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Reformation Research Forum

Moore Theological College has a rich tradition of engagement with Reformation studies, and we are delighted to invite you to our Reformation Research Forum. This event is designed to showcase cutting-edge Reformation scholarship and foster fellowship among those with a passion for Reformation research. The program will feature major presentations by:
  • Ashley Null (Bishop of North Africa, Wittenberg Center for Reformation Studies)
  • Jake Griesel (George Whitefield College)
  • Stephen Tong (Sydney Grammar School)
  • Mark Earngey (Moore Theological College)
  • Edward Stocks (St Matthew’s, West Pymble)
In addition, Reformation scholars such as Mark Thompson (MTC) will be interviewed, and a number of doctoral students will give short presentations on their current research:
  • Thom Bull (Trinity Theological College, Perth)
  • Lucas Sharley (Moore Theological College)
  • David Clancey (Bishopdale Theological College, NZ)
  • Candice Bergamin (Moore Theological College)
  • Peter Blair (London Theological Seminary)
Topics will span a wide range of figures and themes, including Thomas Cranmer, Heinrich Bullinger, Jerome Zanchi, John Jewel, James Ussher, John Pearson, and Jonathan Edwards.

When:

Thursday, 14 August 2025. 2–9PM
Register by 10 August 2025.

Program:

2:00pm: Welcome and formalities
2:15pm: Looking Back: Reformation Research Then and Now (Ashley Null and Mark Earngey)
2:45pm: Short Presentations of Current Doctoral Research (Thom Bull, Candice Bergamin, Lucas Sharley, David Clancey)

  • Thom Bull: “Girolamo Zanchi’s Doctrine on the Unity of the Church: An Overview”
  • Lucas Sharley: “The Location of Faith in the Thought of Jerome Zanchi”
  • David Clancey: “More Comfortable Words: Scripture and the Word of God in John Jewel’s Preaching”
  • Candice Bergamin: “Jonathan Edwards on the Work of the Spirit to Transform Moral Agency”
  • Peter Blair: “The Ecclesiology of Archbishop James Ussher: One Body, One Bread, One Baptism”

3:45pm: Afternoon Tea
4:30pm: Bullinger’s Ghost: The Afterlife of Heinrich Bullinger in Elizabethan Protestantism (Ed Stocks)
5:00pm: No Necessity of Reformation: John Pearson’s clash with Cornelius Burgess in the Thirty-Nine Articles (1660) (Jake Griesel)
5:30pm: Preaching Against the Reformation: A Sermon by Edmund Bonner (Stephen Tong)
6:00pm: Forum Dinner in T.C. Hammond Room
7:00pm: The Reception of the “Christianam Confessionem Anglicanam” in Reformation Zürich (1553) (Mark Earngey) 
7:30pm: Andrew Perne – Too Protestant for the Catholics, but too Catholic for the Protestants (Ashley Null)
8:00pm: Looking Forward: Future Directions in Reformation Research (Panel: Ashley Null, Mark Thompson, Mark Earngey, Stephen Tong, Jake Griesel)
8:30pm: Reformation Treasures of the Donald Robinson Library (Exhibition with Erin Mollenhauer)
9:00pm: Conclude

Where:

Moore Theological College, 1 King Street, Newtown.

Cost:

In person Ticket: $65 (includes refreshments and dinner)
Moore College Student: $30 (includes refreshments and dinner)