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Michael Quinlan

University of Notre Dame Australia

Dean of School of Law, Sydney

Sydney, NSW 2000

Australia

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Scholarly Papers (31)

1.

The Sources of Morality

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 26 May 2017
Michael Quinlan
University of Notre Dame Australia
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morality, God, Christianity, conscience, source, reason, natural law, revelation, scripture

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Exegesis of Isaiah 40

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 31 May 2017
Michael Quinlan
University of Notre Dame Australia
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Isaiah, Exegesis, John the Baptist, Second Coming, Jesus, Christ, Scripture, Resurrection, Death

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Exegesis of 1 Phil 2:5-11

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 31 May 2017
Michael Quinlan
University of Notre Dame Australia
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Philippians, Jesus, Christ, St Paul, Church Unity, Apostles' Creed, Historical Evidence

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Jesus of History, Christ of Faith: One Christ Jesus

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 19 May 2017
Michael Quinlan
University of Notre Dame Australia
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Jesus, Christ, historical, Catholic, faith, philosophy, theology

5.

The Sacrament of the Eucharist

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 24 May 2017
Michael Quinlan
University of Notre Dame Australia
Downloads 150 (500,001)

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eucharist, Catholic, mass, transubstantiation, tradition, liturgy, communion, sacrament

6.

Religion, Law and Social Stability in Australia

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 22 May 2017
Michael Quinlan
University of Notre Dame Australia
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religion, religious tolerance, faith, law, social stability, Australia

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Marriage, Tradition, Multiculturalism and the Accommodation of Difference in Australia

The University of Notre Dame Australia Law Review, Vol. 18, Article 3 (2017)
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 06 Apr 2017
Michael Quinlan
University of Notre Dame Australia
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marriage, Australia, equality, polygamy, Islam, aboriginal, discrimination, traditional, multiculutalism

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'Such Is Life': Euthanasia and Capital Punishment in Australia: Consistency or Contradiction?

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 06 Jul 2019
Michael Quinlan
University of Notre Dame Australia
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Euthanasia, Capital Punishment, Voluntary Asssisted Dying, Australia

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Book Review: The Fall of the Priests and the Rise of the Lawyers

(2017) 91 ALJ 495
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 21 Jun 2019
Michael Quinlan
University of Notre Dame Australia
Downloads 111 (640,165)

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religion, law, priests, lawyers, ethics

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When the State Requires Doctors to Act Against Their Conscience: The Religious Freedom Implications of the Referral and the Direction Obligations of Health Practitioners in Victoria and New South Wales

Brigham Young University Law Review, No. 4, 2016
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 08 Apr 2017
Michael Quinlan
University of Notre Dame Australia
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freedom, conscience, religion, abortion, Catholic, referral

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Is Sacramentality the Primary Language for Sacraments? Engaging with Irwin

Number of pages: 9 Posted: 19 Jan 2021
Michael Quinlan
University of Notre Dame Australia
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sacramental, sacramentality, sacrament, Catholic, Irwin

12.

The Catholic View of the Relationship Between Philosophy and Theology

Number of pages: 9 Posted: 06 Dec 2020
Michael Quinlan
University of Notre Dame Australia
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Philosophy, Theology, Catholic, Truth, Magisterium, Relationship

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Is the Catholic Liturgy Playful? Engaging with Romano Guardini.

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 19 Jan 2021
Michael Quinlan
University of Notre Dame Australia
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Catholic, liturgy, playful, Guardini, eucharsist

14.

An Analysis of Thomas Joseph White's 'Jesus' Cry on the Cross and His Beatific Vision.'

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 24 May 2017
Michael Quinlan
University of Notre Dame Australia
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beatific vision, Jesus, Christ, last words, death cry, Thomas Joseph White, cry on the cross

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Book Review: Coleman Hughes the End of Race Politics Arguments for a Colorblind America, Thesis 2024 (235 Pages)

Number of pages: 3 Posted: 14 Nov 2025
Michael Quinlan
University of Notre Dame Australia
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Law And Religion In Western Australia: Cooperation or Conflict?

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 27 Jun 2019
Michael Quinlan
University of Notre Dame Australia
Downloads 66 (916,100)

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religion, discrimination, Western Australia, Christianity, marriage, abortion, euthanasia

17.

Approaches to Religious Education in the Catholic tradition

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 30 Jul 2019
Michael Quinlan
University of Notre Dame Australia
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religious education, Catholic, Year 7, boys, teaching, sacraments, liturgy, scripture, doctrine

18.

Christianity And The Law: Trial Separation Or Acrimonious Divorce?

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 27 Jun 2019
Michael Quinlan
University of Notre Dame Australia
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Marriage, Religion, Religious Freedom, Christianity, Discrimination

19.

Religious Freedom in Contemporary Australia

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 29 Oct 2025
Michael Quinlan
University of Notre Dame Australia
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Born (Again) This Way: Why the Inherent Nature of Religiosity Requires a New Approach to Australia's Discrimination Laws

Michael Quinlan, "Born (Again This Way: Why the Inherent Nature of Religiosity Requires a New Approach to Australia' s Discrimination Laws," from Augusto Zimmerman (ed) A Commitment To Excellence (Connor Court, 2018) 96-147
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 21 Jun 2019
Michael Quinlan
University of Notre Dame Australia
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religion, religious freedom, inherent, immutable, discrimination, characteristics

21.

Book Review: Jeffrey Rosen the Pursuit of Happiness (Simon & Schuster) 2024 (355 Pages) 


Number of pages: 2 Posted: 14 Nov 2025
Michael Quinlan
University of Notre Dame Australia
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Book Review: Douglas Murray, On Democracies and Death Cults Israel, Hamas and the future of the West
(Harper Collins, 2025)

Number of pages: 5 Posted: 29 Oct 2025
Michael Quinlan
University of Notre Dame Australia
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A Legal Education ‘Born from the Heart of the Church’: The Value of a Religious Faith-based Legal Education: Reflections of a Catholic Law School Dean

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 04 Nov 2025 Last Revised: 04 May 2026
Michael Quinlan
University of Notre Dame Australia
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'Yes My Lord' Examining the Impact of Religion on the Legal Profession

Crime, Criminal Justice and Religion A Critical Appraisal (Philip Birch, Conor Murray and Andrew McInnes (ed), Routledge, 2023
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 24 Jul 2023
Michael Quinlan
University of Notre Dame Australia
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Religion, Law, Legal Profession, Christianity, Lawyers, Religious Belief

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Book Review: Tony Abbott, AUSTRALIA: A History (HarperCollins, 2025)

News Weekly, Issue No 3207, 21 February 2026, 23
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 09 Mar 2026
Michael Quinlan
University of Notre Dame Australia
Downloads 37 (1,290,922)

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The Untethering of Law from Faith and Reason: NSW Anti-Discrimination Law Reform, Voluntary Assisted Dying and Surrogacy

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 29 Oct 2025
Michael Quinlan
University of Notre Dame Australia
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How the Law in Australia is Used and Can Be Used to Promote or Do Harm to the Catholic Faith

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 22 May 2017 Last Revised: 24 May 2017
Michael Quinlan
University of Notre Dame Australia
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Australia, law, Catholic, faith, harm, conscience

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NSW GREENS INTRODUCE A BILL OF RIGHTS TO PROTECT THEIR PREFERRED RIGHTS

News Weekly Issue No. 3204, December 20, 2025 12-13
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 02 Feb 2026
Michael Quinlan
University of Notre Dame Australia
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Universities Will Not Become a Bastion of Viewpoint Diversity By Osmosis

Number of pages: 4 Posted: 13 Apr 2026
Michael Quinlan
University of Notre Dame Australia
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BOOK REVIEW: Lee Strobel Seeing the Supernatural (Zondervan, 2025) 

News Weekly No 3210, April 2, 2024, 26
Number of pages: 2 Posted: 20 Apr 2026
Michael Quinlan
University of Notre Dame Australia
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