Emeritus Professor John Moorhead
Emeritus Professor

John Moorhead

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Background

Professor Moorhead works in late antique and early medieval history.

A graduate of the universities of New England and Liverpool, he is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities and has walked the medieval pilgrim trail from Le Puy to Santiago.

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Fields of research

Historical studies Literary studies Religious studies

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, University of New England Australia
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Liverpool
  • Academy of Humanities, Academy of Humanities

Search Professor John Moorhead’s works on UQ eSpace

56 works between 1998 and 2016
All (56) Journal Article (42) Book Chapter (9) Book (5)

21 - 40 of 56 works

2009

Journal Article

Bede on the Papacy

Moorhead, John (2009). Bede on the Papacy. Journal of Ecclesiastical History, 60 (2), 217-232. doi: 10.1017/S002204690800701X

Bede on the Papacy

2008

Book Chapter

Western approaches (500–600)

Moorhead, John (2008). Western approaches (500–600). The Cambridge history of the Byzantine empire c. 500-1492. (pp. 196-220) edited by Jonathan Shepard. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/CHOL9780521832311.010

Western approaches (500–600)

2008

Book Chapter

Hearers and readers of Christian Latin texts in late antiquity

Moorhead, John (2008). Hearers and readers of Christian Latin texts in late antiquity. Studies in Latin literature and Roman history XIV. (pp. 476-499) edited by Carl Deroux. Brussels, Belgium: Latomus.

Hearers and readers of Christian Latin texts in late antiquity

2007

Journal Article

Some borrowings in Bede

Moorhead, John (2007). Some borrowings in Bede. Latomus: revue d'etudes latines, 66 (3), 710-717.

Some borrowings in Bede

2007

Book Chapter

Gregory the Great

Moorhead, J. (2007). Gregory the Great. Dictionary of major biblical interpreters. (pp. 485-489) edited by Donald K. McKim. Downers Grove, Ill. U.S.A.: IVP Academic.

Gregory the Great

2006

Journal Article

On becoming pope in late antiquity

Moorhead, John (2006). On becoming pope in late antiquity. Journal of Religious History, 30 (3), 279-293. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9809.2006.00494.x

On becoming pope in late antiquity

2006

Journal Article

Charles Matson Odahl: Constantine and the Christian empire

Moorhead, J. (2006). Charles Matson Odahl: Constantine and the Christian empire. Journal of Religious History, 30 (2), 228-229. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9809.2006.00453.x

Charles Matson Odahl: Constantine and the Christian empire

2006

Journal Article

The word modernus

Moorhead, J. A. (2006). The word modernus. Latomus, 65 (2), 425-433.

The word modernus

2005

Journal Article

Hearing the bible in St Benedict

Moorhead, J. (2005). Hearing the bible in St Benedict. Studia Monastica: Commentarium ad rem Monasticam Historice Investigandam, 47 (1), 7-17.

Hearing the bible in St Benedict

2005

Journal Article

Peter Brown's The 'rise of western christendom', second edition: A review essay

Moorhead, J. A. (2005). Peter Brown's The 'rise of western christendom', second edition: A review essay. Journal of Religious History, 29 (1), 67-76. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9809.2005.00261.x

Peter Brown's The 'rise of western christendom', second edition: A review essay

2005

Book Chapter

The Byzantines in the West in the Sixth Century

Moorhead, J. A. (2005). The Byzantines in the West in the Sixth Century. The New Cambridge Medieval History. (pp. 118-139) edited by P. Fouracre. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/CHOL9780521362917.007

The Byzantines in the West in the Sixth Century

2005

Book

Gregory the Great

Moorhead, John (2005). Gregory the Great. 1 ed. Abingdon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203012635

Gregory the Great

2005

Book Chapter

Ostrogothic Italy and the Lombard Invasions

Moorhead, J. A. (2005). Ostrogothic Italy and the Lombard Invasions. The New Cambridge Medieval History. (pp. 140-161) edited by P. Fouracre. Cambridge, Great Britain: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/CHOL9780521362917.008

Ostrogothic Italy and the Lombard Invasions

2004

Journal Article

Review of: Interpreting late antiquity essays on the postclassical world

Moorhead, J. A. (2004). Review of: Interpreting late antiquity essays on the postclassical world. Journal of Religious History, 28 (2), 174-175. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9809.2004.00213.x

Review of: Interpreting late antiquity essays on the postclassical world

2004

Journal Article

The vandals: Language and history

Moorhead, J. (2004). The vandals: Language and history. Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies, 79 (2), 483-484. doi: 10.1017/S0038713400088175

The vandals: Language and history

2003

Journal Article

Michelle Renee Salzman: The Making of a Christian Aristocracy. Social and Religious Change in the Western Roman Empire. Cambridge, Massachusetts and London: Harvard University Press, 2002; pp. xiv + 354

Moorhead, John (2003). Michelle Renee Salzman: The Making of a Christian Aristocracy. Social and Religious Change in the Western Roman Empire. Cambridge, Massachusetts and London: Harvard University Press, 2002; pp. xiv + 354. The Journal of Religious History, 27 (2), 240-241. doi: 10.1111/1467-9809.00173

Michelle Renee Salzman: The Making of a Christian Aristocracy. Social and Religious Change in the Western Roman Empire. Cambridge, Massachusetts and London: Harvard University Press, 2002; pp. xiv + 354

2003

Journal Article

Church in a landscape: A history of the Diocese of Wangaratta

Moorhead, J. (2003). Church in a landscape: A history of the Diocese of Wangaratta. Australian Journal of Politics And History, 49 (1), 116-117.

Church in a landscape: A history of the Diocese of Wangaratta

2003

Journal Article

Taking Gregory the Great dialogues seriously

Moorhead, J. A. (2003). Taking Gregory the Great dialogues seriously. Downside Review: A Quarterly of Catholic Thought, 121 (424), 197-210.

Taking Gregory the Great dialogues seriously

2002

Journal Article

Review of: Dreams, visions, and spiritual authority in Merovingian Gaul

Moorhead, J. (2002). Review of: Dreams, visions, and spiritual authority in Merovingian Gaul. Journal of Religious History, 26 (3), 319-320. doi: 10.1111/1467-9809.00159

Review of: Dreams, visions, and spiritual authority in Merovingian Gaul

2002

Journal Article

H. R. Lyon: The English Church 940–1154. Harlow: Longman, 2000; pp. x + 174

Moorhead, John (2002). H. R. Lyon: The English Church 940–1154. Harlow: Longman, 2000; pp. x + 174. Journal of Religious History, 26 (3), 320-321. doi: 10.1111/1467-9809.00159

H. R. Lyon: The English Church 940–1154. Harlow: Longman, 2000; pp. x + 174

Past funding

  • 2008 - 2010
    The Papacy in Late Antiquity
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2006
    The Christian Culture of the Early Middle Ages
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 1999
    The Empire Divided: The Post-Roman World, 400-700
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant

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  • Orthodox, medieval Christian thought

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