Research and Teaching Interests
Articles and Papers
Lectionary Resources
Reflective Writings
Theology at Murdoch
Bill Loader's Home Page
Revd Professor William R. G. Loader BA (Auckl) BD (Otago) Dr theol (Mainz, Germany) FAHA
Research Professor at Murdoch University, with a five year Australian Research Council Professorial Fellowship to work on the project: Attitudes towards Sexuality in Judaism and Christianity in the Hellenistic Greco-Roman Era.
New Books
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Sexuality in the New Testament (London: SPCK, 2010)
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The Dead Sea Scrolls on Sexuality: Attitudes towards Sexuality in Sectarian and Related Literature at Qumran (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2009)
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Enoch, Levi, and Jubilees on Sexuality: Attitudes Towards Sexuality in the Early Enoch Literature, the Aramaic Levi Document, and the Book of Jubilees (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007)
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The New Testament - with Imagination: A Fresh Approach to its Writings and Themes
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Sexuality and the Jesus Tradition (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2005)
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The Septuagint, Sexuality and the New Testament (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2004)
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Jesus' Attitude towards the Law (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2002)
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Jesus and the Fundamentalism of his Day (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2001)
On line books and study materials:
A Very Special Baby
- retelling the Christmas story for my 3 1/2 year old grandson; you need to
add your own illustrations!
Earth, Air, Fire, Water - Studies in
Sustainability
Dear Kim, This is what I believe:
Explaining Christian Faith Today.
revised and expanded.
Some chapters now appearing in French:
Parlons de Dieu;
Parlons de Jésus;
Parlons d'être chrétien.
The Christmas Stories - exploring their
background and meaning
Being the Church Then and Now: Issues from
the Acts of the Apostles. 5 studies
New Articles and Papers:
Worthy Worship? A Theological Reflection
on what we do.
Approaching the Bible on Issues of
Homosexuality and Leadership
Biblical
Perspectives on Homosexuality and Leadership
Finding Faith in Fact and Fiction:
Making Sense of the New Testament while Maintaining our Integrity and the
Integrity of the Text.
Approaching the New Testament as Source of Faith and Witness to Faith
Does the Cross mean "No"? Further
Reflection on Christians and Other Faiths;
Other Faiths: A New Testament Perspective;
Two articles on Baptism:
The Kiss of Baptism and Baptism in Context;
Approaches to Scripture: Considering the Options; (also in French:
Quatre manières de
lire la bible)
and a Response by Dr
Suzanne Boorer.
Ongoing Lectionary Resources 'First Thoughts' on Gospel Passages from the Lectionary
New Reflective
Writings
The Copenhagen Accord - a reflection on despair
and hope. See also Christmas at Copenhagen
An Order of Worship for Good Friday
Litany for the Day of Mourning for the Victorian
Bush Fires (Australia)
Australia's Day of Apology to the Stolen
Generations of its Indigenous Peoples, 13 February 2008
The Zacchaeus Tree - A Reflection;
Dawn - A Reflection;
Sacred Mountains - for Transfiguration and
Reflective Occasions;
Baptism, Water, and our World a reflection on
baptism - more in Reflective Writings
email
w.loader@murdoch.edu.au
Last updated 1 February 2010
