Auxiliary Lieutenant Matt Cairns
Lecturer
Grad. Cert (Div), University of Divinity, 2020; MA (Theo. Research) Booth College, Sydney, 2013; MA (Theology) Booth College, Sydney, 2006, BN, University of Sydney, 1998.
Matt is a lifelong Salvo with experience working for The Salvation Army’s Social Justice Department and Booth College, and most recently was co-leader of Rockdale Salvos for seven years. He was also a Registered Nurse for 19 years prior to working for the Army. Matt loves thinking about God and how God works in the world, and is currently working on a PhD exploring The Salvation Army in Australia and its relationship with our First Nations Peoples. Matt also loves his family, playing sport and music, and relaxing with a good movie.
Areas of Expertise
- Theology
- Ethics
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
Paper presentation and subsequent publication: ‘O Boundless Work – Deep Ocean of Stress: A response to Catherine Spiller’s paper on Sabbath and what it might mean for The Salvation Army’, Thought Matters Volume 12, 2025.
‘“Black Nobbie Neville”: A Case Study into How the Early Salvation Army in Australia Regarded First Nations Peoples.’ International Review of Mission: Volume 113, Issue 2, November 2024, 421-435.
Paper presentation and subsequent publication: ‘Salvationist Spirituality is dynamic, missional, and open - but can it also be Indigenous?’, Thought Matters Volume 11, 2024.
Paper presentation and subsequent publication: ‘Onward Pacifist Christian Soldiers’, Thought Matters Volume 5, 2016,119-126.
Paper presentation and subsequent publication: ‘iSex: The Greatest Threat to Society’, Thought Matters Volume 4, 2014,79-86.
Conference presentation: ‘Salvation: One Path or Many - Is Inclusivism Necessary for an Open Theist Theology?’ 3rd Annual Conference of the ACWR, Nazarene Theological College, Brisbane, 5-6 August 2011.
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