Dr Charles Ringma
Honorary Research Associate Professor in Studies in Religion
Researcher biography
Dr Ringma has a background in social welfare policy, has taught religious studies at several universities around the world.
Dr Ringma has developed drug addiction and social welfare programs including the Good News Centre which worked with alchoholics in South Brisbane and Teen Challenge, a drug rehabilitation programme for youth.
Dr Ringma is now retired and continues to serve as an elder for the mission, Servants to Asia's Urban Poor.
Books
Ringma, Charles (2017). Sabbath Time: a hermitage journey of retreat, return and communion. United Kingdom: Piquant editions.
Gorospe, Athena E. and Ringma, Charles (2016). Judges. Cumbria, United Kingdom: Langham Partnership.
Ringma, Charles (2015). Dare to journey: with Henri Nouwen. Manila, Philippines: OMF Literature.
Ringma, Charles and Dickau, Mary (2015). The art of healing prayer: bringing Christ's wholeness to broken people. London, United Kingdom: SPCK.
Ringma, Charles (2015). In the Footsteps of an Ancient Faith. Vancouver, Canada: Regent College Publishing.
Ringma, Charles R. (2014). Hear the heartbeat with Henri Nouwen: Reflections on the way of the seeking heart. 2nd ed. Vancouver, BC, Canada: Regent College Publishing.
Ringma, Charles R. (2014). Seek the Silences with Thomas Merton: reflections on identity, community and transformative action. 2nd ed. Vancouver, BC Canada: Regent College Publishing.
Ringma, Charles R. (2013). Hear the ancient wisdom: daily readings from the Early Church to the Reformation. London, UK: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK).
Ringma, Charles R. (2013). Hear the ancient wisdom: a meditational reader for the whole year from the early church fathers to the pre-Reformation. Eugene, OR, United States: Cascade Books.
Ringma, Charles (2012). Menghidupi hari bersama Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Bandung: Pionir Jaya.
Ringma, Charles (2010). Melangkah dengan berani bersama Henri Nouwen. Bandung: Pionir Jaya.
Ringma, Charles (2009). Resist the powers with Jacques Ellul. Vancouver: Regent College Publishing.
Ringma, Charles (2008). Ragged edges: poems from the margins. Vancouver: Regent College Publishing.
Ringma, Charles (2008). Let my people go with Martin Luther King, Jr.. Vancouver: Regent College Publishing.
Ringma, Charles (2007). Résister: pour un christianisme de conviction avec Jacques Ellul. Paris: Empreinte temps présent.
Ringma, Charles (2006). The seeking heart: A journey with Henri Nouwen. Brewster: MA: Paraclete Press.
Ringma, Charles (2006). Finding Naasicaa: Letters of hope in an age of anxiety. Vancouver Canada: Regent College Publishing.
Ringma, Charles R. (2006). Hear the heart beat with Henri Nouwen. London: SPCK.
Ringma, Charles (2005). Catch the Wind: Church Where People Matter. 1994 ed. Vancouver Canada: Regent College Publishing.
Ringma, Charles (2005). Whispers from the edge of eternity: Reflections on life and faith in a precarious world. Vancouver, Canada: Regent College Publishing.
Ringma, Charles (2004). Wash the feet of the world with Mother Teresa. Colorado Springs, CO: Pinon Press.
Ringma, C. R. (1999). Gadamer's Dialogical Hermeneutic. Heidelberg: Universitatsverlag C. Winter.
Book Chapters
Ringma, Charles (2014). Hear the ancient wisdom: medieval Christian mystics speak to present-day Asian evangelicals. Walking with God: Christian Spirituality in the Asian Context. (pp. 112-126) edited by Charles R. Ringma and Karen Hollenbeck-Wuest. Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila: OMF Literature.
Ringma, Charles R. (2013). Foreword. A glimpse of the kingdom in academia. (pp. ix-xii) edited by Irene Alexander. Eugene, Oregon: Cascade Books.
Ringma, Charles (2011). Liberation theologians speak to evangelicals: a theology and praxis of serving the poor. Bearings: getting our bearings again in the light of the Gospel. (pp. 99-156) edited by Helen Beazley and Dave Andrews. West End, QLD: Community Initiatives Resource Association; Frank Communications.
Ringma, Charles (2011). Foreword. Plunging into the Kingdom way : practicing the shared strokes of community, hospitality, justice, and confession. (pp. ix-xiii) edited by Tim Dickau. Eugene, OR: Cascade Books.
Ringma, Charles (2011). Foreword. Against the tide, towards the kingdom. (pp. ix-xi) edited by Jenny Duckworth and Justin Duckworth. Eugene, OR: Cascade Books.
Ringma, Charles (2010). A safe place for radical conversations. Learnings: lessons we are learning about living together. (pp. 147-150) edited by Dave Andrews and Helen Beazley. West End, QLD, Australia: Frank Communications/Last First Networks.
Ringma, Charles (2009). Preface. The sound of worlds colliding : stories of radical discipleship from servants to Asia's urban poor. (pp. 1-3) edited by Kristin Jack. Phnom Penh, Cambodia: Hawaii Printing House.
Ringma, Charles (2008). God's Spirit and the poor - towards an incarnational and integral missional spirituality. Following fire : how the Spirit leads us to fight injustice. (pp. 42-55) edited by Cheryl Catford. Springvale, Australia: Urban Neighbours Of Hope.
Ringma, Charles (2008). Foreword. Toward the abundant life : transforming lives, transforming communities. (pp. v-ix) edited by Sylvia Palugod. Manila: OMF Literature Inc. and CCT (Center for Community Transformation).
Ringma, Charles (2008). Liberation theologians speak to Evangelicals: a theology and praxis of serving the poor. The church and poverty in Asia. (pp. 7-53) edited by Lee Wanak. Mandaluyong City, Philippines: OMF Literature.
Journal Articles
Ringma, Charles (2017). Franciscan peacemaking: making connection with the wider Christian tradition. Zadok Papers (S218 & S219), 8-16.
Ringma, Charles (2015). A spirituality of eating. Luke's Journal of Christian Medicine & Dentistry, 20 (1), 16-18.
Ringma, Charles (2014). The challenge of first-world re-evangelization. Focus: Faith and Practice - A Christian Medical and Dental Society Publication, 34 (2), 5-7.
Ringma, Charles R. (2012). Suffering: joining the suffering God. Jeremiah's Dilemma Quarterly (8), 13-16.
Ringma, Charles (2010). Stages of Faith. Luke's Journal of Christian Medicine and Dentistry, 15 (2), 6-8.
Ringma, Charles (2010). Drinking from many fountains: a missional spirituality for radical evangelicals (Part 1). Phronesis, 14 (1/2), 67-84.
Ringma, Charles (2009). Liberation Theologians Speak to Evangelicals: A Theology and Praxis of Serving the Poor. Crux, 45 (2), 13-21.
Ringma, Charles (2008). Wellness and fear. Luke's Journal of Christian Medicine and Dentistry, 13 (3), 18-20.
Ringma, Charles (2008). Liberation theologians speak to evangelicals: a theology and praxis of serving the poor. Phronesis: A Journal of Asian Theological Seminary, 15 (1/2), 7-25.
Ringma, Charles (2006). God’s Spirit and the Poor: Towards a Missional Spirituality. Phronesis: A Journal of Asian Theological Seminary, 13 (2), 57-79.
Working Paper
Ringma, Charles (2017). The Church's Calling in a Troubled world: The grand design and fragile engagement. School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, University of Queensland.