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The Australian College of Theology (ACT ) is an Australian higher education provider based in Sydney , New South Wales .[1] ministry and theology .[2] [3] University of Divinity .
Over 23,000 people have graduated since the foundation of the college.[4] university college status by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency .[5]
The current chair of the board is Roger Lewis.[6] [7] [8]
History [ edit ]
The college was established by the 1891 General Synod of the Church of England in Australia and Tasmania .[9] [10] BD ) degree at English universities and Australian universities refusing to offer theological education.[11] [12] [13]
The ACT is a national consortium of affiliated colleges with 17 theological and Bible colleges approved to deliver its accredited courses.[14] [15]
The college became a higher education provider (HEP) under the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (Cth).[16] [17]
As of September 2007, the college is a company limited by guarantee.[18]
In addition, as a HEP under the Higher Education Support Act, the ACT was required to undergo a quality audit conducted by the Australian Universities Quality Agency (AUQA). In November 2006, the college was the first non-self-accrediting HEP to be audited. The AUQA audit report was completed in January 2007 and publicly released on the AUQA website in February 2007.[19] [20] [21]
In 2010, the college received self-accrediting authority.[22] Department of Education and Training in New South Wales .[23] TEQSA through till 2025.[24]
On 7 October 2022 it was granted university college status by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency .[25]
Affiliated colleges [ edit ]
New South Wales
New Zealand
Queensland
South Australia
Victoria
Western Australia
Courses [ edit ]
The courses of the college[26]
Undergraduate Certificate of Theology
Undergraduate Certificate of Ministry
Diploma of Theology
Diploma of Ministry
Diploma of Theology / Diploma of Ministry
Advanced Diploma of Theology
Advanced Diploma of Ministry
Associate Degree of Ministry
Associate Degree of Theology
Bachelor of Christian Studies
Bachelor of Theology
Bachelor of Ministry
Bachelor of Theology / Bachelor of Ministry
Bachelor of Theology (Honours)
Bachelor of Ministry (Honours)
Graduate Certificate of Divinity
Graduate Diploma of Divinity
Master of Ministry
Master of Divinity
Master of Divinity / Graduate Diploma of Divinity
Graduate Certificate of Christian Studies
Graduate Certificate of Pastoral Care for Mental Health
Graduate Certificate of Christian Mentoring
Graduate Certificate of Christian Leadership
Graduate Certificate of Leadership
Master of Christian Leadership
Master of Arts (Christian Studies)
Master of Missional Leadership
Master of Arts (Theology)
Master of Arts (Ministry)
Master of Theology
Doctor of Ministry
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Theology
List of Registrars & Deans [ edit ]
There have been nine heads of the ACT, who were firstly known as Registrar and now known as Dean.
Rev Canon William Hey Sharp, Registrar, 1896-1927[27] [28]
Ven Dr Archdeacon John Forster, Registrar, 1928-1945[29] [30]
Rev Dr Canon Frank Cash, Registrar, 1946-1960[31] [32]
Rev Canon Colin H. Duncan, Registrar, 1961-1973[33]
Rev Dr Canon Stuart Babbage (Stuart Barton Babbage), Registrar, 1973-1991
Rev Dr John Pryor, Dean, 1991-1995[34]
Rev Dr Mark Harding, Dean, 1996-2016[35]
Rev Dr Martin Sutherland, Dean, 2016-2020[36]
Professor James Dalziel, Dean, 2020-current[37]
Notable alumni [ edit ]
Peter Adam , former principal of Ridley College (Melbourne)
John Armstrong , Anglican bishop
Robert J. Banks , biblical scholar and practical theologian
Paul Barker , bishop in the Anglican Church of Australia
Paul Barnett , Anglican bishop, ancient historian and New Testament scholar
Geoffrey Bingham , former principal of the Bible College of South Australia
Brad Billings , Anglican bishop
Peter Carnley , former Anglican Primate of Australia
Ross Clifford , Baptist theologian, political commentator, radio personality and author
Gordon Cheng , author
Richard Condie , the Anglican Bishop of Tasmania
Mark Durie , scholar in linguistics and theology
John Dickson , apologist, historian and founder of the Centre for Public Christianity
John Fleming , priest and bioethicist
Michael Frost , Baptist missiologist
Kevin Giles , author and Anglican priest
Graeme Goldsworthy , evangelical Anglican theologian
Harry Goodhew , Anglican Archbishop of Sydney from 1993 to 2001
John Harrower , eleventh Anglican Bishop of Tasmania
Alan Hirsch , missional thinker and author
Philip Edgecumbe Hughes , New Testament scholar, professor at Westminster Theological Seminary
Grenville Kent , academic, film producer, author and Christian communicator
Norman Lacy , politician and Victorian Government minister 1979 to 1982
Peter Jensen , retired Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, theologian and academic
Phillip Jensen , former dean of St Andrew's Cathedral in Sydney
Marcus Loane , former Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, and former Anglican Primate of Australia
Leon Morris , New Testament scholar
Dianne "Di" Nicolios , Anglican archdeacon
Michael Raiter , former principal of the Melbourne School of Theology
Keith Rayner , former Anglican Primate of Australia
Charles Sherlock , theologian
Geoffrey Smith , current Anglican Primate of Australia
Ray Smith , Anglican bishop
Dominic Steele , Anglican priest and podcaster
Daniel Willis , former CEO of the Bible Society in New South Wales
Bruce W. Winter , New Testament scholar
Notable faculty and staff [ edit ]
Peter Adam , former principal of Ridley College
Michael Bird , academic dean at Ridley College
Ross Clifford , principal of Morling College
Mark Durie , lecturer at Melbourne School of Theology
John Dickson , fellow and lecturer at Ridley College
Michael Frost , lecturer at Morling College
Peter Jensen , retired Australian Anglican bishop, theologian and academic, Moore College (when part of the ACT)
Leon Morris , former principal of Ridley College
References [ edit ]
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^ Australian College of Theology. "History – Australian College of Theology" . Actheology.edu.au. Retrieved 11 July 2023 .
^ "Australian College of Theology becomes a University College" . Australian College of Theology. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022 .
^ Australian College of Theology. "Governance & Board of Directors – Australian College of Theology" . Actheology.edu.au. Retrieved 11 July 2023 .
^ Australian College of Theology. "Our Staff – Australian College of Theology" . Actheology.edu.au. Retrieved 11 July 2023 .
^ Australian College of Theology (1 February 2022). "Dr Edwina Murphy appointed as new Deputy Dean and Director of Research – Australian College of Theology" . Actheology.edu.au. Retrieved 11 July 2023 .
^ McIver, R. (2018). Theological education in Australia: Past and present as possible indicators of future trends. Colloquium: The Australian and New Zealand Theological Review, 50(2 ), 43-68. Retrieved from https://anzats.edu.au/journal/ 11 July 2023.
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^ "Australian College of Theology" . Actheology.edu.au . Archived from the original on 2 April 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2016 .
^ "THE ANGLICAN SYNOD" . The Daily Telegraph 6 . Retrieved 4 July 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Ross, John (6 October 2022). "Growing theological university eyes new role in Australian sector" Times Higher Education (THE) . Retrieved 17 January 2023 .
^ "Our Colleges" . Australian College of Theology. Retrieved 9 November 2020 .
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^ "31. FEE HELP" . Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) . Retrieved 11 July 2023 .
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^ "Report of an Audit of The Australian College of Theology" (PDF) . Australian Universities Quality Agency. January 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2016 .
^ "Australian Universities Quality Agency (AUQA) Audit Action Plan" (PDF) . Australian College of Theology. 8 August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016 .
^ "REPORT OF AN AUDIT OF AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE OF THEOLOGY" (PDF) . Teqsa.gov.au . March 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2016 .
^ "TEQSA registers Australian College of Theology as University College" . Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) . Retrieved 11 July 2023 .
^ "AQF > Register & Accreditation > AQF Register > New South Wales" . Archived from the original on 15 January 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011 .
^ "National Register - Australian College of Theology" . Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency , Australia. Retrieved 9 November 2020 .
^ "TEQSA registers Australian College of Theology as University College" . Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) . Retrieved 11 July 2023 .
^ "Our Courses" . Australian College of Theology . Retrieved 11 July 2023 .
^ K. J. Cable. "Biography - William Hey Sharp - Australian Dictionary of Biography" . Adb.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 11 July 2023 .
^ See the Cable Clerical Index "Cable Clerical Index" . Anglican History . Retrieved 11 July 2023 .
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