Rev Dr Theresa Lau
Dean of Faculty and Development Chinese Department, Lecturer
Meet Theresa
Theresa is the Dean of Faculty and Development in MST’s Chinese department. Theresa completed her PhD at the University of Melbourne’s Jewish Department, focusing on the provenance of the Gospel of Matthew, the book of Acts and the Didache.
Theresa was born in Malaysia, and came to Australia as an overseas student, trained in psychology and Jewish Studies at the University of Melbourne, and theology at Sydney Missionary & Bible College.
Theresa is also an ordained Anglican minister and has served as a pastor and lecturer in Sydney & Melbourne and has served as a missionary, Academic Dean and Associate Professor in Barcelona, Spain.
Theresa is married to Timothy, with two children and a dog.
Degrees
Affiliations
Selected Publications
“Luther and His ‘beloved wife’: Luther’s Commentary on Galatians & Its Influence” in Living Streams: Martin Luther’s Theological and Spiritual Legacy, 2017. [In Chinese]
“The Story of An Apartment: A Brief Survey of Recent Matthean Studies” in The Teaching of Matthew, 2015. [In Chinese]
“The Gospel in Ministry” in European Chinese Theological Journal, 2015. [In Chinese]
“A guide to Reading Martin Luther’s Commentary on the Book of Galatians” in Commentary on Galatians, 2011. [In Chinese]
“The Gospels & the Old Testament” in The Content and Setting of the Gospel Tradition (2010). [in English]
Presentations
“Grounded in His Perfect Love: Mary, Martha & Me,” Melbourne (Ridley College, Melbourne, Australia), Aug 2019.
“The Ten Commandment and the Sermon on the Mount,” Melbourne (MST, Melbourne, Australia) May 2018.
“Lucan Food motif and Human Flourishing,” Melbourne (Laidlaw College, Auckland, New Zealand), Nov 2018.
“Christology in the Eating,” Seoul (Asia United Theological University, Seoul, Korea), 2014.
UNITS TAUGHT BY Theresa
Contact Theresa
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