Ambassadors of Christ: Commemorating 150 Years of Theological Education in Cuddesdon 1854-2004

ISBN-13: 9781032099996 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 244 str.

Mark D. Chapman

Opis

Ambassadors of Christ commemorates 150 years of theological education in Cuddesdon College, Oxford. Presenting a detailed history of England's most famous theological college, Ambassadors of Christ also contributes to the wider discussion of theological education in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and discusses prospects for the future. The

Recenzje

'In the discussions now going forward about restructuring ministerial education, a book like the present volume has a huge contribution to make, not just to the intellectual and institutional history of the Church of England but to that Church’s self-understanding. As we read this excellent memoir of a history both brave and complex, we can be grateful that the Church of England has been so wonderfully served; and we can strengthen our resolve to make sure that such a service is still available to the Church of the future'. The Most Revd Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury '...this collection commemorates the 150th anniversary of a singularly Anglican institution, now styled Ripon College, Cuddesdon... All the contributions are lucidly written, informative historical essays... to single out essays is invidious since they are all of a high standard.' Theology 'This is a book to be read and enjoyed, not just by alumni of the two colleges, and church historians, but by all concerned with training for the ministry in the Church of today.' Church Times '... a stimulating insight into church life in the early years of the nineteenth century as well as some of the figures and controversies that dominated the period.' Contact 'It makes most fascinating reading, touching in its pages a wide range of aspects of how clergy should be trained today.' Anvil

Spis treści

Contents: Preface; Foreword, Most Revd Rowan Williams; Living the truth: Cuddesdon in the history of theological education, Mark D. Chapman; The founding of Cuddesdon: Liddon, ritualism and the forces of reaction, Andrew Atherstone; Wilberforce and pastoral theology, Alastair Redfern; Controversy renewed: partisan polemic and the great ritualist 'conspiracy', Andrew Atherstone; Ripon Hall, Henry Major and the shaping of English liberal theology, Michael W. Brierley; The triumph of wit: the Runcie years, Mark D. Chapman; An uneasy alliance: from the merger to the present day, Robert Jeffery; Appendices; Index.

O autorze

Mark D. Chapman is Vice Principal at Ripon College Cuddesdon, Oxford, UK.