St Barnabas College

The International Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) is coming to Adelaide from 5–9 July, and it’s a major event on the global biblical studies calendar!
We’re especially excited that several SBC staff members will be representing us at the conference.
The program is now available and registrations are open — visit our website to find out more!

International Meeting - Society of Biblical Literature International Meeting 2026 SBL International MeetingJuly 5–9Adelaide, Australia (University of Adelaide) Register for the Meeting More information about

May is the month for raising community awareness on the issue of Domestic and Family Violence Prevention, and this Sunday is DV Aware Sunday. The Anglican Church of Australia has resources for churches to use, and St Barnabas College Library also has books on domestic violence, coercive control and trauma which can be used for sermon preparation, pastoral care or just for enhancing your understanding. Many of these books are on display in the library and are available for borrowing.
Use this link to view a full list of the resources available in the library

divinity.on.worldcat.org

God of love and liberty, we bring our thanks today for the peace and security we enjoy.
We remember those who in time of war faithfully served their country.
We pray for their families, and for ourselves whose freedom was won at such a cost.
Make us a people zealous for peace, and hasten the day when nation shall not lift up sword against nation neither learn war any more.
This we pray in the name of the one who gave his life for the sake of the world: Jesus Christ, our Redeemer. Amen.

Hello everyone, enrolments for the 2026–2027 modules in the Archbishop’s Certificate course are now open for lay people in parishes across the Anglican Diocese of Adelaide. It's free! Full details can be found on our Community of Learning webpage, or view module details on Humanitix. Something special this year is a 5 module intensive being held in September!

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Hi everyone, some good news to share. Our Academic Registrar, Sarah has just had an article published. It's available to read on the website The Conversation! It's a shorter version of her full article which was published in volume 55 of the Colloquium journal.

Can we consider ‘play’ to be a religion? Bluey certainly thinks so Bluey teaches us valuable life lessons, but what does it say about how we practise real-life religions, the positive and the detrimental?

We pray: Help us to believe, Lord, that ends are but beginnings and that graves are but the doorway to a new life. For you are Lord of the living and the dead.

We pray:
Lord, dying you destroyed our death, rising you restored our life. Fill our hearts with your courage so that we no longer remain bystanders but can be counted among those who work for justice and peace.