Marita Munro
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Marita Munro | |
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| Born | 1955 (age 70–71) |
| Occupations | academic, church historian |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | |
| Thesis | A Struggle for Identity and Direction: A History of Victoria Baptists (c. 1960-c.2000) (2010) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Church history |
| Sub-discipline | Baptist studies |
| Institutions | University of Divinity |
| Main interests | Baptist history and Australian religious history |
| Website | www |
Marita Munro (born 1955) is an Australian minister and academic who was the first Baptist woman to be ordained in Australia.[1][2]
Munro was born in Queensland.[3] She received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Queensland.[3] In 1975, she moved to Victoria to study theology at Whitley College. She graduated with a Bachelor of Divinity from the Melbourne College of Divinity (now known as the University of Divinity).[3]
Munro has a Diploma of Education from La Trobe University. She has a Masters in Theology from the International Baptist Theological Studies Seminary in Switzerland. Her thesis was titled The Theology and Practice of the Lord's Supper in the Writings of Balthasar Huebmaier.[3]
Munro also has a Master of Arts from the University of Melbourne. Her thesis is titled A History of the House of the Gentle Bunyip, 1975-1996.[4][3]
Munro completed her PhD at the University of Melbourne. Her doctoral thesis was titled "A Struggle for Identity and Direction": A History of Victoria Baptists (c.1960-c.2000).[3]