Janet Morrissey began her teaching career with the NSW Department of Education as an English/History teacher at Blacktown Girls’ High School and completed it as a teacher of Society & Culture, Studies of Religion and General Studies at Edmund Rice College Wollongong. In the years between, she raised four children and did post-graduate studies in Religious Education at Australian Catholic University and Aboriginal Studies at University of South Australia. As well as each edition of Living Religion, she worked on the four books in the Out of the Desert series. Janet has been involved with Studies of Religion since the syllabus was in draft form.

Adam Taylor majored in Religious Studies at the University of Sydney, with a focus on new religious movements, early Judaism and the origins of Christianity. He later undertook postgraduate studies in theology at the same university, before completing Masters and Doctoral studies at the Australian Catholic University. He has undertaken study at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem and has published work in the area of Jewish-Christian relations. He has been involved in the co-authorship of each of the previous editions of Living Religion, as well as teaching the course for nearly two decades. He is also a former senior HSC marker in Studies of Religion. Adam holds an honorary fellowship at the University of Melbourne.

Greg Bailey, recently retired from La Trobe University remains an honorary research associate of the College of Arts, Social Sciences and Commerce. His areas of research interest include Sanskrit, Hinduism and the socio-economic history of the rise of Buddhism. Greg is a fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. He has recently published a novel about Buddhism.

Paul Rule taught Religious Studies at La Trobe University, at which he remains an honorary associate, the University of Melbourne and the Australian National University. He has published widely in Chinese religious history, Aboriginal religions, Catholicism and the theory of religion.

Peter Mudge lectures in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Newcastle and on Religious Education and Spirituality at the Broken Bay Institute. He has written numerous scholarly works and textbooks on religious education.

New options for each tradition Depth Study

Updated material for Religion in Australia post-1945 to include the Uluru Statement from the Heart and Reconciliation Action Plans

Updated material for Religion and Peace to include developments around war concerning biosecurity, food security, economic and personal security

New HSC exam-style questions for Chapters 9-16 created by a practicing SOR teacher and HSC assessor.