God Who Sends: An Analysis of “Sending” in Isaiah and its Implications for the Book’s Theology of Mission |
2006 | Michael P. Jensen (With Merit) | After Liberalism: Political Theology at the Turn of the Millennium |
| Gary N. Nelson | An Examination of James W. Fowler’s Faith Development Theory in the Light of the Bible’s View of Faith and Growth |
2008 | Stephen S. Liggins | Jesus’ Teaching on Judging Others in Luke 6:37a |
2009 | Mark S. Armstrong | The Contribution of Wirkungsgeschichte to the Reader Seeking to Understand the New Testament with Special Reference to Matthew’s Version of the Transfiguration |
2010 | Gordon C. Cheng | An Examination of Thomas Cartwright’s Apparently Modified Position on Church Government, With Particular Reference to his Confutation of the Rhemist Testament |
| Kerry K. Nagel | The Righteousness of God in Romans: A Contribution to Contemporary Debates
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| David A. Shead | The Covert Structure of Revelation: Using Systematic Functional Linguistics to Shed Light on an Old Problem |
2011 | Timothy P. Duke | Believers Among the Heavenly Beings: A Study of en toix epouranioix in Ephesians |
| Stephen B. Rockwell | To What Extent is “Faith, Hope and Love” Paul’s Paradigm for Christian Living |
2012 | Seumas J. Macdonald | Pro-Nicene Hermeneutical Techniques in the Preaching of John Chrysostom: A Case Study of the Homilies on John |
| Graham D. Stanton | Reforming Practical Theology: A Critical Study of Practical Theology for the Study of Youth Ministry from a Reformed Perspective |
2014 | Timothy R. Thorburn | Paul’s Doctrine of Rewards on the Age to Come, With Special Reference to “The Hope of Glory” |
2015
| Matthew K. Olliffe | Imputed Righteousness and Resurrection, with Special Reference to Romans 5:16–19. |
2016 | Hefin J. Jones (With Merit) | The Apocalyptic Paul: Assessing Key Aspects of the Apocalyptic Reading of Galatians |
| Craig R. Tucker (With Merit) | Reading John to Understand the Ascension and Exaltation of Jesus |
2017 | Craig McCorkindale | The Role of the Spirit in the Supper |
| Andrew J. H. Schmidt (With Merit) | “Where the Spirit of the Lord is There is Freedom”: the Meaning of Eleutheria in 2 Corinthians 3:17
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| Michael P. Taylor (With Merit) | Waiting for Jesus: the Meaning and Significance of the Concept of Eschatological Waiting with Special Reference to ἀναμένω in 1 Thessalonians 1:10 and its Implications for Eschatology, Mission and Ethics
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| Alan R. Wood | The Practice and Doctrine of Holy War in the Eastern Roman Empire and Orthodox Church, AD 620-630 |
2018 | Daniel C. Faricy | The Day of the Lord in 1 Thessalonians: A New Testament exegetical study of 1 Thessalonians with reference to Paul and his use of the Day of the Lord motif. |
| Geoffrey R. R. Tacon | God as Father and Lord: A Pastoral and Theological conversation with John Frame, the Lordship Controversy, Process Theology and Open Theism |
| Beth E. Webb | Assessment of the ability of Graeme Goldsworthy's epochal macro-typological biblical theological hermeneutic to let Scripture speak. |
2020 | Matthew J. Aroney | Transformation in the Hands of the Triune God: The Pneumatology of Kierkegaard’s Anti-Climacus in Conversation with 2 Corinthians 3:17-18 |
| Luke Collings | A Critical Evaluation of the Holiness of God in the Theology of John Webster |
| Douglas R. Fyfe | Seeing What Qohelet Saw: the Structure of Ecclesiastes as Alternating Panels of Observation and Wisdom |
| David M. Irving | Letting the Bible Itself Speak: The Mechanics of Karl Barth’s Theological Exegesis in Church Dogmatics II/2
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2021 | Andrew Kristanto | “That You May Believe”: Revisiting Seeing, Hearing, and Believing in John’s Gospel in Light of the Narrative Timeline |
| Daniel Webster | How the Divorce/Remarriage Tradition in 1 Corinthians 7 Sheds Light on the Interpretation of the Synoptic Gospels |
2022 | Catherine Bradford | The Theory and Practice of Soul Care in the Thought of Eduard Thurneysen (1888-1974) and its Implications for Finding a Faithful and Hopeful Methodology of Reformed Evangelical Soul Care for Ministries in the Public Space. |
| John Hudson | Understanding God’s Sovereignty and Human Freedom: Recovering Augustine’s View of Free-will. |
2023 | Benjamin H. Underwood | God’s Simple Multiplicity: An inquiry into Karl Barth’s account of God’s one being and his many perfections |