Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge
 | |
| Established | 1959 |
|---|---|
| Location | , , 52°12′07″N 0°06′29″E / 52.2019°N 0.1080°E |
| Campus | Sidgwick Site |
| Website | www |
Divinity has been taught in the University of Cambridge since its foundation in the early 13th century,[1] around the time that the University itself was founded.[2] The Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity is the oldest professorial chair in the University, being established in 1502.[1] Divinity (in some form or other) is one of only two subjects to have been taught continuously throughout the history of the University.[3]
The Faculty Today
The Faculty is now situated on the University's Sidgwick Site,[4] in the west of the city, with the current Faculty building being officially opened in 2001.[5] It is part of the Cambridge Theological Federation, offering academic training to ordinands as well as to the University's own undergraduates.[6]
The current undergraduate degree is called "Theological and Religious Studies" rather than Divinity, reflecting the range of topics and diversification in the field covered by the teaching.[7]
Subject Areas
Thematic and disciplinary areas of teaching and research in the Faculty of Divinity:[8]
- Old Testament
- New Testament
- Christian Theology
- History of Christianity
- Philosophy of Religion
- Religious Studies
- Late antiquity
- Hebrew, Jewish, Early Christian
- World Christianities
- Scriptural languages
Notable Senior Members
The following are notable past and present senior members of the Faculty of Divinity.[9]
Past
- Erasmus of Rotterdam
- Thomas Cranmer
- Nicholas Ridley
- Donald MacKinnon
- G. H. Lampe
- Michael Ramsey
- C. H. Dodd
- Joseph Barber Lightfoot
- Nicholas Lash
- Geoffrey M. Styler
- J. A. T. Robinson
- David Ford
- Morna Hooker
Present
References
- ^ a b A brief history of theology at Cambridge, Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge,
- ^ 800 Years of History: Cambridge through the Centuries, University of Cambridge.
- ^ Introductory lecture, Divinity faculty, October 2008
- ^ Official Map:Sidgwick Site, University of Cambridge.
- ^ plaque, Faculty of Divinity building
- ^ The Bachelor of Theology for Ministry (BTh), Cambridge Theological Foundation, University of Cambridge.
- ^ The undergraduate Tripos.
- ^ Subject areas, Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge.
- ^ Staff, Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge.
Bibliography
David M. Thompson, Cambridge Theology in the Nineteenth Century: Enquiry, Controversy and Truth (London: Ashgate, 2008).
