Rev’d Canon Dr Garry Deverell
Program Director, Indigenous Theological Studies
BA, Dip Ed., BTheol (Hons), PhD
Profile
A recognised Aboriginal scholar and liturgist, Garry is well-qualified for this role. A Trawloolway man from northern Trouwerner/Tasmania, Garry is active in the leadership of both Six Rivers Aboriginal Corporation and the Tasmanian Regional Aboriginal Communities Alliance. Amongst Garry’s publications are Contemplating Country: More Gondwana Theology (2023) and Gondwana Theology: A Trawloolway Man Reflects on Christian Faith(2024). A graduate of the University of Tasmania, the Melbourne College of Divinity and Monash University, Dr Deverell has taught at Pilgrim Theological College, Trinity College Theological School and Whitley College within the University of Divinity. A longtime member and contributor to the Australian Academy of Liturgy, Garry has made significant contributions to sacramental studies, especially insofar as sacraments intersect with the formation of human selves in community. His more recent research has turned towards theologising the experience of Indigenous peoples in and around the Christian churches. Dr Deverell is an elected member of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Anglican Council, and deputy chair of the National Indigenous Ecumenical Council of Australia. He co-founded the School of Indigenous Studies within the University of Divinity and was its Academic Dean from inception to the School’s disestablishment in 2024.
The Indigenous Theological Studies program is made possible with generous help from the Wandiligong Fund.