Most of my published research has been funded to correct common misconceptions about religion, politics and ethics. More accurate models can improve public policy outcomes.

  • Monographs
  • Edited Collections
  • Journal Articles
  • Book Chapters
  • Monographs
  • Edited Collections
  • Journal Articles
  • Book Chapters

Worldcat Library Holdings

  • Religion after Deliberative Democracy
  • Printing Religion after the Enlightenment
  • Writing Faith
  • Religion after Secularization in Australia
  • Protestant Metaphysics after Karl Barth and Martin Heidegger
  • Religion after Deliberative Democracy
  • Printing Religion after the Enlightenment
  • Writing Faith
  • Religion after Secularization in Australia
  • Protestant Metaphysics after Karl Barth and Martin Heidegger
My published books appear in just under 1000 libraries worldwide.

 Articles and Chapters

Scimago Journal Rankings

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Scimago ranks journal outlets in studies of philosophy and religion in quartiles. Of my 21 peer-reviewed articles, 13 or 62%, appear in Q1 outlets. In addition, the Australian Council of Deans of Theology endorsed 960 outlets and ranked 4% A* (39) and 14% A (135). 57% of my essays appear in A*/A outlets and 17 or 81% in either Scimago or ACDT top rankings.

Service & Engagement

Editorial and Peer Review

  • Peer reviewer since 2008 for, Springer Press, Journal of Religious History, Modern Theology, Harvard Theological Review, Open Theology, Political Theology, Pacifica, International Journal of Systematic Theology, Journal for Continental Philosophy of Religion, Philosophia Reformata, Politics, Religion and Ideology and Review of Politics.

  • 2023-25, Guest Editor, Religions, Special Issue on Situating Religious Cognition vol. 16(2).

  • 2019-24, Research grant reviewer, Australian Research Council (ARC)

  • 2015-19, Associate Editor, Political Theology (Q1, SJR.170, HI-19). Special issue on Pragmatism and Political Theology vol. 20 no. 2 (2019): 103-175.

  • 2016-17, Research grant reviewer, Austrian Science Fund (FWF)

Society Memberships

  • American Academy of Religion

  • Australasian Association for the Study of Religion

  • American Philosophical Association

  • Australasian Association of Philosophy

  • Institute for Biocultural Studies of Religion

Public Media

  • 2024, “Shift in Religious Identity Reflected in Regions as Christianity Declines, Faiths Such as Sikhism Grow.” Interview. ABC News, March 22.

  • 2022, “Printing Religion after the Enlightenment.” Faculti.net, November 4.

  • 2014, “A Moral World in Which Bad Things Happen to Good People.” The Conversation, September 22.

  • 2013, “The State of Religion in Politics.” Opinion Editorial, Newcastle Herald, May 20.

  • 2013, “On Pope Benedict XVI Resignation.” Radio interview on ABC’s The Wire and TV Interview on Newcastle's NBN Network, February 12.

  • 2012, “Fasting before Easter.” Radio Interview, ABC’s Breakfast, May 5.

  • 2010, “Fundamental Concerns on Mosque.” Interview, Newcastle Herald, December 10.

  • 2004, “Religion in American Politics.” Radio panel interview on BBC Radio’s Greater Manchester program Sunday Breakfast, November 7.

Competetive Funding

  • 2023-24, Research Grant (AUD $6,000), Australian Research Theology Foundation - Project: Understanding Religion through the Eyes of Others

  • 2018-19, Australian Religious History Fellowship (AUD $20,000), State Library of New South Wales - Project: Religious Print after the Enlightenment

  • 2012-13, Research Program Funding (AUD $100,000), Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle - Project: Religion in Political Life

  • 2004-07, Overseas PhD Research Studentship, British Universities UK (₤15,120), and University PhD Research Scholarship, School of Arts, Histories and Cultures, The University of Manchester (₤9,030)