Denise A. Austin is an Australian
Pentecostal
Pentecostalism or classical Pentecostalism is a movement within the broader Evangelical wing of Protestantism, Protestant Christianity that emphasizes direct personal experience of God in Christianity, God through Baptism with the Holy Spirit#Cl ...
historian, particularly focused on Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.
Austin was the Deputy Vice President of Research and Standards, and Professor of History at
Alphacrucis College.
She was also the Director of the Australasian Pentecostal Studies Centre.
Early life and education
Denise A. Austin was born in
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ; ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the States and territories of Australia, state of Queensland and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia, with a ...
in 1969 to Alan and Merle Anderson. She met and married her husband Garry while studying at Rhema Bible College in
Townsville
The City of Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. With a population of 201,313 as of 2024, it is the largest settlement in North Queensland and Northern Australia (specifically, the parts of Australia north of ...
. Together, they worked as
Assemblies of God
The World Assemblies of God Fellowship (WAGF), commonly known as the Assemblies of God (AG), is a global cooperative body or communion of over 170 Pentecostal denominations that was established on August 15, 1989. The WAGF was created to provi ...
missionaries in
Hong Kong
Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
before returning to Australia for further study.
Austin received her PhD from the
University of Queensland
The University of Queensland is a Public university, public research university located primarily in Brisbane, the capital city of the Australian state of Queensland. Founded in 1909 by the Queensland parliament, UQ is one of the six sandstone ...
.
[ Her 2004 dissertation and subsequent book (published 2011) is entitled ''Kingdom-Minded People: Christian Identity and the Contributions of Chinese Business Christians''.
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Career
In 2006, Austin became the Academic Dean of Garden City College and began lecturing on Church History and Missions. In 2009, she started working at Southern Cross College which changed its name to Alphacrucis College later that same year. She is actively working with TEQSA
The Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) is Australia's independent national quality assurance and regulatory agency for higher education.
The agency's purpose is to protect student interests and the reputation of Australia' ...
to help Alphacrucis College become the first Pentecostal training college in Australia to achieve university status. She is an ordained minister with Australian Christian Churches.[ Austin has also written the biographies of several key figures in Australian history including Andrew Evans, founder of the Family First political party, as well as the biography of bass player George McArdle from the ]Little River Band
Little River Band (LRB) are a rock band formed in Melbourne, Australia, in March 1975. The band achieved commercial success in both Australia and the United States. They have sold more than 30 million records; six studio albums reached the top ...
.
An article by Austin about the Prime Minister of Australia
The prime minister of Australia is the head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia. The prime minister is the chair of the Cabinet of Australia and thus the head of the Australian Government, federal executive government. Under the pr ...
, Scott Morrison
Scott John Morrison (born 13 May 1968) is an Australian former politician who served as the 30th prime minister of Australia from 2018 to 2022. He held office as leader of the Liberal Party of Australia, leader of the Liberal Party and was ...
's personal faith and its influence on his response to women's rights and workplace sexual harassment, was published in the Sydney Morning Herald
''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (''SMH'') is a daily tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, Australia, and owned by Nine Entertainment. Founded in 1831 as the ''Sydney Herald'', the ''Herald'' is the oldest continuously published newspaper in ...
on 19 April 2021. Seven letters in response were published the following day, with several suggesting that the Prime Minister's faith was not the problem, but rather his actions in response to these issues.
Selected publications
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External links
Official website
References
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Australian theologians
University of Queensland alumni
21st-century Australian non-fiction writers
Australian religious writers
21st-century Australian women writers