2026
Chapter in Book - Research
Tombs, D. (2026). A closed space: The ten women shut up by David. In L. J. Claassens, G. O. West & S. Zwane (Eds.), Claiming space in the Bible and beyond: Exploring the intersection of gender, sexuality, and economic realities. (pp. 77-100). London, UK: Bloomsbury.
Clough, M., Tombs, D., Warren, M. J. C., Eykel, E. V., Thiede, B., & Stiebert, J. (2026). Sexual abuse, sexual violence, and Judeophobia in text and Church. In Rape culture and the Bible: Scholars reflect. (pp. 85-116). London, UK: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781032683713-5
Colgan, E., & Tombs, D. (2026). Christianity: Accompanying survivors of sexual harm: Responses, activism, and resistance to sexual harm within Christian contexts. In J. Stiebert (Ed.), Abuse in world religions: Towards solutions. (pp. 25-32). London, UK: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003324171-4
2025
Chapter in Book - Research
Figueroa, R., & Tombs, D. (2025). Disciplina, obediencia y castigos: abuso espiritual como habilitador del abuso sexual en el Sodalicio. In V. Lecaros & A. L. Suárez (Eds.), Abusos eclesiales en América Latina: Una crisis en el corazón del catolicismo. (pp. 193-213). Lima, Perú: Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru, Fondo Editorial.
Tombs, D. (2025). Gustavo Gutiérrez (1928–2024). In P. G. Ziegler & R. D. Nelson (Eds.), T&T Clark handbook of modern theology. (pp. 791-796). London, UK: T&T Clark. doi: 10.5040/9780567687197
Tombs, D., Zwane, S., & van der Walt, C. (2025). Male violence against men: A contextual bible study on the crucifixion of Jesus. In J. Havea (Ed.), Haunting questions of liberation theology. (pp. 161-176). London, UK: SCM Press. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10523/46806
Journal - Research Article
Tombs, D. (2025). Punitive stripping and forced nudity in detention: Reading from Steve Biko to Jesus. Neotestamentica, 59(1), 1-30. doi: 10.1353/neo.2025.a977027
Journal - Research Other
Tombs, D. (2025). The joyful and troubling Laudato Si. Nathaniel Report, 76, 4. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10523/47547
Tombs, D., & Clough, M. (2025). Editorial [Special issue: Trauma, abuse, and healing]. Anglican Journal of Theology in Aotearoa & Oceania, 4(1), 1-9. Retrieved from https://ourarchive.otago.ac.nz/esploro/outputs/journalIssue/Anglican-Journal-of-Theology-in-Aotearoa/9926735370401891
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Tombs, D. (2025, December). The ten women shut up by David in 2 Samuel 20:3. Verbal presentation at the Aotearoa New Zealand Association for Biblical Studies (ANZABS) Annual Meeting, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Tombs, D. (2025, November). Representations of violence: From image manipulation to deepfake. Verbal presentation at the Deepfakes & Society: A Humanities' Approach to the Technology Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Tombs, D., Marcar, G., Sumeo, K., Lineham, P. J., & Joseph, R. (2025, February). Indigenous peoples and religious freedom. Panel discussion at the International Center for Law and Religion Studies (ICLRS) Symposium, Auckland, New Zealand.
Other - Edited Journal
Tombs, D. (Ed.). (2025). Anglican Journal of Theology in Aotearoa and Oceania, 4(1), [Special issue: Trauma, abuse, and healing]. Retrieved from https://ourarchive.otago.ac.nz/esploro/outputs/journalIssue/Anglican-Journal-of-Theology-in-Aotearoa/9926735370401891
2024
Chapter in Book - Research
Tombs, D. (2024). Things too indecent to be recorded: The soldiers mocking the death of Herod Agrippa. In L. J. Claassens, R. Graybill & C. M. Maier (Eds.), Narrating rape: Shifting perspectives in Biblical literature and popular culture. (pp. 157-172). London, UK: SCM Press.
Tombs, D. (2024). Crucifixion and sexual abuse: A theological resource for addressing sexual exploitation. In G. Miles & C. Foster Crawford (Eds.), Stepping out of the traffick: Pausing for theological reflection on Christian response to sexual exploitation and trafficking. (pp. 83-99). Oxford, UK: Regnum Books.
Chopp, R. S., Regan, E., & Tombs, D. (2024). Latin American liberation theology. In R. Muers, A. Cocksworth & D. F. Ford (Eds.), Ford's The modern theologians: An introduction to Christian theology since 1918. (4th ed.) (pp. 39-52). Wiley Blackwell.
Figueroa, R., & Tombs, D. (2024). Discipline, obedience, and punishments: Spiritual abuse as an enabler of sexual abuse within Sodalicio. In V. Lecaros & A. L. Suárez (Eds.), Abuse in the Latin American Church: An evolving crisis at the core of Catholicism. (pp. 177-195). Abingdon, UK: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003401513-16
Chapter in Book - Other
Tombs, D. (2024). Redress. In A future of hope: Answering the call to love our neighbour. (pp. 21-24). Christchurch, New Zealand: Theology House.
Journal - Research Other
Tombs, D. (2024). Art depicts Jesus in a loincloth on the cross: The brutal truth is he would have been naked. The Conversation. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/art-depicts-jesus-in-a-loincloth-on-the-cross-the-brutal-truth-is-he-would-have-been-naked-226229
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Tombs, D., & Figueroa, R. (2024). Vendo sua inocência, eu vejo minha inocência [Seeing His innocence, I see my innocence]. Estudos Teológicos, 64(2), 25.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Tombs, D. (2024). New Zealand's Royal Commission into abuse in care. Proceedings of the Australian & New Zealand Association of Theological Studies (ANZATS) Conference: Context and Community. (pp. 31-32). Retrieved from https://anzats.edu.au
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Tombs, D. (2024, November). The unspeakable trauma of crucifixion: Hermeneutical insights from how sexual violence is referenced in present-day torture reports. Verbal presentation at the Joint Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion (AAR), the Society for Biblical Literature (SBL), and the North American Association for the Study of Religion (NAASR), San Diego, USA.
Tombs, D. (2024, December). Is there an echo of Judges 19:25 in Matthew 27:31? Reflections on indirect references to sexual violence in the Bible. Verbal presentation at the Joint Conference of the Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Biblical Studies (ANZABS) & the Systematic Theology Association of Aotearoa New Zealand (STAANZ), Auckland, New Zealand.
Tombs, D. (2024, July). Tortured bodies and afterlives: Historical experiences of torture and Christian perceptions of hell. Verbal presentation at the Worlds Above and Below Interdisciplinary Conference, [Hybrid].
2023
Authored Book - Research
Tombs, D. (2023). The crucifixion of Jesus: Torture, sexual abuse, and the scandal of the cross. Abingdon, UK: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429289750
Chapter in Book - Research
Figueroa, R., & Tombs, D. (2023). Obeying God's plan? The spiritual abuse of nuns [Translated by Rocío Figueroa and David Tombs]. In D. J. Fleming, J. F. Keenan & H. Zollner (Eds.), Doing theology and theological ethics in the face of the abuse crisis. (pp. 140-157). Eugene, OR: Pickwick. doi: 10.55476/001c.72042
Tombs, D. (2023). Pink crosses in Ciudad Juárez. In R. Pryor & S. Burns (Eds.), Feminist theologies: Interstices and fractures. (pp. 197-207). Lanham, MD: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic.
Chapter in Book - Other
Tombs, D. (2023). Stripped of dignity. In A holy Church: Becoming the communities we are called to be. (pp. 15-19). Christchurch, New Zealand: Theology House. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10523/36167
Journal - Research Article
Figueroa, R., Hungyo, A., & Tombs, D. (2023). 'If people in the church knew': Purity, stigma and victim-blaming. Canonist, 14(2), 280-291.
Tombs, D. (2023). Alone and naked: Reading the torture of Jesus alongside the torture of Miriam Leitão. International Journal of Public Theology, 17, 537-557. doi: 10.1163/15697320-20230102
Figueroa, R., & Tombs, D. (2023). Disciplina, obediencia y abuso en el Sodalicio. Concilium, 402(4), 51-62.
Tombs, D. (2023). Jon Sobrino and 'the crucified people'. Religions, 14, 274. doi: 10.3390/rel14020274
Journal - Research Other
Tombs, D. (2023). [Review of the book Liberation theology and the others: Contextualizing Catholic activism in 20th century Latin America]. Hispanic American Historical Review, 103(4), 735-737. doi: 10.1215/00182168-10798155
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Figueroa, R., & Tombs, D. (2023). Chapter 9: Obeying God’s plan? The spiritual abuse of nuns. Journal of Moral Theology, 3(CTEWC Book Series 3). doi: 10.55476/001c.72062
Figueroa, R., & Tombs, D. (2023). Discipline, obedience and abuse in the Sodalitium [Translation of Figueroa, R., & Tombs, D. (2023). Disciplina, obediencia y abuso en el Sodalicio. Concilium, 402(4), 51-62]. Concilium, (4), 46-55.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Tombs, D. (2023). Accompanying survivors of sexual harm: Activist biblical scholarship. Proceedings of the Australia & New Zealand of Theological Studies (ANZATS) Conference: Context and tradition. (pp. 21). Retrieved from https://anzats.edu.au/2023-conference
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Tombs, D. (2023, December). They gathered the whole cohort around him (Matthew 27:27b). Verbal presentation at the Aotearoa New Zealand Association for Biblical Studies (ANZABS) Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.
2022
Chapter in Book - Research
Tombs, D. (2022). Asking the right questions: Noticing and naming sexual abuse. In J. Havea, E. Colgan & N. Vaka'uta (Eds.), Theology as threshold: Invitations from Aotearoa New Zealand. (pp. 85-105). Lanham, MD: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic.
Figueroa, R., & Tombs, D. (2022). Living in obedience and suffering in silence: The shattered faith of nuns abused by priests. In M. Wirth, I. Noth & S. Schroer (Eds.), Sexualisierte Gewalt in kirchlichen Kontexten: Neue interdisziplinäre Perspektiven [Sexual violence in the context of the Church: New interdisciplinary perspectives]. (pp. 45-74). Berlin, Germany: De Gruyter. doi: 10.1515/9783110699203-004
Chapter in Book - Other
Tombs, D. (2022). Foreword. In K. O'Donnell & K. Cross (Eds.), Bearing witness: Intersectional approaches to trauma theology. (pp. xv-xvii). London, UK: SCM Press. [Contribution].
Journal - Research Article
Figueroa, R., & Tombs, D. (2022). El abuso espiritual de religiosas: Caso de estudio: Siervas del Plan de Dios. Teología y Vida, 63(3), 399-424. doi: 10.7764/TyV/633/5/399-424
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Figueroa, R., & Tombs, D. (2022). Spiritual abuse: A case study of the Servants of God's Plan. Canonist, 13(2), 243-263.
Figueroa, R., & Tombs, D. (2022). Obbedire al piano di Dio? L'abuso spirituale delle suore: La seconda parte [Translation of El abuso espiritual de religiosas: Caso de estudio: Siervas del Plan de Dios]. La Tenda: In Prospettiva Persona, (1 May). Retrieved from https://www.centropersonalista.it/latenda/2023/05/01/obbedire-al-piano-di-dio-labuso-spirituale-delle-suore-2/
Figueroa, R., & Tombs, D. (2022). Obbedire al piano di Dio? L'abuso spirituale delle suore: La prima parte [Translation of El abuso espiritual de religiosas: Caso de estudio: Siervas del Plan de Dios]. La Tenda: In Prospettiva Persona, (14 April). Retrieved from https://www.centropersonalista.it/latenda/2023/04/14/obbedire-al-piano-di-dio-labuso-spirituale-delle-suore/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Tombs, D. (2022). 'She has lost her value': Sexual violence, perceived stigma, and secondary victimisation within faith communities. Proceedings of the Australia & New Zealand of Theological Studies (ANZATS) Annual Conference. (pp. 17). Retrieved from https://anzats.edu.au/2022-conference
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Tombs, D. (2022, December). The mocking of Herod Agrippa in 38 CE and 44 CE. Verbal presentation at the Aotearoa New Zealand Association for Biblical Studies (ANZABS) Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Tombs, D. (2022, October). Naked and alone: The mocking of Miriam Leitão. Verbal presentation at the Global Network for Public Theology (GNPT) Consultation: Public Theologies in Vibrating Cities: Precious & Precarious, [Hybrid].
Other Research Output
Tombs, D. (2022, March). Witnessing to Christ's love in reconciliation. Centre for the Study of Bible and Violence (CSBV), third Lent lecture. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlsbae9IaoQ
2021
Edited Book - Research
Reaves, J. R., Tombs, D., & Figueroa, R. (Eds.). (2021). When did we see you naked? Jesus as a victim of sexual abuse. London, UK: SCM Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Figueroa, R., & Tombs, D. (2021). Seeing his innocence, I see my innocence. In J. R. Reaves, D. Tombs & R. Figueroa (Eds.), When did we see you naked? Jesus as a victim of sexual abuse. (pp. 287-312). London, UK: SCM Press.
Tombs, D. (2021). Crucifixion and sexual abuse. In J. R. Reaves, D. Tombs & R. Figueroa (Eds.), When did we see you naked? Jesus as a victim of sexual abuse. (pp. 15-27). London, UK: SCM Press.
Reaves, J. R., & Tombs, D. (2021). Introduction: Acknowledging Jesus as a victim of sexual abuse. In J. R. Reaves, D. Tombs & R. Figueroa (Eds.), When did we see you naked? Jesus as a victim of sexual abuse. (pp. 1-11). London, UK: SCM Press.
Chapter in Book - Other
Figueroa, R., & Tombs, D. (2021). Viendo su inocencia, veo mi inocencia: Explorando respuestas a la idea de Jesús como víctima de abuso sexual. In D. P. Trevizo (Ed.), Abusos y reparación: Sobre los comportamientos no sexuales en la Iglesia. (pp. 93-120). Madrid, Spain: PPC España.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Tombs, D. (2021). 'It is not your fault. It is not your shame': Why seeing Jesus as a victim of sexual abuse is important. Proceedings of the Australian & New Zealand Association of Theological Schools (ANZATS) Conference: Theological Ethics. Retrieved from https://anzats.edu.au/conferences
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Tombs, D. (2021, November). A cry of abandonment: Reading Matthew 27:46 alongside reports of sexual violence from the Central African Republic. Verbal presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) & American Academy of Religion (AAR), San Antonio, USA.
Other Research Output
Tombs, D. (2021, March). Jesus as a victim of sexual abuse. The Shiloh Podcast. Retrieved from https://open.spotify.com/episode/6098pBFuFSrQA2r1eufdoI?nd=1
2020
Chapter in Book - Research
Tombs, D. (2020). Unspeakable things: Drawing upon the Nanjing massacre to read crucifixion as an assault on human dignity. In Z. Xie, P. Kollontai & S. Kim (Eds.), Human dignity, human rights, and social justice: A Chinese interdisciplinary dialogue with global perspective. (pp. 33-51). Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-5081-2_3
Chapter in Book - Other
Reaves, J. R., & Tombs, D. (2020). #Metoo Jesus: Naming Jesus as a victim of sexual abuse. In H. Paynter & M. Spalione (Eds.), The Bible on violence: A thick description. (pp. 282-308). Sheffield, UK: Sheffield Phoenix Press.
Journal - Research Article
Tombs, D. (2020). Hidden in plain sight: Seeing the stripping of Jesus as sexual violence. Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies, 2(1), 224-247. doi: 10.17613/ek9a-mx94
Figueroa, R., & Tombs, D. (2020). Recognising Jesus as a victim of sexual abuse: Responses from Sodalicio survivors in Peru. Religion & Gender, 10, 57-75. doi: 10.1163/18785417-01001003
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Reaves, J. R., & Tombs, D. (2020). #MeToo Jesus: Naming Jesus as a victim of sexual abuse. Review & Expositor, 117(2), 204-221. doi: 10.1163/15697320-12341588
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Tombs, D. (2020, November-December). A contextual bible study on crucifixion: Matthew 27:26-31. Verbal presentation at the Joint Conference of the Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Biblical Studies (ANZABS) & the Systematic Theology Association of Aotearoa New Zealand (STAANZ), Christchurch, New Zealand.
2019
Chapter in Book - Research
Tombs, D. (2019). Confronting the stigma of naming Jesus as a victim of sexual violence. In C. Pearson (Ed.), Enacting a public theology. (pp. 71-86). Stellenbosch, South Africa: SUN MeDIA. doi: 10.18820/9781928314684/07
Figueroa Alvear, R., & Tombs, D. (2019). Lived religion and the traumatic impact of sexual abuse: The Sodalicio case in Peru. In R. R. Ganzevoort & S. Sremac (Eds.), Trauma and lived religion: Transcending the ordinary. (pp. 155-176). Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-91872-3_8
Journal - Research Article
Reaves, J. R., & Tombs, D. (2019). #MeToo Jesus: Naming Jesus as a victim of sexual abuse. International Journal of Public Theology, 13, 387-412. doi: 10.1163/15697320-12341588
Tombs, D. (2019). Crucificação e abuso sexual [Crucifixion and sexual abuse]. Estudos Teológicos, 59(1), 119-132. doi: 10.22351/et.v59i1.3579
Journal - Research Other
Tombs, D. (2019). How recognising Jesus as a victim of sexual abuse might help shift Catholic culture. The Conversation. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/how-recognising-jesus-as-a-victim-of-sexual-abuse-might-help-shift-catholic-culture-112754
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Kioa Latu, L., Tombs, D., & Roxborogh, J. W. (2019). Suli theology: Towards a postcolonial and relational reading of inheritance in Samoa. In A. Finigan, P. Vakaoti, R. Richards & M. Schaaf (Eds.), Proceedings of the Pacific Postgraduate Symposium: Pacific Voices XVI. (pp. 21). Dunedin, New Zealand: The Pacific Islands Centre, University of Otago. Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/pacific
Tombs, D. (2019). A faith-based approach to addressing the stigma and self-stigma of sexual abuse. Proceedings of the Spirituality and Mental Health Symposium. Retrieved from http://bit.ly/2OptcDh
Tombs, D. (2019). Rolling out the fine mat of scripture: Strengthening church responses to violence against women in Samoa. Proceedings of the Global Network for Public Theology (GNPT) Conference: Place and Space: Theological perspectives on living in the world. Retrieved from https://www.uni-bamberg.de/en/fs-oet/place-space-2019/
Figueroa Alvear, R., & Tombs, D. (2019). A missional theology in response to sexual violence. Proceedings of the Australian & New Zealand Association of Theological Schools (ANZATS) Conference: Missional Theology. (pp. 78). Retrieved from https://anzats.edu.au/
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Ah Siu-Maliko, M., Beres, M. A., Boodoosingh, R., & Tombs, D. (2019, October). Church responses to gender-based violence against women in Samoa. Verbal presentation at the Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) Forum, Cape Town, South Africa.
Tombs, D. (2019, June). Interpreting sexual violence against men in scripture. Verbal presentation at the Trajectories in the Interpretation of Scripture Models, Issues and Prospects Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Ah Siu-Maliko, M., Beres, M., Blyth, C., Boodoosingh, R., Patterson, T., & Tombs, D. (2019). Church responses to gender-based violence against women in Samoa. Commissioned by New Zealand Institute for Pacific Research. 82p.
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Figueroa Alvear, R., & Tombs, D. (2019). Recognising Jesus as a victim of sexual abuse: Responses from Sodalicio survivors in Peru. Dunedin, New Zealand: Centre for Theology and Public Issues, University of Otago. 20p. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/8976
Other Research Output
Tombs, D. (2019). Religion and violence. Theology Matters. Retrieved from https://soundcloud.com/8ltxez6g7yqq. [Podcast].
2018
Chapter in Book - Research
Tombs, D. (2018). Siphiwo Mthimkhulu, Daniel Grootboom, and the art of forgiveness. In P. Halstead & M. Habets (Eds.), The art of forgiveness. (pp. 179-203). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
Tombs, D. (2018). Abandonment, rape, and second abandonment: Hannah Baker in 13 Reasons Why and the royal concubines in 2 Samuel 15-20. In C. Blyth, E. Colgan & K. B. Edwards (Eds.), Rape culture, gender violence, & religion: Biblical perspectives. (pp. 117-141). Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-70669-6
Journal - Research Other
Boodoosingh, R., Beres, M., & Tombs, D. (2018). Research briefing: Violence against women in Samoa. Women's Studies Journal, 32(1/2), 33-56.
Edwards, K., & Tombs, D. (2018). #HimToo: Why Jesus should be recognised as a victim of sexual violence. The Conversation. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/himtoo-why-jesus-should-be-recognised-as-a-victim-of-sexual-violence-93677
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Tombs, D. (2018). Lord, when did I see you naked? Anglican Taonga, (Winter), 22-23.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Tombs, D. (2018). "When did we see you naked?" Re-reading the stripping of Jesus in the context of #MeToo. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) & American Academy of Religion (AAR). Retrieved from https://www.sbl-site.org/meetings/congresses_pastmeetings.aspx
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Tombs, D. (2018, November). Testifying to unspeakable violence: Crucifixion, rape, and impalement in Aurora Mardiganian's "Ravished Armenia". Verbal presentation at the Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) & American Academy of Religion (AAR), Denver, CO.
Other Research Output
Tombs, D. (2018, May). Reactions to the naming of Jesus as a victim of sexual abuse. Bioethics Centre, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Department Seminar].
Tombs, D. & Reaves, J. (2018, 20 January). #MeToo Jesus: Interview with David Tombs and Jayme Reaves. BBC Radio Sheffield. Retrieved from http://shiloh-project.group.shef.ac.uk/?p=2026
2017
Chapter in Book - Research
Tombs, D. (2017). Under the surface: Archibald Baxter's Christian faith. In G. Troughton (Ed.), Saints and stirrers: Christianity, conflict and peacemaking in New Zealand, 1814-1945. (pp. 122-143). Wellington, NZ: Victoria University Press.
Tombs, D. (2017). Lived religion and the intolerance of the cross. In R. R. Ganzevoort & S. Sremac (Eds.), Lived religion and the politics of (in)tolerance. (pp. 63-83). Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.
Tombs, D. (2017). Public theology and reconciliation. In S. Kim & K. Day (Eds.), A companion to public theology. (pp. 119-149). Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill.
Journal - Research Article
Figueroa Alvear, R., & Tombs, D. (2017). Listening to male survivors of church sexual abuse: Voices from Sodalicio abuses in Peru. Canonist, 8(1), 135-167.
Journal - Research Other
Tombs, D. (2017). [Review of the book Crucifixion in the Mediterranean world]. Bible & Critical Theory, 13(1), 103-107. doi: 10.2104/bct.v13i1.678
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Tombs, D. (2017). Archibald Baxter's christian faith and conscientious objection. Proceedings of the Rethinking Pacifism for Revolution, Security and Politics Conference. Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/ncpacs/otago638243.html#programme
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Taylor, S., & Tombs, D. (2017, July). Sexual violence in the line of David: The possibilities and limits of recapitulation. Verbal presentation at the Australian & New Zealand Association of Theological Schools (ANZATS) Conference: Kinship and Family in Contemporary Australia & New Zealand, Adelaide, Australia.
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Tombs, D. (2017). Preface: Everyone has a role to play. In Christian faith and family violence: A report for Samoan communities in New Zealand by Mercey Siu-Maliko. (pp. 1-2). Dunedin, New Zealand: Centre for Theology and Public Issues, University of Otago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/7050
Other Research Output
Tombs, D. (2017, October). Abandonment, rape, and second abandonment: Hannah Baker in 13 Reasons Why and King David's concubines in 2 Samuel 15-20. The Shiloh Project: Rape culture, religion, and the Bible blog. Retrieved from http://shiloh-project.group.shef.ac.uk/?p=1708
2016
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Tombs, D. (2016, October). Naming Jesus as a victim of sexual violence: The role of the churches in confronting sexual abuse. Verbal presentation at the Global Network for Public Theology (GNPT): Democracy & Social Justice in Global Contexts, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Figueroa, R., & Tombs, D. (2016, December). Telling difficult stories: Pastoral care issues for male survivors of church-related abuse. Verbal presentation at the Chaplaincy in Aotearoa/New Zealand: Development, Dialogue & Diversity: Telling Our Stories, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Tombs, D. (2016, July). Sexual abuse and the violence of the cross. Verbal presentation at the Australian and New Zealand Association of Theological Schools (ANZATS) Conference, Melbourne, Australia.
Tombs, D. (2016, June). Sexual abuse and the violence of the cross. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Association of Theological Schools (NZATS) Combined Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Figueroa Alvear, R., & Tombs, D. (2016). Listening to male survivors of church sexual abuse: Voices from survivors of Sodalicio abuses in Peru. Dunedin, New Zealand: Centre for Theology and Public Issues, University of Otago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/7052
2015
Chapter in Book - Research
Tombs, D. (2015). Towards a public theology of reconciliation in Northern Ireland. In J. O'Grady, C. Higgins & J. Lal Fernando (Eds.), Mining truths: Festschrift in honour of Geraldine Smyth OP: Ecumenical theologian and peacebuilder. (pp. 109-129). Sankt Ottilien, Germany: EOS.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Tombs, D. (2015, November). Crucifixions and controversies in the First World War. Verbal presentation at the "Peace, Not War, Shall Be Our Boast": Historical, Theological and Contemporary Perspectives on Peace and Christianity in New Zealand Conference, Wellington, New Zealand.
Tombs, D. (2015, October). The massacre at Nanking, crucifixion and public theology. Verbal presentation at the International Symposium on Religion and Social Justice, Shanghai, China.
Tombs, D. (2015, August). Truth, forgiveness and reconciliation. Verbal presentation at the Art of Forgiveness Conference: A Richer Appreciation of the Breadth and Depth of Forgiveness, Auckland, New Zealand.
Tombs, D. (2015, November). Breaking the silence: The role of churches in responding to sexual violence in South Africa. Verbal presentation at the American Academy of Religion (AAR) Annual Meeting, Atlanta, USA.
Tombs, D. (2015, November). Trauma, denial, and memory: Reading crucifixion as sexual violence. Verbal presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) & American Academy of Religion (AAR), Atlanta, USA.
Other Research Output
Tombs, D. (2015, September). Latin American liberation theology and its ongoing legacy. University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Inaugural Professorial Lecture].
2014
Chapter in Book - Research
Morris, N., & Tombs, D. (2014). 'A solid and united phalanx'? Protestant churches and the Ulster Covenant 1912-2012. In J. Wolfe (Ed.), Irish religious conflict in comparative perspective: Catholics, Protestants and Muslims. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave MacMillan.
Tombs, D. (2014). Conflict-related sexual violence, news media and reconciliation in the Balkans. In D. V. Nedeljković, S. Sremac, N. Kneżević & D. Gruhonjić (Eds.), Uloga medija u normalizaciji odnosa na zapadnom Balkanu [The role of media and reconciliation in the post-conflict society: An example of the Balkans]. (pp. 31-46). Novi Sad, Serbia: Novi Sad University Press.
Tombs, D. (2014). Sexual ethics and the scandal of the cross. In A. H. Cole, Jr (Ed.), Theology in service to the church: Global and ecumenical perspectives. (pp. 122-138). Eugene, OR: Cascade Books.
Tombs, D. (2014). The cross and the reconciliation of enemies. In K. M. Heffelfinger & P. G. McGlinchey (Eds.), Atonement as gift: Re-imagining the cross for the church and the world. (pp. 67-78). Milton Keynes, UK: Paternoster.
Journal - Research Article
Tombs, D. (2014). Silent no more: Sexual violence in conflict as a challenge to the worldwide church. Acta Theologica, 34(2), 147-165. doi: 10.4314/actat.v34i2.9
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Tombs, D. (2014, May). The churches and transitional justice in Latin America. Verbal presentation at the Faith Communities and Transitional Justice Conference, Belfast, UK.
Other Research Output
Tombs, D. Lived religion, (in)tolerance and the dehumanising violence of the cross. Center for the Study of Lived Religion, Free University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [Public Seminar].
2013
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Tombs, D. (2013, September). Regarding the shame of others. Verbal presentation at the Global Network for Public Theology, The Word and the World Conference: Public Theology in an Age of Global Media, Chester, UK.
Tombs, D. (2013, October). News media, sexualized violence and theology: Regarding the shame of others. Keynote presentation at the Role of Media in Normalizing Relations in the Western Balkans International Conference, Novi Sad, Serbia.
Tombs, D. (2013, October). Torture, crucifixion and eucharist: Sacramental imagination and human flourishing. Verbal presentation at the Irish Theological Association Conference: Theologies of Human Flourishing, Dublin, Ireland.
Tombs, D. (2013, November). Crucifixion as a ritual of power, desecration and sexualized violence. Verbal presentation at the American Academy of Religion (AAR) Annual Meeting, Baltimore, USA.
2012
Chapter in Book - Research
Tombs, D. (2012). Archbishop Romero and reconciliation in El Salvador. In M. Leiner & S. Flämig (Eds.), Latin America between conflict and reconciliation. (pp. 41-56). Bristol, CT: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Tombs, D. (2012, November). The cross, the lynching tree, and the silences. Verbal presentation at the American Academy of Religion (AAR) Annual Meeting, Chicago, USA.
Tombs, D. (2012, April). Conflict transformation, ecumenical imagination and Christian hope. Verbal presentation at the Assisi Gathering: Where We Dwell in Common: Pathways for Dialogue in 21st Century, Assisi, Italy.
Tombs, D. (2012, September). The Irish churches and the Ulster Covenant 1912-2012. Verbal presentation at the Religious Conflict and Difference Conference, Belfast, UK.
