Josephine Dene Laffin is an Australian historian and a senior lecturer at
Australian Catholic University
Australian Catholic University (ACU) is a public university in Australia. It has seven Australian campuses and also maintains a campus in Rome.
History
Australian Catholic University was opened on 1 January 1991 following the amalgamation ...
. She is known for her research on Australian saints and
clergymen
Clergy are formal leaders within established religions. Their roles and functions vary in different religious traditions, but usually involve presiding over specific rituals and teaching their religion's doctrines and practices. Some of the ter ...
, particularly
Matthew Beovich
Matthew Beovich (1 April 1896 - 24 October 1981) was an Australian Roman Catholic bishop who was the fifth Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide, Archbishop of Adelaide.
Early life
Matthew Beovich was born on 1 April 1896 in Carlton, Victori ...
.
Books
*''Matthew Beovich :A Biography'', Wakefield Press, 2008
*''The Duffer's Guide to Theology: The Tutorial Notes of Michael Alexander'', London: Marshall Pickering, 1997
*''The Duffer's Guide to the Old Testament'', Zondervan, 1996
*''Duffer's Guide to the Early Church'', Zondervan, 1995
*''True Confessions: The Early Church History Tutorial Notes of Michael Alexander'', Adelaide: Openbook, 1993
*''What Does it Mean to be a Saint?: Reflections on Mary Mackillop'' (Saints and Holiness in the Catholic Tradition), edited by Josephine Laffin, Wakefield Press, 2010
See also
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Catholic peace traditions
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Religion in Australia
Religion in Australia is diverse. In the 2021 national census, 43.9% of Australians identified with Christianity and 38.9% declared " no religion".
Australia has no official religion. Section 116 of the Constitution of Australia states: ...
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James Gleeson (bishop)
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Andrew Killian
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John O'Reily
John O'Reily (born John O'Reilly, 19 November 1846 – 6 July 1915)French 1988. was an Australian Roman Catholic clergyman, the first Bishop of Port Augusta, and the second Archbishop of Adelaide.Rice 2007. Born in Kilkenny, Ireland, O'Reily s ...
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Mary MacKillop
Mary Helen MacKillop RSJ ( in religion Mary of the Cross; 15 January 1842 – 8 August 1909) was an Australian religious sister. She was born in Melbourne but is best known for her activities in South Australia. Together with Fr Julian Teniso ...
References
External links
Josephine Laffin at ACUJosephine Laffin at Flinders University
Australian Christian theologians
Australian historians
Living people
Academic staff of Flinders University
Academic staff of the Australian Catholic University
Year of birth missing (living people)
University of Adelaide alumni
Flinders University alumni
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