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Marion Maddox is the leading authority on the intersection of religion and politics in Australia. She holds PhDs in theology (Flinders 1992) and political philosophy (UNSW 2000), and has taught Australian politics and religious studies in universities in Australia and New Zealand.
As the 1999-2000 Australian Parliamentary Fellow, she interviewed some fifty serving and retired federal Members and Senators about their views on faith and public life, resulting inFor God and Country: Religious Dynamics in Australian Federal Politics (Canberra: Parliament of Australia 2001).
Her landmark work, God Under Howard: The Rise of The Religious Right in Australian Politics (Sydney: Allen & Unwin 2005), was 'an exemplary case study of the interaction between religion and politics in Australia today' (Times Literary Supplement).
'Taking God to School: The End of Australia's Egalitarian Education will be published by Allen & Unwin in 2014.'
"Marion Maddox is challenging all Australians about the kind of society we want for the future. There is much at stake here and this makes Taking God to School essential reading." -- Peter Garrett, Sydney Review of Books, May 2014, http://sydneyreviewofbooks.com/taking-god-to-school-marion-maddox/
Research interests
Religion and politics; religion and law; religion and citizenship; religious diversity; religious freedom; democracy, difference and inclusion; Durkheim.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD (Philosophy), The University of New South Wales
… → 2000
PhD (Theology), Flinders University
… → 1992
BA (Hons), University of Sydney
… → 1988
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Revitalizing Islamic Arts: Nationalism, Islamism and Cultural Politics in Contemporary Turkey
1/01/18 → …
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Charles Strong's Australian Church (1885-1917) and Australian Secularism
1/07/17 → …
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Ideologies of Faith and the Quest for Peace and Development in Bougainville (Papua New Guinea)
1/01/18 → 31/01/20
Project: Research
Research Outputs
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Religious communities and politics
Maddox, M. & Smith, R., 2023, Australian politics and policy. Barry, N., Chen, P., Haigh, Y., Motta, S. C. & Perche, D. (eds.). senior edition 2023 ed. Sydney, NSW: Sydney University Press, p. 501-518 18 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Textbook contribution
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A tribute to Gary Bouma
Lentini, P., Halafoff, A., Singleton, A., Barton, G., Maddox, M., McPhillips, K. & Posamai-Inesedy, A., Mar 2022, In: Journal of Sociology. 58, 1, p. 3-6 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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A tribute to Professor Gary Bouma, MDiv, MA, PhD, AM (1942-2021)
Maddox, M., Halafoff, A. & McPhillips, K., 2021, In: Journal for the Academic Study of Religion. 34, 2, p. 129-130 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Charles Strong's Australian Church: Christian Social Activism 1885-1917
Maddox, M. (ed.), 2021, Carlton, Victoria: Melbourne University Press. 208 p.Research output: Book/Report › Edited Book/Anthology › peer-review
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Introduction: anthem for a new nation
Maddox, M., 2021, Charles Strong's Australian Church: Christian Social Activism 1885-1917. Maddox, M. (ed.). Carlton, Victoria: Melbourne University Press, p. 7-17 11 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Max Harwood (Other), Jaap Timmer (Participant) & Marion Maddox (Participant)
2020 → …Activity: Other
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Imagining Asian Australia: Constructions of "Asian Religion" and Australian Federation
Marion Maddox (Speaker)
18 Oct 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Entangled Histories of Religion and Secular Schooling: Australia, France and the United States in the Nineteenth Century
Marion Maddox (Speaker)
17 Jul 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Leibniz University
Marion Maddox (Visiting researcher)
8 Jul 2019 → 8 Sept 2019Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
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Murdoch University International Theologian Public Lecture Series, Lecture 3
Marion Maddox (Speaker)
24 May 2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Press/Media
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What is the Narnia-inspired Caldron Pool, and is it Fomenting Christian Nationalism in Australia?
22/09/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Questions Raised About Hillsong Founder and his Sphere of Influence
10/08/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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How Vaccine Chaos Left Australia Locked Down and Exposed
15/07/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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How Vaccine Chaos left a COVID haven locked down and exposed
14/07/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Australian Conservatives are Using Religious Faith as a Cover for Misogyny
14/04/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research