Interculturality, mission and interfaith engagement are vital research fields, especially in today’s increasingly interconnected world. This research cluster involves understanding and navigating the complexities of different cultural, ethnic, and worldview contexts. Such research aligns with the biblical call to love our neighbours. Developing intercultural competence enables effective and respectful relationships across cultural divides. It involves a commitment to understanding and respecting cultural, ethnic and religious differences while faithfully loving God and neighbours. Research in areas of interculturality, mission and interfaith engagement can contribute to fostering a more harmonious and just world, thus witnessing to the inclusive and redemptive love of Christ.
Crucially, engagement in these areas may redress distortions of religious mis- and dis-information, and construct inter-religious common ground. Many global challenges facing humanity today can only be mastered if humans from diverse cultures, ethnicities, religious backgrounds and faith traditions can meaningfully collaborate on issues of global importance, as we seek to create a world that may be equitably and enduringly shared.
Recent Publications
Books
- Arasaratnam-Smith, L.A., and Deardorff, D. K. (2023). Developing Intercultural Competence in Higher Education: International Students’ Stories and Self-Reflection. Routledge
- Luetz, J.M., Austin D.A., A. Duderija (Eds). (2023). Interfaith Engagement Beyond the Divide: Approaches, Experiences, and Practices. Springer Nature
- Luetz, J.M., Nunn, P.D. (Eds). (2023). Beyond Belief—Opportunities for Faith-Engaged Approaches to Climate-Change Adaptation in the Pacific Islands. Springer Nature
- Hovey, K G (2019). Guiding Light: Contributions of Alan R. Tippett Toward the Development and Dissemination of Twentieth Century Missiology. Pickwick Publications
- Hughes, P., Bilimoria, P., Bapat, J. (2019). The Indian Diaspora: Hindus and Sikhs in Australia (2nd edition). Manticore Publishing
Articles
- Winchester, R., Luetz, J.M., & Hovey, K. (2024). A Future Agenda for Research on In-Service Theological Training in Thailand and Beyond. International Review of Mission, 113(1), 92–114
- Arasaratnam-Smith, L. A., Sousa, C., Rodriguez, N., & Carvalheiro, R., & Goncalves, G. (2023). The effect of multicultural attitude and perceived intergroup threat on attitudes towards immigrants in Portugal. Psychological Reports, 0(0) 1-25. External link
- Dodds, Adam. and Shumack, Richard (2023). Jesus of the Gaps: The evangelistic use of biblical reflexes in the Qur’an. Missiology: An International Review, Volume 51 Issue 3, 223-237. External link
- Dodds, Adam. (2023). Whom Does God Love? Comparing Divine Love in the Hadith and the Bible. Asia Journal of Theology, 37 (1), 23-53. External link
HDR Theses
- Adelana, Segun. African-initiated Pentecostal Churches: Towards an African Diaspora Missiology in Australia (DMin)
- Coenradi, Robert. A Study of an Islamic Boarding School (Pesantren) Network in Indonesia: Patterns of Belief, Religious Practice and Identity (PhD)
- Elsayed, Yasmin. Signs, wonders, and miracles in Pentecostalism and Sufism (PhD)
- Houston, Lesley. An Exploration of the Interpretations and Use of Psalms by Akha Christians (PhD)
HDR Theses (Completed)
- Davis, Allan. Religious acculturation of Syriac Orthodox churches in diaspora in Australia (PhD)
- Henriksson, Carissa. Embracing Vulnerability: A Case Study on Educational Experiences and Social Integration of Migrants and Immigrants in a Swedish School (PhD)
- Hovey, Kevin. Guiding Light: Contributions of Alan R. Tippett Toward the Development and Dissemination of Twentieth Century Missiology (PhD)
