History
Moore College was opened by the Anglican Bishop of Sydney, Frederic Barker, in Liverpool, New South Wales on 1 March 1856 (making 2006 the 150th anniversary of foundation) in the former home of Thomas Moore. When Moore died in 1840 he left his substantial estate to the Church of England with specific provision for the founding of a college to train young men in the principles of the United Church of England and Ireland. In 1891 the college was moved to Newtown to be near the University of Sydney. The college has numerous buildings in the surrounding area, the latest building opened was the Broughton Knox Teaching Centre in 1994. Training for Christian ministry is provided for both male and female students.
The Moore College Library is the largest theological library in the Southern Hemisphere, with close to 300,000 works in its collection. It also houses numerous manuscripts and other items of significance to Anglican, Australian and Evangelical history.
Well known Moore College theologians and writers have included David Broughton Knox, Donald Robinson, Paul Barnett, Peter Jensen, Graeme Goldsworthy, Peter O'Brien, David Peterson, Barry Webb, Peter Bolt and Mark D. Thompson. Through the influence of Moore College, Sydney Anglicanism has maintained its distinctive Evangelical perspective within worldwide Anglicanism.
Most of the college's students are also employed in Christian ministry at churches throughout Sydney as well as an increasing Asian Australian outreach with people such as Gordon Cheng and Steve Chong.
The college previously hosted a bookstore, Moore Books, which closed to the public in 2012. It has continued as an internal bookstore for students.
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