Current PhD students
Joel Banman
PhD topic: Christ Speaks Today: Biblical Interpretation in the Sermons of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, 1935-1940
Supervisors: Assoc Prof Chris Holmes, Prof Murray Rae
Mike Bartholomaeus
PhD topic: Barth's Doctrine of Sanctification
Supervisors: Assoc Prof Chris Holmes, Prof Murray Rae
David Bosma
PhD topic: A Theological Engagement with the Conversion Narratives of Young People Living in Canterbury
Supervisors: Dr Lynne Baab, Prof David Tombs
Nicholas Brennan
PhD topic: “Leading many sons of glory” Human destiny and the identity of Christ in the Epistle to the Hebrews
Supervisors: Prof Paul Trebilco, Assoc Prof Chris Holmes
Graham Cameron
PhD topic: An historical contextual theology of Pai Mārire, the first indigenous Christian faith
Supervisors: Prof Murray Rae, Dr Hirini Kaa
Edmond Chua
PhD topic: Paradigmatic Contours and Biblical Basis of Mutual Complementarity in the Theology of Jung Young Lee with a View to Appropriating Insights for the Doc
Supervisors: Prof Murray Rae, Dr Michael Poon
Cameron Coombe
PhD topic: The Role of Scripture in Jürgen Moltmann’s Revolution in the Doctrine of God
Supervisors: Assoc Prof Chris Holmes, Prof David Tombs
Peter Dobbs
PhD topic: How Theology Shapes Practice in Faith Based Organisations Supporting Families in New Zealand
Supervisors: Dr Lynne Baab, Prof David Tombs
Olataga Elu
PhD topic: A theological and postcolonial critique of the mission-orientated theology in Samoan Methodist hymnody: implications of colonial mission-orientated theology on the mission of the church in todays contemporary context
Supervisors: Prof Murray Rae, Prof Colin Gibson, Dr Michelle Schaaf
Sara Evans
PhD topic: Theological Anthrolopology and Liturgical Formation
Supervisors: Prof Murray Rae, Dr Graham Redding
Malcolm Falloon
PhD topic: Missionary/Maori encounters in pre-colonial New Zealand
Supervisors: Assoc Prof Tim Cooper, Dr Hugh Morrison
Graeme Flett
PhD topic: The visual world of congregation leadership in New Zealand
Supervisors: Dr Lynne Baab, Assoc Prof Chris Holmes
Linda Flett
PhD topic: A history of the Elim churches in New Zealand 1922-2012
Supervisors: Assoc Prof Tim Cooper, Prof Peter Lineham
Alister Gill
PhD topic: The Ethics and Theology of Stanley Hauerwas and a Missional Politic: How Can the Church of New Zealand Engage with Social Inequality
Supervisors: Prof David Tombs, Dr Stephen Garner
Richard Goodwin
PhD topic: Seeing is believing: a theology of film images
Supervisors: Prof Murray Rae, Prof Hilary Radner
Laura Hill
PhD topic: Christian Couples and their Practice of Egalitarianism and Women's Empowerment
Supervisors: Prof David Tombs, Dr Bryndl Hohmann-Marriott, Dr Nicola Hoggard-Creegan
Martin Holmes
PhD topic: An exploration of the theology and evangelisation efforts of Bishop Robert Barron
Supervisors: Prof Murray Rae, Dr Timothy Costello
Ben Hudson
PhD topic: Salvation History and Apocalyptic in Ephesians
Supervisors: Prof Paul Trebilco, Dr James Harding
Clare Knowles
PhD topic: Intratextuality as translation strategy and literary device
Supervisors: Dr James Harding, Rev Dr Tim Meadowcroft
Immanuel Koks
PhD topic: How People with Disabilities Participate in Trinitarian Hope
Supervisors: Prof Murray Rae, Professor John Swinton
Ryan Lang
PhD topic: Prophetic Adoration: Suffering, Lament, and the Beauty of God
Supervisors: Prof Murray Rae, Prof David Tombs
Maxon Mani
PhD topic: A theological and ethical response to abuse of women and girls in Papua New Guinea
Supervisors: Prof David Tombs, Dr John Hitchen
Gregory Marcar
PhD topic: Conscience, love and neighbours in the dock: what implications might be drawn from Kierkegaard’s Works of Love for Christians with discretionary power
Supervisors: Prof Murray Rae, Prof Rex Ahdar
George Mombi
PhD topic: Exploring the meaning and significance of the concept of “in Christ” in Colossians as a response to Melanesian concept of “Gutpela Sindaun”
Supervisors: Prof Paul Trebilco, Dr John Hitchen
Mathew Newton
PhD topic: Improvising Abraham: Paul’s use of the Abraham narrative in Galatians 3:1-14.
Supervisors: Prof Paul Trebilco, Assoc Prof Chris Holmes
Ben Ong
PhD topic: Hospitality around Food as Key to Unity in 1 Corinthians
Supervisors: Prof Paul Trebilco, Dr Don Moffat
Joanna Osborne
PhD topic: Between theology and contemporary art: locating theological inroads and reading visual art
Supervisors: Prof Murray Rae, Assoc Prof Mark Stocker
Andrew Picard
PhD topic: For the healing of the nations: a critical study of Colin Gunton’s Trinitarian ecclesiology for the healing of liquid modernity
Supervisors: Prof Murray Rae, Dr Martin Sutherland
Jason Pickard
PhD topic: The Priesthood of Christ: John Owen and Thomas F. Torrance in Dialogue
Supervisors: Assoc Prof Chris Holmes, Assoc Prof Tim Cooper
Phillip Porter
PhD topic: The Potential of the Gospel Narratives for Parable Interpretation
Supervisors: Prof Paul Trebilco, Prof Klyne Snodgrass
Jordan Redding
PhD topic: Communicating the Word of God to Individuals
Supervisors: Prof Murray Rae, Dr Derek Woodard-Lehman
Carolyn Robertson
PhD topic: Christian Responses to Consumerism
Supervisors: Prof Murray Rae, Prof David Tombs
Jonathan Robinson
PhD topic: An Intertextual Assessment of Christology in the Markan Miracles
Supervisors: Prof Paul Trebilco, Dr James Harding
Jonathan Ryan
PhD topic: One heart and one soul: Augustine’s call to community in a divided society
Supervisors: Assoc Prof Chris Holmes, Dr André Muller
Anne Shave
PhD topic: Midlife spirituality in the church in New Zealand
Supervisors: Dr Lynne Baab, Dr Kathleen Rushton
Wayne Te Kaawa
PhD topic: Revisioning Christology through a Māori and Indigenous Lens
Supervisors: Prof Murray Rae, Dr Jenny Te Paa Daniel
Ann Thorp
PhD topic: Divine Personhood in the Trinitarian Theology of Hilary of Poitiers
Supervisors: Assoc Prof Chris Holmes, Dr André Muller
Blake Wassell
PhD topic: Pilate and the Jews in the Gospel of John: A Study of Historiography, Kingship and Friendship
Supervisors: Prof Paul Trebilco, Dr James Harding
Maja Whitaker
PhD topic: Personal identity and bodily integrity in the resurrection
Supervisors: Prof Murray Rae, Assoc Prof Chris Holmes
Jeffrey Wong
PhD topic: John Zizioulas' concept of Communion and Otherness as applied to the Trinity and the Church
Supervisors: Prof Murray Rae, Assoc Prof Chris Holmes
Current MTheol students
George Al-Kopti
MTheol topic: The early Christian-Muslim encounters and their impacts on the contemporary Christian-Muslim dialogue
Supervisors: Assoc Prof Tim Cooper, Prof Murray Rae, Prof William Harris
Aaron Geddis
MTheol topic: Matthew's Jesus belief that John the Baptist was the eschatological Elijah, that John the Baptist failed his mission (Malachi 4:5-6)
Supervisor: Prof Paul Trebilco
Mark Jacobsen
MTheol topic: Dietrich Bonhoeffer on the Freedom of the Christian
Supervisor: Assoc Prof Chris Holmes
Jordan Jones
MTheol topic: A Performative Political Theology of Eucharist Ethics
Supervisor: Dr Derek Woodard-Lehman
