Sally Douglas’ research spans New Testament studies and theology, as she reflexively engages with the Bible and early church texts, and the potential implications of these in contemporary context. 

Sally’s interdisciplinary doctoral research investigated early church christology and was published in 2016 in the LNTS series by Bloomsbury as Early Church Understandings of Jesus as the Female Divine: The Scandal of the Scandal of Particularity. Her most recent book Jesus Sophia (Cascade Books) was shortlisted for Australian Christian Book of the Year in 2024. Her latest book Rewilding Prayer: God Beyond Gender, Faith Beyond Formulas (Cascade Books) is forthcoming.

Sally’s work focuses on questions of christology, soteriology, spirituality, gender, violence, and discipleship. She engages with Womanist and Feminist readings, as she attends to, often minimised, sacred texts. Within the University of Divinity, Sally teaches in the fields of New Testament studies, theology, and spirituality. Sally is a Uniting Church minister who has served congregations in rural and inner-city contexts. Before embarking on theological studies as a candidate for ordained ministry, Sally was a teacher in adult, secondary, and primary school settings. 

Sally continues to publish for both academic and popular level audiences. She gives papers at national and international academic conferences, and is regularly invited to speak at local, state, and national church events. Sally also appears on various podcasts including ABC Radio National’s Soul Search and God Forbid podcasts, the Nomad Podcast, Spiritual Misfits, and the Inverse podcast, and she is a co-host for the By the Well lectionary podcast.

University Appointments

Lecturer, New Testament (Pilgrim Theological College)
Lecturer (Pilgrim Theological College)

External Affiliations

• Society of Biblical Literature (Member)
• Fellowship for Biblical Studies (Member)
• The Australian and New Zealand Association of Theological Studies (Member)
• Jan Gray Committee (Member)