In 1986 the College set up a Trust to conduct an annual series of public lectures. Each New College lecturer is asked to take up some important issue or aspect of contemporary society and to comment on it from the standpoint of their Christian faith and professional expertise. These lectures have become an important public event and have attracted large interest and generated much discussion. The inaugural New College lectures were delivered in 1987 by Professor Malcolm Jeeves of the University of St Andrews, Scotland, and in subsequent years lecturers have come from Australian and overseas universities as well as the wider community. The 2005 New College Lecture series had the largest audiences in the lectures history with the important topic of Church and State addressed by The Hon John Anderson, The Hon Kevin Rudd and Rev Dr Andrew Cameron (Moore College). Over 850 people attended over two nights to hear this landmark lecture series. The topic in 2006 was Children in the Spotlight: issues in Early Childhood and Parenting presented by Professor Kim Oates, peadiatrician and former CEO of the Children’s Hospital at Westmead. In 2007 we chartered the topic of Moral Wakefulness when the worlds leading Christian ethicist, Professor Oliver O'Donovan delivered his landmark series. The New College lectures are now in their 23rd year. Find out more about this year’s or past New College Lectures»
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