Paul F Cooper
Paul is a Research Fellow at Christ College and his current area of research is Philanthropy in Australian Colonial History. Prior to this he was Senior Minister of Beecroft (2004-13), full-time lecturer at the College (1990-2003), Senior Chaplain at The Scots College (1984-89) and minister of Tocumwal- Finley (1977-83). He has held various positions within the Presbyterian Church including Convener of Public Worship & Aids to Devotion Committee (1991-01), Convener of the NSW Presbyterian Social Services Committee (2002-10) and Convener of the NSW Theological Education Committee (2010-12). Before entering the ministry Paul was a Geologist with the Geological Survey, NSW Department of Mines. Paul is married to Megan and they have four adult children and one grandchild.
- 1969 Bachelor of Science (Honours) (University of New South Wales)
- 1975 Licentiate of Theology (Honours) (Australian College of Theology)
- 1976 Bachelor of Divinity (Honours) ( University of London)
- 1991 Master of Theology (Melbourne College of Divinity)
- 1998 Master of Adult Education (University of Technology, Sydney)
- 2013 Doctor of Philosophy (Macquarie University)
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"Views from the Non-Presbyterian Pew"
in Principle & Principal: The Other Side of the Rev Dr Peter Cameron Heresy Trial, edited by Paul F Cooper and David A Burke. Sydney: Eider Books, 2023.
"On Being the Media Spokesman"
in Principle & Principal: The Other Side of the Rev Dr Peter Cameron Heresy Trial, edited by Paul F Cooper and David A Burke. Sydney: Eider Books, 2023.
"Cameron and the PCA's Theological Trajectory"
in Principle & Principal: The Other Side of the Rev Dr Peter Cameron Heresy Trial, edited by Paul F Cooper and David A Burke. Sydney: Eider Books, 2023.
"Voting in the GANSW on the Appeals"
in Principle & Principal: The Other Side of the Rev Dr Peter Cameron Heresy Trial, edited by Paul F Cooper and David A Burke. Sydney: Eider Books, 2023.
"Introduction"
in Principle & Principal: The Other Side of the Rev Dr Peter Cameron Heresy Trial, edited by Paul F Cooper and David A Burke. Sydney: Eider Books, 2023.
"Sectarianism and the formation of Female Refuges in nineteenth-century Sydney"
Lucas 2/17 (2021): 105-123.
"The Patronage of the Sydney Female Refuge by Sir John and Lady Adelaide Young"
Lucas 2/15 (2020): 95-116.
"Liberty of Opinion"
in Read in the Light: the 1901 Declaratory Statement of the Presbyterian Church of Australia, edited by Paul F Cooper and David A Burke. Sydney: Eider Books, 2019.
"Background to the Declaratory Statement of 1901"
in Read in the Light: the 1901 Declaratory Statement of the Presbyterian Church of Australia, edited by Paul F Cooper and David A Burke. Sydney: Eider Books, 2019.
"Introduction"
in Read in the Light: the 1901 Declaratory Statement of the Presbyterian Church of Australia, edited by Paul F Cooper and David A Burke. Sydney: Eider Books, 2019.
"Professor John Smith: Theosophical Dabbler or Devotee?"
Church Heritage 20/4 (September 2018): 230-263.
"Presbyterian Social Services"
in Burning or Bushed: the Presbyterian Church 40 Years On, edited by Paul F Cooper and David A Burke. Sydney: Eider Books, 2017.
More Valuable Than Gold
More Valuable Than Gold: the philanthropy of John and Ann Goodlet, by Paul F Cooper. Sydney: Eider Books, 2015.
Australian Dictionary of Evangelical Biography Online Edition
Editor with articles on William Druce; Elizabeth Mary Goodlet; Mildred Isabel Parker; Isabella Price and Mary Roberts.
Philanthropists and Philanthropy in Australian Colonial History
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