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Dogba, Paul
Creeds and Confessions: Reformed, Evangelical and ... Redundant?
(2025-12-22) O'Brien, Glen; Eva Burrows College
The Uniting Church has often described itself as an “Evangelical” and “Reformed” church and in its Basis of Union (BOU), it commits itself to careful study of the Apostles’ and Nicene creeds. It also recognises four particular Reformed and Presbyterian confessions, understood as “witnesses,” and pledges to “listen to the preaching of John Wesley in his Forty–Four Sermons.” At the same time, it also “enters into the inheritance of literary, historical and scientific enquiry” and expresses a desire to “learn to sharpen its understanding … by contact with contemporary thought.” These good intentions may be seen as in tension to some extent, since such creeds and confessions are more in the nature of historical theology than “contemporary thought.” Are these source documents, therefore, now simply redundant? If not, how are they to be appropriated today in ways that lead to “fresh words and deeds” in contexts very far removed from their original use and purpose?
The Hermeneutics of Social Identity in Luke-Acts
(SCD Press, 2022-09) Otobo, Francis; Bolt, Peter; Yarra Theological Union
Neither on this Mountain nor in Jerusalem (John 4:21): A Reflection on the Closure of Churches in the Face of Covid-19
(2020-05-09) Otobo, Francis; Yarra Theological Union
The Corona virus pandemic obviously got a lot of people thinking about what being the body of Christ entails today in the midst of this virus crisis. This article addresses the question: In the absence of a building which houses the people of God and provides a comfortable and conducive atmosphere for worship, prayer, and other services, can we still pray and worship God effectively?
The Significance of Childhood in the Gospel of Luke
(2025-12) Otobo, Francis; Yarra Theological Union
The child grows to become an adult. Without childhood there is no adulthood. Childhood and the child is equally as important as adulthood or the adult. In Luke’s story, Jesus is not just an adult; he first comes as a baby conceived in the womb of a virgin, then he is born. Luke insists on telling a story of the childhood of Jesus at the age of twelve. It is only after that that the adult Jesus begins ministry following his baptism. The adult Jesus also ministers to children; and presents children as a model to adults. This paper explores the significance of childhood in Luke’s narrative.