Colin R. Bale

Academic background and interests

Present Position

1999–

Lecturer, Moore College

Qualifications

1975	B.A. (UNSW)
1976	Dip Ed. ( Sydney Teachers’ College )
1994	B.Th. (Hons 1) (ACT)
1994	Dip.Min. (MTC)
1996	Deaconed (Anglican Church of Australia , Sydney Diocese)
	Priested (Anglican Church of Australia , Sydney Diocese)
2002	M.Litt. (with Merit) ( University of Sydney )

Further Education

2003-

Enrolled in Ph.D. ( University of Sydney )

Previous Experience

1969–1972	Commercial Trainee, QANTAS Airways Ltd
1976–1986	Secondary Teacher, Kingsgrove High School
1987–1988	English/History Head Teacher, Robert Townson High School
1989–1992	English Head Teacher, Broughton Anglican College
1993–1995	Student, Moore Theological College
1996–1998	Assistant Minister, Bowral Anglican Church
2002–2003	Curate-in-Charge, St John’s Park Anglican Church

Professional Activities

1999-	Member of Moore College Board of Studies and Faculty
1999–2003	Member of Youthworks Council
1999–2002	Member, Board of Reference, Anglican Youthworks College
2001–	Member of General Synod
2001–	Sydney Diocesan Educational and Book Committee
2005–	Member of St Andrew’s Cathedral School Council

Recent Postgraduate Teaching Experience

Taught a segment of ‘Ministry in a Contemporary Setting’ (M.A.).

Australian Evangelical Movement (M.A.)

Publications

‘The Churches and Federation’. Published as Annual Lecture of the Canberra/Goulbourn Anglican History Society Lecture 2001. St Mark’s Review 185 (2001): 2.

‘Damn Precedence! An examination of ecclesiastical precedence in Australia with particular reference to the Commonwealth of Australia and New South Wales in the period 1901-1945’. M. Litt Treatise, 2002.

‘Changing Gods in Post-Modern Australia’. In Explorations 13: Sure and Certain Hope at the Edge of Time.’ Edited by R. J. Gibson. Carlisle: Paternoster (forthcoming).

‘The Issue of Religious Precedence and the Commonwealth Parade in 1901.’ Lucas: an Evangelical History Review, forthcoming.

Current Research

Ph.D. thesis topic: A Crowd of Witnesses: An examination of the personal inscriptions chosen by Australian families for the graves of their soldiers killed in the Great War.

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