Friday, August 29, 2008

Lectures on Thomas Moore - 4 Sept 2008

Peter Bolt, lecturer at Moore Theological College will be delivering two free half hour lectures at the college (1 King St, Newtown) on Thursday 4th September at 7.30pm. They will be exploratory of Thomas Moore's life, and illustrative of his christianity.

THOMAS MOORE AND THE RUM REBELLION
200 years ago Australia had its only military insurrection. Thomas Moore was amongst those who signed the order for William Bligh¹s arrest. Bligh, in turn, placed him on the list of persons prohibited to leave the colony.
What does the founder of a theological college have to do with an armed Overthrow of the Government?

THOMAS MOORE THE PHILANTHROPIST:
THE MAN WHO GAVE AWAY $1.67 BILLION
Thomas Moore is on BRW's All Time 200 Rich List. We continue to benefit from Moore's generosity, but how much did he actually have, and where did his money come from?

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