Moore College

Equipping men and women to love and serve the Lord Jesus Christ

HomeFacultyThe Rev Dr Andrew Leslie

The Rev Dr Andrew Leslie

Head of Theology, Philosophy, and Ethics Department.

Qualifications: BCom (UNSW), BD (Moore), PhD (Edinburgh).

I joined the faculty in July 2013, having recently graduated with a PhD from the University of Edinburgh. I am also a graduate of Moore College and have served in the parishes of North Sydney and Strathfield before embarking on postgraduate study.

Family: Andrew is married to Felicity, and they have three children: William, Tessa and Hugh.

Research interests: include the early development of Reformed theology and its retrieval for contemporary systematic theology; the doctrines of Scripture, humanity and the Fall, the person of Christ, and divine sovereignty.

Books and chapters in books
Journal articles

“Sanctified by Word & Spirit: A Theology of Application.” In Theology is For Preaching: Biblical Foundations, Method and Practice. Edited by Chase R Kuhn and Paul Grimmond. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2021.

“The Reformation a Century Later: Did the Reformation Get Lost Two Generations Later?” Pages 281–308 in Celebrating the Reformation: its Legacy and Continuing Relevance. Edited by Mark D. Thompson, Colin R. Bale & Edward A. Loane. London: Apollos, 2017.

The Light of Grace: John Owen on the Authority of Scripture and Christian Faith. Göttingen, Gemany: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Academic, 2015.

“Retrieving a Mature Reformed Doctrine of Original Sin: A Conversation with Some Recent Proposals.” International Journal of Systematic Theology  22/3 (2020): 336–360.

“Romans 2:13 and ‘Future Justification’ : Divergence in Early Modern Exegesis and a Model of Dogmatic Harmonization.”  Journal of Reformed Theology 13/3–4 (2019): 287–311.