United Theological Collage

Clive Pearson studied at the University of Otago in Dunedin, Aotearoa-New Zealand; he received his PhD from the University of Cambridge. He is an ordained Minister of the Word and served in a congregation in Christchurch for six years prior to becoming Professor of Systematic Theology at the Theological Hall, Knox College in Dunedin. He has been teaching at United Theological College since 1997, and has been principal since 2008.

Clive's primary academic interests are in cross-cultural, diasporic, ecological and public theologies. For more than 15 years, he has been exploring the conversation between these kind of theologies and a systematic theology. Clive is on the editorial board of the International Journal of Public Theology, Cross-Culture: A Journal of Theology and Ministerial Practice, and Political Theology. He is a member of the executive of the Global Network of Public Theology, and with Jione Havea he is one of the editors of the Equinox (London) series on Cross-Cultural Theologies.

• Publications

  
  Books
   
  Baptism, Wellington: Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa-New Zealand, 1994.
  
  Doing Theology in Oceania: Partners in Conversation. Dunedin: Asia-Pacific Research Group, 2000.
  
  Faith in a Hyphen: Doing Cross Cultural Theologies Down Under (edited). Adelaide: Open Book, 2004 / 2006 / 2009.
  
  Good God, They’re Gay. St. Ninian’s, Christchurch, 1992.
  
  Ian Breward: Letters and Tributes (collected and edited). Sydney: UTC Publications, 2000.
  
  Scholarship and Fierce Sincerity: Henry D.A. Major: The Face of Anglican Modernism, Auckland: Polygraphia, 2006.
  
  The Theological Case of J. M. Bates. Dunedin: Presbyterian Historical Society, 1995.
  
  Thirty Years of Korean Ministry in Australia, ed. with Myong Duk Yang [in English and Korean]. Sydney: UTC Publications, and Seoul: Presbyterian Church Press, 2004
   
  
  Book chapters
   
  'Australian Contextual Theologies', in Asian Christian Theologies: A Research Guide to Authors, Movements, Sources, Volume 1, ed. J. England. New York: Orbis and Delhi: ISPCK, 2002. 599-657.
  
  ‘Changing Subject’, in Crossing Borders: Faith, Ministry and Identity in Multicultural Australia, ed. H. Richmond and M. D. Yang. Adelaide: Open Book, 2006.
  
  ‘Christ and Context Down Under’ in Mapping the Landscape, ed. W. W. Emilsen and S. Emilsen. New York: Peter Lang, 2000. 296-321.
  
  'Coming to our Senses', in Christians, the Environment and Justice, ed. C. G. Bloore. Social Justice Workgroup. Dunedin: Knox Church, 2005. 23-32.
  
  ‘Doctrine’, in What Difference Does It Make? Values and Faith in a Shifting Culture, ed. A. C. Webster. Palmerston North: Dunmore Press, 1992. 61-63.
  
  ‘Hyphenated Identity of Second Generation and Migrant Churches’ [bilingual text], in Thirty Years of Korean  Ministry in Australia, Sydney: UTC Publications, and Seoul: Presbyterian Church Press, 2004. 123-138 [Korean], 368-387 [English].
   
  ‘Losing Ground?’, in Christians, the Environment and Justice, ed. C. G. Bloore. Social Justice Workgroup. Dunedin: Knox Church, 2005. 7-16.
   
  ‘In Praise of Exile’, in Reforming the Reformation, ed. I. Breward. Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Press, 2004. 213-236.
  
  ‘Speaking of God’, in Christians in Public, ed. L. Hansen. Stellenbosch: African Sun Media, 2007. 61-78.
   
  ‘Teaching in a Cross Cultural Environment’, in Multicultural Ministry, ed. S. Yoo-Crowe and C. Crowe. Sydney: Inform, 2002. 53-61.
  
  ‘The End of Silence’, in Facing Our Differences: The Churches and Their Gay and Lesbian Members, ed. A. Brash. Geneva, 1995. 68-72.
  
  ‘The Face of Theology’, in Crossing Borders: Shaping Faith, Ministry and Identity in Multicultural Australia, ed. Helen Richmond and Myong Duk Yang. Sydney: UCA Assembly and NSW Board of Mission, 2006. 204-217.
  
  ‘The Public Comeback of God’, in Reimagining God and Mission: Perspectives from Australia. Adelaide: ATF Press, 2007. 83-98.
  
  ‘The Textual and Theological Nurture of Local Communities’, in Towards an Asian Theology of Hope, No. 1. Hong Kong: Christian Conference of Asia, 1996. 69-76.
  
  ‘Where are you from? Theology on the Move in Contemporary New Zealand?’, in Southern Insight, ed. C. Nichol. Christchurch, 1996. 3-34.
  
  
  Refereed journal articles
   
  ‘A Kick in the Theological Shins’, Journal of Youth and Theology (April 2002).
  
  ‘Alienated Neighbours: Interpreting the Cronulla Race Riots for Christ’s Sake’, Oxford Forum on Public Policy (Summer 2008).
  
  ‘Ballyhooing around in Public’, Uniting Church Studies (August 2004).
   
  ‘Constructing a Local Ecotheology’, Ecotheology 3 (July, 1997): 23-38.
  
  ‘Earthing our Faith’, Pacific Journal of Theology, Series II, 38 (2007): 39-58.   

                                                                                                      
  ‘Ecclesiology in a Minor Key’, Push 2 (2002): 26-43.
   
  ‘Electing Ecotheology’, Ecotheology 9:1 (April 2004): 7-28.
   
  ‘Encountering Christ in a Hyphen’, CTC Bulletin, Hong Kong, 20:1 (April 2004): 18-33.
   
  ‘For Christ’s Sake: From Expletive to Confession’, Pacifica 17:2 (2004): 197-215.
   
  ‘From Terra Australis to Terror Australis’, Eremos (November 2003).
   
  ‘H. D. A. Major’, in The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: Vol. 3, 1901-1920. Auckland, 1996: 325.
  
  ‘How Shy Can a Reformed Theology Be?’, Journal of Reformed Theology, 1:3 (2007).
  
  ‘On Being Ad Hoc About a Theology of Youth  Ministry’, Uniting Church Studies (March 2002): 43-61.
   
  ‘On Being Public about Ecotheology’, Ecotheology (July 2001 – January 2002): 42-59.
  
  ‘On the Look-out for the Public Christ in the Australian Soul’, Uniting Church Studies 14:2 (December 2008): 65-76.                         
                                                           
  ‘The Quest for a Cross-Cultural Theology’, Cross-Culture: A Journal of Theology and Ministerial Practice, 1:1 (October 2008): 1-14.
  
  ‘The Quest for a Glocal Public Theology’, International Journal of Public Theology, 1/2: 151-172.
  
  ‘Report on the Christchurch Conference, July 2000’, Ecotheology (July 2001 – January 2002): 205-208.
   
  ‘Telling Tales’, Studies in World Christianity, Edinburgh, 10:2 (October 2004): 6-24.
  
  ‘Theological Postcards from the Ecological Edge’, Ecotheology, 5-6 (July 1998 – January 1999): 142-161.
  
  ‘Toward an Australian Ecotheology’, Uniting Church Studies 4:1 (March 1998): 12-27.
   
  ‘The Necessity of a Public Christology’, Journal of Reformed Theology.

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