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'''Kingsley College''' is a [[Wesleyan Methodist Church of Australia]] school of [[theology]] located in [[Melbourne, Australia|Melbourne]], Australia. The college was opened by [[Kingsley Ridgway]] in 1948. It was originally known as the Wesleyan Methodist Bible College of Australia; in 1974 its name was changed to honour its founder. Students come from a variety of [[Christian denominations|denominational]] and national backgrounds.
'''Kingsley College''' was until 2008 a [[Wesleyan Methodist Church of Australia]] school of [[theology]] located in [[Melbourne, Australia|Melbourne]], Australia.


Its student body had always been largely non-Wesleyan Methodist, and without the students from other [[Christian denomination]]s the school probably could not have survived as long as it did.{{sfn|Emilsen|O'Brien|2016|p=272}}{{sfn|O'Brien|2018|p=215}}
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Currently theological education is provided under the auspices of Unity College Australia.


==History==
==History==
The college was founded by President of the Australian Wesleyan Methodist Conference and editor of the ''Australian Wesleyan'' [[Kingsley Ridgway]] in 1948, and was (despite being in Melbourne) until 2008 a member institute of the [[Sydney College of Divinity]].{{sfn|Emilsen|O'Brien|2016|p=272}}{{sfn|O'Brien|2018|p=95}}{{sfn|O'Brien|2018|p=101}}
Prior to 2008 Kingsley had operated autonomously, from 2008 it was associated with [[Booth College]];,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boothcollege.edu.au/|title=Booth College|publisher=Boothcollege.edu.au|accessdate=22 October 2014}}</ref> [[Nazarene Theological College (Australia)|Nazarene Theological College]] and the then Tabor College Victoria<ref>{{Cite web
| author1 = Dr Wynand J. de Kock, Principal Tabor Victoria
| author2 = The Revd Peter J. Dobson, Principal Kingsley College
| title = Kingsley College and Tabor Victoria - United Press Release: Christian Colleges Unite with 100 years' experience
| accessdate = 2008-10-18
| url = http://www.kingsley.edu.au/PressRelease/?ID=PRelease
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080719122507/http://www.kingsley.edu.au/PressRelease/?ID=PRelease <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-07-19}}</ref> (now [[Eastern College Australia]]).


It was originally known as the Wesleyan Methodist Bible College of [[Australia]];{{sfn|Emilsen|O'Brien|2016|p=272}} but in 1973 its name was changed to honour its founder upon his retirement.{{sfn|Kostlevy|2010|p=252}}
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Kingsley was a member of the [[South Pacific Association of Bible Colleges]] and the [[Sydney College of Divinity]], and was previously associated with the [[Australian College of Ministries]].
It was funded initially from donations made by Wesleyan Methodist church members in North America, reported by Ridgway as being "in the neighbourhood of one dollar (six shillings) per member over the whole connexion".{{sfn|O'Brien|2018|p=95}} Its first principal was professor Leo G. Cox, an American who was elected Conference President in 1948 after Ridgway.{{sfn|O'Brien|2018|p=95}}

In January 2008 it merged with [[Tabor (Australia)|Tabor Victoria]], with the majority of its staff and faculty and the whole of its library transferred to Tabor, with its original building and property scheduled to be sold.{{sfn|Patton|2010}}{{better source needed|date=December 2023}}{{sfn|de Kock|Dobson|2008}}{{third-party inline|date=December 2023}}
What was left of Kingsley provided only Methodist ministerial training under the umbrella of Tabor, with the tertiary education moving to Tabor.{{sfn|Patton|2010}}{{better source needed|date=December 2023}}{{sfn|de Kock|Dobson|2008}}{{third-party inline|date=December 2023}}

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{{cn-span|Kingsley was a member of the [[South Pacific Association of Bible Colleges]], and was previously associated with the [[Australian College of Ministries]].|date=December 2023}}

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{{cn-span|Currently theological education is provided under the auspices of Unity College Australia.|date=December 2023}}


==Principals==
==Principals==
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| The Revd Lionel Rose || 2003
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| The Revd Peter Dobson || 2004-2010
| The Revd Peter Dobson || 2004-2010{{cn|date=December 2023}}
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| The Revd Kevin Brown || 2010 – present
| The Revd Kevin Brown || 2010 – present{{cn|date=December 2023}}
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==References==
==References==
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== Sources ==
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* {{cite book|title=Methodism in Australia: A History|series=Routledge Methodist Studies Series|editor1-first=Glen|editor1-last=O'Brien|editor2-first=Hilary M.|editor2-last=Carey|publisher=Routledge|year=2016|isbn=9781317097099|author1-first=William|author1-last=Emilsen|author2-first=Glen|author2-last=O'Brien|chapter=The Continuing Methods Legacy, 1977&ndash;2014}}
* {{cite book|title=Wesleyan-Holiness Churches in Australia: Hallelujah under the Southern Cross|series=Routledge Methodist Studies Series|author1-first=Glen|author1-last=O'Brien|publisher=Routledge|year=2018|isbn=9781351189217}}
* {{cite encyclopaedia|encyclopaedia=The A to Z of the Holiness Movement|volume=164|author1-first=William|author1-last=Kostlevy|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|year=2010|isbn=9780810875913|article=Ridggway, Kingsley Mervin}}
*{{Cite press release|ref={{harvid|de Kock|Dobson|2008}}|author1=Dr Wynand J. de Kock, Principal Tabor Victoria|author2=The Revd Peter J. Dobson, Principal Kingsley College|title = Kingsley College and Tabor Victoria - United Press Release: Christian Colleges Unite with 100 years' experience|accessdate = 2008-10-18|url=http://www.kingsley.edu.au/PressRelease/?ID=PRelease|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719122507/http://www.kingsley.edu.au/PressRelease/?ID=PRelease <!-- Bot retrieved archive -->|archivedate=2008-07-19}}
* {{cite web|title=A brief history of the Pacific College of Graduate Studies|location=Melbourne, Australia|author1-first=Don|author1-last=Patton|url=http://www.bible.ca/tracks/Pacific-College-of-Graduate-Studies-Melbourne-Australia-brief-history.htm |date=2010}}
{{refend}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.kingsley.edu.au|Kingsley College}}
*{{Official website|http://www.kingsley.edu.au|Kingsley College}}
*[https://www.eastern.edu.au/ Eastern College Australia]

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Kingsley College was until 2008 a Wesleyan Methodist Church of Australia school of theology located in Melbourne, Australia.

Its student body had always been largely non-Wesleyan Methodist, and without the students from other Christian denominations the school probably could not have survived as long as it did.[1][2]

History

The college was founded by President of the Australian Wesleyan Methodist Conference and editor of the Australian Wesleyan Kingsley Ridgway in 1948, and was (despite being in Melbourne) until 2008 a member institute of the Sydney College of Divinity.[1][3][4]

It was originally known as the Wesleyan Methodist Bible College of Australia;[1] but in 1973 its name was changed to honour its founder upon his retirement.[5] It was funded initially from donations made by Wesleyan Methodist church members in North America, reported by Ridgway as being "in the neighbourhood of one dollar (six shillings) per member over the whole connexion".[3] Its first principal was professor Leo G. Cox, an American who was elected Conference President in 1948 after Ridgway.[3]

In January 2008 it merged with Tabor Victoria, with the majority of its staff and faculty and the whole of its library transferred to Tabor, with its original building and property scheduled to be sold.[6][better source needed][7][third-party source needed] What was left of Kingsley provided only Methodist ministerial training under the umbrella of Tabor, with the tertiary education moving to Tabor.[6][better source needed][7][third-party source needed]

Kingsley was a member of the South Pacific Association of Bible Colleges, and was previously associated with the Australian College of Ministries.[citation needed]

Currently theological education is provided under the auspices of Unity College Australia.[citation needed]

Principals

Principals of Kingsley College
Name Years of Service
Dr Leo G. Cox 1949-1955
The Revd Robert Mattke 1956-1961
The Revd James Ridgway 1961-1966
The Revd Arthur Calhoun 1967-1969
The Revd Aubrey Carnell 1970-1971
The Revd Dr James Ridgway 1972-1984
The Revd Dr David Wilson 1985-2002
The Revd Lionel Rose 2003
The Revd Peter Dobson 2004-2010[citation needed]
The Revd Kevin Brown 2010 – present[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b c Emilsen & O'Brien 2016, p. 272.
  2. ^ O'Brien 2018, p. 215.
  3. ^ a b c O'Brien 2018, p. 95.
  4. ^ O'Brien 2018, p. 101.
  5. ^ Kostlevy 2010, p. 252.
  6. ^ a b Patton 2010.
  7. ^ a b de Kock & Dobson 2008.

Sources

  • Emilsen, William; O'Brien, Glen (2016). "The Continuing Methods Legacy, 1977–2014". In O'Brien, Glen; Carey, Hilary M. (eds.). Methodism in Australia: A History. Routledge Methodist Studies Series. Routledge. ISBN 9781317097099.
  • O'Brien, Glen (2018). Wesleyan-Holiness Churches in Australia: Hallelujah under the Southern Cross. Routledge Methodist Studies Series. Routledge. ISBN 9781351189217.
  • Kostlevy, William (2010). "Ridggway, Kingsley Mervin". The A to Z of the Holiness Movement. Vol. 164. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780810875913.
  • Dr Wynand J. de Kock, Principal Tabor Victoria; The Revd Peter J. Dobson, Principal Kingsley College. "Kingsley College and Tabor Victoria - United Press Release: Christian Colleges Unite with 100 years' experience" (Press release). Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2008.
  • Patton, Don (2010). "A brief history of the Pacific College of Graduate Studies". Melbourne, Australia.

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