He speaks of ‘A moral duty to speak the truth.’

Prof Halim Rane delivers the 2025 Peace Lecture at University Otago hosted by the Dunedin Abrahamic Interfaith Group with the Otago Tertiary Chaplaincy.

Wrapping up a wonderful sequence of conferences in Rome, Regensburg, and Melbourne, with a day to catch up on emails and reading in Victoria State Library. A fabulous space (and great cafe).

Sr Nirmala Nazareth speaking at ISC 2025 at Gregorian University.

Watching a bit later in NZ and what a great result.

Great 3-0 result, enjoyed by all but pretty exhausting.

It was a privilege to serve as a guest editor (with Miryam Clough) for the Autumn 2025 issue of the Anglican Journal of Theology in Aotearoa and Oceania on 'Trauma, Abuse, and Healing'. Available via the University of Otago archive at hdl.handle.net/10523/45808 (free download).

Jayme R. Reaves, David Tombs and Rocío Figueroa (eds.), When Did We See You Naked?’: Jesus as a Victim of Sexual Abuse (London: SCM Press, 2021). Open access download scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/media/75409/...

'In recent years, there has been a growing body of work looking at Jesus’s Passion — particularly his public stripping in the presence of an entire male cohort — as an act of sexual abuse'. Mark Stibbe (Church Times, 17 April)

Great to see this piece with Rocío Figueroa now available in Brazilian Portuguese (open access).
Rocío Figueroa and David Tombs, ‘Vendo Sua Inocência, Eu Vejo Minha Inocência’, Estudos Teológicos 64 (2) (2024), pp. 1-17. revistas.est.edu.br/ET/article/v...

Otago Uni library Christmas book tree is always a great sign that Christmas is coming.

Thanks for catching that! Yes, when I made the move to blue skies I also brought my handle here into line with my web-site -- readers will find reviews of this book and my other open access titles at this site. www.david-tombs.com

Read more on my work at my web-site www.david-tombs.com

With so many stories in the news of egregious church failures to address sexual abuse, I am really pleased that 'When Did We See You Naked?: Jesus as a Victim of Sexual Abuse' is now open access, and free to download as a PDF at:
scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/media/75409/...