St Mark's National Theological Centre
| St Mark's National Theological Centre | |
|---|---|
| Charles Sturt University | |
| Location |
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| Coordinates | 35°18′18″S 149°08′16″E / 35.30506°S 149.13773°E |
| Founder | Ernest Burgmann |
| Established | 24 February 1957 |
| Principal | Andrew Cameron |
| Website | stmarks |
St Mark's National Theological Centre is a theological college in Australia. It is a part of the Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn.
Courses[]
The centre delivers courses in higher education and vocational education and training (VET). Its courses in the higher education sector are offered through its partnership with Charles Sturt University's School of Theology.[1] St Mark's is in Canberra, adjacent to Lake Burley Griffin in the Parliament House precinct. Charles Sturt University's School of Theology also has auxiliary campus sites in Adelaide, Brisbane and North Parramatta.[2][3]
The Canberra campus is home to St Mark's National Memorial Library which was established in 1957 by Bishop Ernest Burgmann and is now estimated at around 100,000 items.[4]
Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture[]
The adjacent Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture is affiliated to the United Theological College and St Mark's. The ACCC itself is located on the site of the intended national Anglican church, at one stage proposed to be a cathedral, and dedicated as St Mark's in 1927.[5] The long and complicated history of the national church site led, eventually, to the establishment of St Mark's Library.[6]
Origins[]
Ernest Burgmann, Bishop of Goulburn from 1934 and then the renamed Canberra & Goulburn (1950-1960), established St Mark's Library in 1957. In 1967 this was expanded to become St Mark's Institute of Theology.[7] Burgmann himself was the first warden of the Library (1957-1960).[8] The first warden of the new institute was John Nurser (1968-1974), an Englishman who had previously been Dean of Trinity Hall, Cambridge and would go on to be the head of Lincoln Theological College.[9] The institute later merged with the Canberra College of Ministry,[10] to form St Mark's National Theological Centre.
Directors of the Centre[]
- Bruce Wilson, 1984–89. Subsequently Bishop of Bathurst.
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- Jeffrey Driver, later bishop of Adelaide, 1995–97.[11]
- Stephen Pickard, 1998–2006. Subsequently, an assistant bishop in Adelaide, and then Canberra & Goulburn.
- Tom Frame, 2006–14. Formerly bishop to the Australian Defence Forces.
- Andrew Cameron, since 2014.
References[]
- ^ Charles Sturt University's School of Theology
- ^ Charles Sturt University Canberra Campus.
- ^ "About St Mark's". St Mark's National Theological Centre. Retrieved 14 April 2014. St Mark's Registered Training Organisation delivers courses in counselling, supervision and Christian ministry and theology.
- ^ St Mark's Library website.
- ^ "Mildenhall Collection: Anglican clergy at the dedication of the site of the proposed Church of England cathedral via Trove NLA". Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "Campbell, TW, St Mark's National Cathedral or Collegiate Church, Canberra: Anglicanism's Cultural Problem, 2002, p 9" (PDF). Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "Canberra & Goulburn: The Legacy of Bishop Clements". Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ "Australian Dictionary of Biography: Ernest Henry Burgmann". Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ "Church Times: Obituary, Canon John Nurser, 11 December 2020". Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ "Canberra & Goulburn: The Legacy of Bishop Clements". Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ "The Advertiser: "Adelaide's retiring Anglican Archbishop Jeffrey Driver calls for greater 'connection', 10 April 2016". Retrieved 16 April 2021.
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