United Theological College (Sydney) Explained

United Theological College
Type:	Theological College
Principal:	Rev. Dr. Peter Walker
State:	New South Wales
Country:	Australia
Coor:	-33.7917°N 151.0167°W
Website:	https://www.utc.edu.au

The United Theological College (UTC) is an Australian theological college and a founding member of Charles Sturt University's School of Theology.^[1] As well as providing undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in all areas of theology,^[2] the UTC trains ministry candidates for the Uniting Church in Australia Synod of New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory.^{[3] [4]}

Background

The college describes its teaching as grounded in the evangelical and Reformed traditions of the Christian faith.^[5] Since 2016, the UTC has been home to the Alan Walker Lectureship in Mission, Evangelism and Leadership.^[6]

History

United Theological College came into being on 1 July 1974 by resolution of the Congregational Union, the Methodist Church and the Presbyterian Church in New South Wales. The first courses commenced in February 1975. United Theological College is the successor to the former United Faculty of Theology which, for over 50 years, was a joint arrangement between Camden College, Leigh College and St Andrew's Theological Hall, the theological colleges of the three denominations. In 1977, when the Congregational, Methodist and Presbyterian Churches united to form the Uniting Church in Australia (UCA), United Theological College became the theological college of the NSW Synod of the Uniting Church.^{[7] [8]}

Camden Theological Library

The United Theological College is on the same site as the Camden Theological Library, the library of the New South Wales and ACT Synod of the Uniting Church.The library holds an expansive collection of theological books and resources. One of the special features of the collection is a wide-ranging collection of theological books in Korean.^[9]

May MacLeod lecture series

The endowed May Macleod lecture series has taken place at UTC since 1987.^[10] Some past lecturers include:

• Prof John Swinton
• Prof David L. Clough
• Prof Sathianathan Clarke
• Ciaron O'Reilly
• Dr Pete Rollins
• Dr Deirdre Palmer
• Prof James Torrance.^[11]

Notable former faculty

• Right Rev'd Prof. Stephen Pickard, systematic theologian and bishop^[12]
• Prof. Christopher Mostert, systematic theologian^[13]
• Rev'd. Assoc. Prof. William Emilsen, church historian^{[14] [15]}
• Rev'd. Dr. Jione Havea, Old Testament scholar and Pasifika theologian^[16]
• Rev'd. Dr. Dean Drayton, missiologist and former President of the Uniting Church
• Rev'd Dr. John Squires, New Testament scholar^{[17] [18]}
• Rev'd. Dr. Graham Hughes, liturgist and theologian^[19]
• Rev'd. Dr. Robert Maddox, New Testament scholar^{[20] [21]}
• Rev'd. Prof. Howard Wallace, Old Testament scholar^{[22] [23]}
• Dr Benjamin Myers, systematic theologian

College principals

The current principal of the college is Rev'd Dr Peter Walker.^{[24] [25]} Past principals include:

• Rev'd Dr. Graheme Ferguson
• Rev'd Dr. Gordon Dicker^[26]
• Rev'd Dr. Sarah Mitchell^[27]
• Rev'd Assoc Prof. Clive Pearson

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sandeman. John. 18 September 2019. Fewer full-timers heading to ministry. 2020-10-09. Eternity News. en-AU.
2. Web site: Theology Courses Sydney - Undergraduate Courses - UTC College. United Theological College. en. 2019-12-12.
3. Web site: UTC. United Theological College. en. 2019-12-12.
4. Web site: Uniting Church in Australia Assembly - Theological Colleges. assembly.uca.org.au. en-gb. 2019-12-12.
5. Book: Barnes, Geoffrey. Doing Theology in Sydney: A History of United Theological College, 1974-1999. Openbook Publishers. 2000. 0859109100. Adelaide, South Australia. 32.
6. Web site: Ian Robinson. United Theological College. en. 2019-12-12.
7. O'Brien. Glen. December 2017. Methodist, Congregationalist and Uniting Church Theologians, 1916-2016. St Mark's Review. 242. 108. ATLA Religion Database.
8. Book: Barnes, Geoffrey. Doing Theology in Sydney: A History of United Theological College. Openbook. 2000. 0859109100.
9. Web site: Camden Theological Library -- United Theological College.
10. Web site: The May Macleod Lectures. Uniting Mission and Education. en. 2019-12-12.
11. Web site: The May Macleod Lectures. Uniting Mission and Education. en. 2019-12-12.
12. Web site: People. UserLDAP. about.csu.edu.au. en-AU. 2019-12-12.
13. Web site: Christiaan Mostert, BA, BD (Hons), MA, PhD. Yarra Theological Union. en-AU. 2019-12-12.
14. Web site: William Emilsen. United Theological College. en. 2019-12-12.
15. Web site: Amazon.com.au: William Emilsen: Books. www.amazon.com.au. 2019-12-12.
16. Web site: Rev. Jione Havea. www.overcomingviolence.org. 2019-12-12.
17. Web site: An Informed Faith. John T. Squires. An Informed Faith. en. 2019-12-12.
18. Book: Squires, John T.. The Plan of God in Luke-Acts. February 1993. Cambridge Core. 10.1017/CBO9780511470486. 9780521431750. en. 2019-12-12.
19. Web site: Reformed Sacramentality. Liturgical Press. 2019-12-12.
20. Long. William R.. 1984. Review of The Purpose of Luke-Acts. Journal of Biblical Literature. 103. 3. 484–486. 10.2307/3260810. 0021-9231. 3260810.
21. O'Brien. Glen. December 2017. Methodist, Congregationalist, and Uniting Church theologians, 1916-2016. St Mark's Review. 242. 102. ATLA Religion.
22. Web site: Pacifica. 2019-12-12. en-US.
23. Web site: index. hwallace.unitingchurch.org.au. 2019-12-12.
24. Web site: Synod 2019 Bible Studies. Insights Magazine. en-US. 2019-12-12.
25. Web site: UTC Principal & Staff. United Theological College. en. 2019-12-12.
26. Web site: Brown. Malcolm. 2 July 2015. Moderate voice in time of change for Uniting Church, Gordon Dicker 1930–2015. 2020-07-20. Sydney Morning Herald - Obituaries.
27. Book: Bevans, Steven. Contextual Theology for the 21st Century. James Clark and Co.. 2012. ix.