Denise Goodwin – Staff Directory | University of Divinity

Dr Denise Goodwin is a senior lecturer at Catholic Theological College and is a member of Department of Pastoral and Spiritual Studies.

Denise holds the degrees of: Diploma of Teaching from State College of Victoria (ICE), Bachelor of Education from Phillip College, Graduate Certificate in Religious Education from Australian Catholic University, Graduate Diploma in Religious Education from Australian Catholic University, Masters of Arts in Theology from Australian Catholic University, and Doctor of Philosophy from Australian Catholic University.

Denise’s main academic interests are research methodologies for practical theology and the spirituality of war-affected children.

Denise is a member of the Australian Catholic Social Justice Council.

University Appointments

Teaching disciplines

Religious Education; Spirituality; Systematic Theology

Research areas

spirituality, religiosity of war-affected children, Dinka people of Sudan

Recent Publications

All publications

2023	Qualitative Studies in Theology: The Spirituality of War-AffectedChildren, Social Science ResearchDesign and the Mutual Critical Correlation Method
2020	Identifying Elements of Dinka Children’s Spiritual Journey: A Qualitative Case Study
2018	An Approach for Deep Theological Learning in Research Methodologies
2014	A Practical Approach for Teaching Foundational Theology: Inquiry-based Learning and the Matrix of Ideas Process