Marion Maddox is an Australian author, academic and political commentator. She is a Professor in the department of Modern History, Politics and International Relations at Macquarie University. Maddox is a regular commentator on issues of religion and politics in the Australian media and is a member of the

Uniting Church The Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) was founded on 22 June 1977, when most congregations of the Methodist Church of Australasia, about two-thirds of the Presbyterian Church of Australia and almost all the churches of the Congregational Unio ...

. She authored the book '' God Under Howard: The rise of the religious right in Australian politics'' which compared the Howard Government with the religious right in the United States and criticised the decline of mainstream

Christianity in Australia Christianity is the largest religion in Australia, with a total of 43.9% of the nation-wide population identifying with a Christian denomination. The presence of Christianity in Australia coincided with the foundation of the first British colon ...

. Maddox achieved

doctorates A doctorate (from Latin ''docere'', "to teach"), doctor's degree (from Latin ''doctor'', "teacher"), or doctoral degree is an academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism ''l ...

theology Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the ...

and

political philosophy Political philosophy or political theory is the philosophical study of government, addressing questions about the nature, scope, and legitimacy of public agents and institutions and the relationships between them. Its topics include politics, ...

from Flinders University and the

University of New South Wales The University of New South Wales (UNSW), also known as UNSW Sydney, is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the founding members of Group of Eight, a coalition of Australian research-intensiv ...

respectively. She is also the recipient of an Australian Parliamentary Fellowship. Maddox has worked at

Victoria University of Wellington Victoria University of Wellington ( mi, Te Herenga Waka) is a university in Wellington, New Zealand. It was established in 1897 by Act of Parliament, and was a constituent college of the University of New Zealand. The university is well kno ...

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

, the Universities of

Adelaide Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...

and

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...

. In 2002 the Australian Association for the Study of Religion (AASR) Women's Caucus invited Maddox to give the annual

Penny Magee Penny Magee (11 June 1937–17 February 1998) was an Australian scholar of religion specialising in feminist studies and eastern religions. The Penny Magee Memorial Lecture was established in her honour by the Australian Association for the ...

Memorial Lecture. The title of her lecture was All in the Family: Women, Religion and the Australian Right. In November 2017 Maddox was elected fellow of the

Australian Academy of the Humanities The Australian Academy of the Humanities was established by Royal Charter in 1969 to advance scholarship and public interest in the humanities in Australia. It operates as an independent not-for-profit organisation partly funded by the Australia ...

Selected bibliography

*''God Under Howard: The rise of the religious right in Australian politics'', *''Taking God to School: The end of Australia's egalitarian education?'', ;Australian Parliamentary Library
''For God and Country: Religious Dynamics in Australian Federal Politics'', Monograph 07, 2001–02
Research Paper 11, 1999–2000

Research Paper 8, 1999–2000

References

External links

Dr Marion Maddox, Religious Studies programme, Victoria University of Wellington
* ttp://www.smh.com.au/news/national/fading-religion-fanning-fundamentalism-author-finds/2005/07/11/1120934188937.html Fading religion fanning fundamentalism, author findsreport in the Sydney Morning Herald {{DEFAULTSORT:Maddox, Marion Australian non-fiction writers Macquarie University faculty Living people Uniting Church in Australia people Victoria University of Wellington faculty Year of birth missing (living people) Flinders University alumni University of New South Wales alumni University of South Australia faculty University of Adelaide alumni Fellows of the Australian Academy of the Humanities