Over the years, Australia has welcomed immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers from many different countries who come with their own religious and cultural traditions. One-in-four Australians are, in fact, culturally and linguistically diverse.

It is the vision of Melbourne School of Theology (MST) to enable the Church here in Australia and overseas to minister effectively to this diverse group of people.

To address this challenge, MST founded the Arthur Jeffery Centre (AJC), to specialise in the study of Islam within a Christian context. It is, to date, the only one of its kind in Australia. The Centre offers a range of public lectures, publications, and teaching programs taught by experts in Islam.

The Centre’s studies range from community training courses to undergraduate study, right through to postgraduate levels. The Centres’s postgraduate studies are supervised by world class scholars.