Wycliffe College Blog

Vestigia Dei  – is a Latin term meaning “traces of God.” As a theological term it is associated with natural theology – that is, the view that there are vestiges of God within creation. We’ve chosen this term as the title of the Wycliffe College blog because our hope is that through these writings, readers might glimpse evidences for God as our writers interact with the wider world.

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Rev. Dr. Michael Bird @ Wycliffe

Rev. Dr. Michael Bird is an Australian biblical scholar and Anglican priest who writes about the history of early Christianity, theology, and contemporary issues. He is Deputy Principal and Lecturer in Theology at Ridley College in Melbourne, Australia. He is the author of over thirty books including Evangelical Theology, Seven Things I Wish Christians Knew About the Bible, Romans (SGBC), The Gospel of the Lord: How the Early Church Wrote the Story of Jesus, What Christians Ought To Believe, and with N.T. Wright, The New Testament in its World.

He will be a guest speaker at several events at Wycliffe College in the fall, including a Public Lecture, an AD Research Seminar, The Principal's Dinner, and the Pastor's Breakfast.

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Wycliffe’s MDiv is a rich, robust program that equips me for future ministry in the context of a Christlike academic community.
Wilson Akinwale, MDiv student
I have been amazed by the warmly supportive professors and the top-notch research resources available at Wycliffe.
Andy Kuo, PhD student
I appreciate the synthesis between theology and practice.  As a practitioner, I’ve gained knowledge to hone skills and clarify thoughts in the discipline of Development.
Earnest Tupe, MTSD student
As a full-time pastor, the ThM allows me to both remain in ministry and learn in an ecumenical and challenging environment.
Tyler Tavares, ThM student
If you want to prepare for a Ph.D. or pursue a second master’s degree to improve yourself in the field of theology, I recommend you consider this program.
Dae-Eun Kim, MA student
This program has given me structure and motivation to explore a ministry-related problem and challenged me to go deeper than by following a self-directed course of study.
Stephanie Douglas, DMin student
I’ve grown in the way I read God’s word. I was missing some things crucial for understanding, and for appreciating the beauty and purity of the text.
Gustavo Rizzo, MTS student
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