# Athol Gill > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Athol_Gill > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Athol_Gill.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athol_Gill > Source revision: 1339824774 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **William Athol Gill** (1937–1992) was an influential Australian [theologian](/source/Theologian) and one of the leaders of the [radical discipleship movement](/source/Radical_discipleship_movement) in Australia.[1] ## Education Gill attended the [NSW Baptist Theological College](/source/NSW_Baptist_Theological_College), [Spurgeon's College](/source/Spurgeon's_College), and the [University of London](/source/University_of_London), obtaining a [Bachelor of Divinity](/source/Bachelor_of_Divinity) degree with Honours in 1965; and thereafter he attended [Rüschlikon International Baptist Seminary](/source/R%C3%BCschlikon_International_Baptist_Seminary) and the [University of Zürich](/source/University_of_Z%C3%BCrich), obtaining a master's degree in 1967 and a [D.Theol.](/source/D.Theol.) degree in 1971.[2] ## Professional career Gill served as a lecturer at the [Baptist Theological College of Queensland](/source/Baptist_Theological_College_of_Queensland) in 1971-2; with the Methodist Training College in Brisbane in 1973–1974; and with [Whitley College](/source/Whitley_College) within the [University of Melbourne](/source/University_of_Melbourne), initially as dean of studies from 1975 to 1979, and then as professor of New Testament from 1979 until his death in 1992.[3] ## Intentional community Gill was founder of two intentional Christian communities, the House of Freedom in Brisbane and the [House of the Gentle Bunyip](/source/House_of_the_Gentle_Bunyip) in Melbourne, both of which were linked informally with the House of the New World in Sydney.[4] ## Recognition Gill's significance is commemorated in the naming of the Athol Gill Centre, within Whitley College and opened in 2001; in a collection of scholarly essays in honour of Gill, published in 2002; in a biography by fellow theologian Harold Pidwell, published in 2007; and in a commemorative screen by artist David Wong, completed in 2012.[5] ## Publications - — (1971). *The Cleansing of the Temple: A Study in the Editorial Methods and Theology of the Second Evangelist* ([D.Theol.](/source/D.Theol.) thesis). University of Zürich. - — (1976). "Christian Social Responsibility". In Padilla, C.R. (ed.). *The New Face of Evangelicalism: An International Symposium on the Lausanne Covenant*. London: Hodder and Stoughton and Intervarsity Press. pp. 82–102. - — (1989). *Life on the Road: The Gospel Basis for a Messianic Lifestyle*. Homebush: Lancer. - — (1990). *The Fringes of Freedom: Following Jesus, Living Hope, Working for Justice*. Homebush: ANZEA Publishers. - — (1990). "Human Rights: A Down-Under Perspective". In Brackney, W.H.; Burke, R. (eds.). *Faith, Life and Witness: The Papers of the Research and Study Division of the World Baptist Alliance (1886-1990)*. Birmingham: Samford University. pp. 243–257. - — (2007) [1990]. "Good news to the poor: poverty and the poor in the Bible". In Pidwell, H. (ed.). *A Gentle Bunyip: The Athol Gill Story*. West Lakes: Seaview Press. pp. 180–272. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Batstone, D. 1991. From Conquest to Struggle: Jesus of Nazareth in Latin America. Albany: State University of New York Press. p.xiii; Brackney, W. 1999. Gill, William Athol (1937-1992). Historical Dictionary of the Baptists. Lanham: Scarecrow Press. pp.251-2; Munro, M. 2002. A History of the Gentle Bunyip (1975-1990): A Challenge to Australian Church Life. MA History Thesis, University of Melbourne. p.45; D. Neville (Ed.)2002. Prophecy and Passion: Essays in Honour of Athol Gill. (300-325). Adelaide: Australian Theological Forum; Pidwell, H. 2007. A Gentle Bunyip: The Athol Gill Story. West Lakes: Seaview Press; Page, J.S. 2008. Review of A Gentle Bunyip: The Athol Gill Story. Journey. 20 April 2008. p.13, [https://eprints.qut.edu.au/13395/](https://eprints.qut.edu.au/13395/), accessed 18 July 2017; Dekar, P. 2008. Community of Transfiguration: The Journey of a New Monastic Community. Cambridge: Lutterworth Press. p.38; Hughes, P.J. and D. Cronshaw. 2013. Baptists in Australia: A church with a heritage and a future. Melbourne: Christian Research Association. p.29; Emerson Teusner, P. 2014. Online religious advertising: the case of Australian Christian youth festivals. In: J.D. James (Ed.) The Internet and the Google Age: Prospects and Perils. (63-80). Dublin: Research Publishing. p. 76. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Pidwell, A Gentle Bunyip, pp.13-41; and Brackney, W. 1999. Gill, William Athol (1937-1992). Historical Dictionary of the Baptists. Lanham: Scarecrow Press. pp.251-2. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Pidwell, A Gentle Bunyip, pp.43-109; and Brackney, W. 1999. Gill, William Athol (1937-1992). Historical Dictionary of the Baptists. Lanham: Scarecrow Press. pp.251-2. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Pidwell, A Gentle Bunyip, pp.43-109; Brackney, W. 1999. Gill, William Athol (1937-1992). Historical Dictionary of the Baptists. Lanham: Scarecrow Press. pp.251-2; and Munro, A History of the Gentle Bunyip. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** History of Whitley College: [http://whitley.unimelb.edu.au/sites/whitley.unimelb.edu.au/files/download/Complete%20PG%20Hbk%20PDF.pdf](http://whitley.unimelb.edu.au/sites/whitley.unimelb.edu.au/files/download/Complete%20PG%20Hbk%20PDF.pdf) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20111005043227/http://whitley.unimelb.edu.au/sites/whitley.unimelb.edu.au/files/download/Complete%20PG%20Hbk%20PDF.pdf) 2011-10-05 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), accessed 18 July 2017; Neville, Prophecy and Passion: Essays in Honour of Athol Gill; Pidwell, A Gentle Bunyip: The Athol Gill Story; and The Athol Gill Commemorative Screen. 2012. [http://atholgillscreen.weebly.com/index.html](http://atholgillscreen.weebly.com/index.html), accessed 18 July 2017 Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF GND FAST WorldCat National United States Netherlands Other Yale LUX --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Athol Gill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athol_Gill) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athol_Gill?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.