Making the Word of God Fully Known: Essays on Church, Culture, and Mission in Honor of Archbishop Philip Freier

Making the Word of God Fully Known is a collection of essays on church, culture, and mission relevant for the Australian church in honor of the sixty-fifth birthday of Archbishop Philip Freier, archbishop of Melbourne. The essays cover aspects of mission strategy, ministry of women, ministry to Australian indigenous people, responding to past history of child sexual abuse, and issues of liturgy and ecclesiology. The target is Australian ministers and laypeople. The essays largely come from Melbourne, a richly diverse Anglican diocese and reflect the priorities and strategies of Archbishop Freier’s thirteen years as archbishop.

Paul A. Barker and Bradly Billings (editors) are assistant bishops in the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne, Australia.


The Rt Revd Dr Bradly Billings is an Assistant Bishop in the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne, with overall responsibility for theological education and clergy wellbeing. Bishop Brad has lectured for many years in the New Testament and early Christianity, and has been awarded the Master of Arts in Classics & Archaeology by the University of Melbourne and the Doctorate in Theology by the Australian College of Theology. He is a frequent visitor to the Holy Land, leading many groups of pilgrims there, and is a strong supporter of the Anglican ministry at St George's College Jerusalem.