The Right Reverend Associate Professor Tom Frame (b. 1962, Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian Christian Minister of religion, historian, academic, author, and social commentator. 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... This is about the city of Sydney in Australia. ... Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. ... For other types of minister, see Minister In Christian churches, a minister is a man or woman who serves a congregation or participates in a role in a parachurch ministry; such persons can minister as a Pastor, Preacher, Bishop, Chaplain, Deacon or Elder. ... An historian is someone who writes history, a written accounting of the past. ... Plato is credited with the inception of academia: the body of knowledge, its development and transmission across generations. ... Cosette Dwyer is an amazing author. ... A commentator is an individual who comments on sports, politics, current events, or public issues; synonyms include pundit. ...

Frame was raised in Wollongong by his adoptive parents. Wollongong is an industrial city located on the eastern coast of Australia in the state of New South Wales. ... Adoption is the legal act of permanently placing a child with a parent (or parents) other than the birth parents. ...

Career

He joined the Royal Australian Naval College, HMAS Creswell, as a 16 year-old Cadet Midshipman in January 1979. He studied Asian history at the University of New South Wales graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (honours), and was awarded the W.J. Liu Memorial Prize for Excellence in Chinese Studies in 1984. The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force. ... HMAS Creswell is a shore establishment of the Royal Australian Navy, a part of the Australian Defence Force, and consists of the Royal Australian Naval College (RANC), The RAN School of Survivability and Ships Safety, Kalkara Flight, and the Beecroft Weapons Range and an administrative support department. ... A midshipman is a subordinate officer, or alternatively a commissioned officer of the lowest rank, in the navies of several English-speaking countries. ... For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... The University of New South Wales or UNSW is a university situated in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... A B.A. issused as a certificate Bachelor of Arts (B.A., BA or A.B.), from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus is an undergraduate bachelors degree awarded for either a course or a program in the liberal arts or the sciences, or both. ...

Frame was the Inaugural Summer Vacation Scholar at the Australian War Memorial in 1985, then completed his training in HMA Ships Jervis Bay and Supply before serving in the shore establishment HMAS Cerberus as an instructor. He took on the additional duties as director of the base's museum and was a consultant to the Australian National Maritime Museum, meanwhile studying for a Diploma in Education from the University of Melbourne. The eternal flame at the heart of the Memorial keeps the spirit of the fallen alive The Australian War Memorial The Australian War Memorial is Australias national memorial to the members of all its armed forces and supporting organizations who have died in the wars of the Commonwealth of... HMAS Jervis Bay (AGT-203) was a passenger-cargo ship built by the State Dockyard at Newcastle, New South Wales as the MV Australian Trader, launched on 17 February 1969 and operated as a ferry in Bass Strait. ... HMAS Supply (AO-195) was a Tide class fleet oiler laid down by Harland and Wolff Limited at Belfast in Northern Ireland on 5 August 1952, launched on 1 September 1954 and operated by the British Admiralty with a civilian crew as the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Tide Austral. ... HMAS Cerberus is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... HMAS Onslow and HMAS Vampire at the Australian National Maritime Museum Admiralty Pattern anchors from training ship NSS Vernon (1839) modified for mooring, now Merchant Navy memorial Exhibits in the Tasman Light gallery include a Fresnel lens from a lighthouse on Tasman Island, southern Tasmania, and a Royal Australian Navy... The Old Quad Building, formerly Old Law The University of Melbourne, located in Melbourne, Victoria, is the second oldest university in Australia, and the oldest in Victoria. ...

Lieutenant Frame was appointed Research Officer to the Chief of Naval Staff at Navy Office in Canberra during 1988. Two years later he undertook study in military history at the Australian Defence Force Academy leading to the award of a PhD in October 1991, taking as his thesis topic the HMAS Voyager disaster. He served as a staff officer at the Headquarters, Australian Defence Force, then resigned from the RAN in 1992. The ADFA Shield The Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) is a tri-service military Academy that provides military and tertiary academic education for junior officers of the Australian Defence Force in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Australian Regular Army (ARA) and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). ... PhD usually refers to the academic title Doctor of Philosophy PhD can also refer to the manga Phantasy Degree This is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named Voyager. ... The Australian Defence Force numbers about 53,000 full-time active duty personnel plus another 20,700 reservists. ...

Ministry

Frame then completed a Master of Theology degree with a thesis entitled The Delphic Sword: Reconciling Christianity and Military Service in Australia, and trained for the priesthood in the Anglican Church of Australia in the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn. “M.S.” redirects here. ... At Wikiversity you can learn more and teach others about Theology at: The School of Theology Theology finds its scholars pursuing the understanding of and providing reasoned discourse of religion, spirituality and God or the gods. ... A priesthood is a body of priests, shamans, or oracles who are thought to have special religious authority or function. ... Arms of the Anglican Church of Australia The Anglican Church of Australia, a member church of the Anglican Communion, was previously officially known as the Church of England in Australia and Tasmania (renamed in 1981). ...

He was ordained in 1993 and appointed curate of St John’s Church in Wagga Wagga and a Visiting Scholar at Charles Sturt University. In 1995, he was inducted as Rector of St James’ church, Binda. Ordination is the process in which clergy become authorized by their religious denomination and/or seminary to perform religious rituals and ceremonies. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Wagga Wagga New South Wales, Australia, lies on the Murrumbidgee River and is that states largest inland city as well as being an important agricultural, military, educational and transport hub. ... CD Blake Auditorium, Bathurst campus, CSU Charles Sturt University (CSU) is an Australian multi-campus university in New South Wales. ... The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings, but all of them indicate someone who is in charge of something. ...

In 1996-97, he took leave in England and completed an Master of Arts (Honours) in Applied Theology at the University of Kent at Canterbury as the Lucas Tooth Scholar, and ministered in the United Benefice of Hever, Four Elms and Markbeech in the Diocese of Rochester. Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate course of one or two years in duration. ... The University of Kent is a plate glass campus university in Kent, England. ... St Peters St, Canterbury, from the West Gate, 1993 Canterbury (Latin: Duroverum) is a cathedral city in the county of Kent in southeast England. ... Originally a benefice was a gift of land for life as a reward (Latin beneficium, means to do well) for services rendered. ... Hever is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. ... Four Elms is a village within the civil parish of Hever in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. ... Markbeech is a village in the civil parish of Hever in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. ... The Diocese of Rochester forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. ...

He became Rector of St Philip’s Bungendore in January 1999 and was appointed Lecturer (half-time) in Public Theology in St Mark’s National Theological Centre at Canberra in 2000.

On 28 June 2001, he was consecrated bishop, and appointed as the fifth Anglican Bishop to the Australian Defence Force. June 28 is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 186 days remaining. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about a title or office in religious bodies. ... The Australian Defence Force numbers about 53,000 full-time active duty personnel plus another 20,700 reservists. ...

Academic career

In January 2007 he relinquished his position as Anglican Bishop to the Defence Force to commence a new position as Director (with the title of Associate Professor) of St Mark's National Theological Centre at Barton in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, a college of Charles Sturt University. Categories: Suburbs of Canberra (incomplete) | Suburbs of Canberra ... For other meanings see Canberra (disambiguation). ... CD Blake Auditorium, Bathurst campus, CSU Charles Sturt University (CSU) is an Australian multi-campus university in New South Wales. ...

Social comment

Tom Frame is a regular commentator on radio, notably the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, on military history, church history, and social matters. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation or ABC is Australias national non-profit public broadcaster. ...

Bishop Frame was the only Anglican bishop to support the Government of Australia in its support for the March 2003 invasion of Iraq. On 18 June 2004 he recanted that support in a newspaper article titled Forgive me, I was wrong on Iraq in which he said in part, "... in the absence of any clear mitigation, there is no alternative to concluding that the March 2003 invasion was neither just nor necessary." going on to say, "I continue to seek God's forgiveness for my complicity in creating a world in which this sort of action was ever considered to be necessary." ^[1] The Commonwealth of Australia is a constitutional monarchy, a federation, and a parliamentary democracy. ... June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Family

He married Helen in 1993. They have two daughters, and live in Canberra.

Frame met his birth mother in the late 1990s, but remains much closer to his adoptive parents, which he discussed in his autobiography, Binding Ties: an experience of adoption and reunion in Australia (1999).

Publications

Dr Frame is the author of some 20 books, incuding:

• First In, Last Out! The Navy at Gallipoli (1990)
• The Garden Island (1990)
• He was convenor of the first Australian Naval History Seminar and co-edited its proceedings, Reflections on the RAN (1991)
• Where Fate Calls: The HMAS Voyager Tragedy (on which the 1992 Australian Broadcasting Corporation's 4 Corners television documentary The Cruel Legacy was based)
• Pacific Partners: A History of Australian-American Naval Relations (1992)
• HMAS Sydney: Loss and Controversy (on which the 1993 Channel 9 television documentary No Survivor was based)
• Mutiny! Naval Insurrections in Australia and New Zealand.
• Binding Ties: an experience of adoption and reunion in Australia (1999), his autobiography
• The Shores of Gallipoli: Naval Aspects of the Anzac Campaign (2000)
• Living by the Sword? The Ethics of Armed Intervention (2004) (second prize, 2005 Australian Christian Literature Society's Australian Christian Book of the Year awards)

He co-authored: Gallipoli peninsula (Turkish: , Greek: ) is located in Turkish Thrace, the European part of Turkey, with the Aegean Sea to the west and the Dardanelles straits to the east. ... The Australian Broadcasting Corporation or ABC is Australias national non-profit public broadcaster. ... Four Corners is Australias longest-running and most respected investigative journalism/current affairs television program. ... A documentary is a work in a visual or auditory medium presenting political, scientific, social, or historical subjects in a factual and informative manner. ... Channel 9 refers to several television stations, among them are: Nine Network, Australia Channel 9, Malaysia C9TV, Northern Ireland WCPO, Cincinnati, Ohio Channel 9, MSDN Channel 9 is also the name of a fictional television channel on the comedy sketch show series, The Fast Show This is a disambiguation page...

• Where the Rivers Run: A History of the Anglican Parish of Wagga Wagga (1995)
• Labouring in Vain: A History of Bishopthorpe (1996)
• The Seven Churches of Binda: the history of an Anglican rural parish (1998)
• A Church for a Nation (2000), a commissioned history of the Anglican Diocese of Canberra & Goulburn,

External links

• St Mark's National Theological Centre
• [Anglican Bishop to the Australian Defence Force]

References

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