- Ridley Hall, Cambridge
Ridley Hall is a
theological college inCambridge in theUnited Kingdom which trains intending ministers for theChurch of England and other churches.Although not part of the
University of Cambridge Ridley Hall maintains close ties with the university and many of its students are awarded qualifications by the university Faculty of Divinity, as well asAnglia Ruskin University . Ridley Hall teaching tends towards an evangelical theology. It is one of three Church of England theological colleges (the others beingTrinity College, Bristol andCranmer Hall in Durham) which self-identify as "Open Evangelical". [ [http://www.ridley.cam.ac.uk/general.html#1 FAQs - What does "Open Evangelical" actually mean?] at Ridley Hall website. Retrieved on September 9, 2006.] [Kings, 2003. [http://www.fulcrum-anglican.org.uk/page.cfm?ID=2 "Canal, River and Rapids: Contemporary Evangelicalism in the Church of England"] by Graham Kings, published in the journal Anvil Vol 20 No 3, September 2003, pp167-184. Retrieved on September 9, 2006.] The current principal of Ridley is the Rev'd Canon DrChristopher Cocksworth who was approved onMarch 3 2008 for election to the role ofBishop of Coventry . [cite web
url = http://www.coventry.anglican.org/news/pressreleases/opt/1/item/255
title = New Bishop of Coventry
accessdate = 2008-03-04
date =3 March 2008
publisher = Coventry Diocese]Notable staff and alumni
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Jeremy Begbie
*Christopher John Cocksworth
*Timothy Dudley-Smith
*Michael Nazir-Ali
*Gavin Peacock
*John Sentamu
*David Sheppard
*John Stott
*David Watson
*David WenhamReferences
External links
* [http://www.ridley.cam.ac.uk Ridley Hall site]
* [http://www.theofed.cam.ac.uk Cambridge Theological Federation site]
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