Moore Theological College, otherwise known simply as Moore College, is the theological training seminary for the Anglican Diocese of Sydney, Australia. It has a strong tradition of conservative, Calvinist and evangelical theology.

It is one of the largest Anglican Seminaries in the world, with full-time enrollments numbering in the hundreds, and a first year enrollment of 136 in 2006. The College has had eleven principals and over three thousand graduates. It has, in the past, also served to train ministers in the Presbyterian Church of Australia, and it has trained many Baptists who are sympathetic to the Reformed Faith.

History

Moore College was founded in Liverpool, New South Wales in 1856, making 2006 the 150th anniversary of foundation, by a former estate-holder Thomas Moore and Anglican Bishop of Sydney, Frederic Barker. In 1891 Moore College was moved

Well-known Moore College theologians and writers have included Peter O'Brien, Barry Webb, Graeme Goldsworthy, Peter Jensen and Paul Barnett. Through the influence of Moore College, Sydney Anglicanism has maintained its unique evangelical perspective within worldwide Anglicanism.

Departments

The college runs the bookstore Moore Books, which provides low cost Christian books to students and the public.

Accreditation

Accreditation is by the NSW Department of Education and Training.

Some courses and topics are associated with the Australian College of Theology.

The Doctor of Philosophy degree is offered both in association with the University of Sydney and with the University of Western Sydney.