David Williams (journalist)
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David Williams was a journalist
with The West Australian
in Perth
, Western Australia
. He also worked on the now defunct The Western Mail
newspaper.
Williams authored the 1989 account of the failed drug run and subsequent execution of Australian drug runners, Kevin Barlow and Geoffrey Chambers. Titled This Little Piggy Stayed Home: Barlow, Chambers and the Mafia the book was one of the more controversial publications of Panorama Books. The book was never printed again following its initial release, despite continued demand, because of fears of litigation.
Williams continued as a journalist before managing a number of country newspapers for Rural Press Ltd. He was the founding managing editor of the Busselton-Dunsborough Mail in WA's south-west. His account of the volunteer effort to recover nine people killed in the Gracetown cliff collapse in 1996 was the only eyewitness account of those events, and it was one of the last major pieces he wrote as a journalist.
Williams later began theological
studies and completed a PhD
in Old Testament Theology
in 2007. His dissertation, entitled "A Dialogic Reimagining of a Servant's Suffering: Understanding Second Isaiah's suffering Servant as a Polyphonic Hero", uses the theories of Soviet literary critic/philosopher Mikhail Bakhtin to reexamine the prophetic texts that came to be used by the early Church as evidence that Jesus Christ's death had atoned for the sins of the world.
Dr Williams is the Head of Strategic Integration at Laidlaw College in Henderson, New Zealand
. He is married with four daughters.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
with The West Australian
The West Australian
The West Australian is the only locally-edited daily newspaper published in Perth, Western Australia, and is owned by ASX-listed Seven West Media . The West is published in tabloid format, as is the state's other major newspaper, The Sunday Times, a News Limited publication...
in Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
. He also worked on the now defunct The Western Mail
Western Mail (Western Australia)
The Western Mail, or Western Mail, was the name of two weekly newspapers published in Perth, Western Australia.-West Australian newspapers:...
newspaper.
Williams authored the 1989 account of the failed drug run and subsequent execution of Australian drug runners, Kevin Barlow and Geoffrey Chambers. Titled This Little Piggy Stayed Home: Barlow, Chambers and the Mafia the book was one of the more controversial publications of Panorama Books. The book was never printed again following its initial release, despite continued demand, because of fears of litigation.
Williams continued as a journalist before managing a number of country newspapers for Rural Press Ltd. He was the founding managing editor of the Busselton-Dunsborough Mail in WA's south-west. His account of the volunteer effort to recover nine people killed in the Gracetown cliff collapse in 1996 was the only eyewitness account of those events, and it was one of the last major pieces he wrote as a journalist.
Williams later began theological
Theology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
studies and completed a PhD
PHD
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in Old Testament Theology
Old Testament Theology
Old Testament Theology is the branch of Biblical Theology that deals with the history, progress, and Christian interpretation of divine revelation in the Old Testament.-Bibliography:* Hasel, Gerhard F., , Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, IVth Edn., 1991....
in 2007. His dissertation, entitled "A Dialogic Reimagining of a Servant's Suffering: Understanding Second Isaiah's suffering Servant as a Polyphonic Hero", uses the theories of Soviet literary critic/philosopher Mikhail Bakhtin to reexamine the prophetic texts that came to be used by the early Church as evidence that Jesus Christ's death had atoned for the sins of the world.
Dr Williams is the Head of Strategic Integration at Laidlaw College in Henderson, New Zealand
Henderson, New Zealand
Henderson is a major suburb of Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located 13 kilometres to the west of Auckland city centre, and two kilometres to the west of the Whau River, a southwestern arm of the Waitemata Harbour.-Description:...
. He is married with four daughters.
Book cited
- Williams, D. (1989). This little piggy stayed home : Barlow, Chambers and the Mafia Perth, W.A. Panorama Books ISBN 0949864218
- Williams, D.W. (2008). "New wings for a molting eagle: Isaiah's bold message to exiled Israel." In On Eagles' Wings: An Exploration of Strength in the Midst of Weakness. Eugene: Wipf and Stock ISBN 9781556351273