Tyndale House (Cambridge)
Encyclopedia
Tyndale House is an independent biblical studies library
with a Christian foundation. Founded in 1944, it aims to provides specialist resources in support of research into the Old Testament
, New Testament
and relevant historical backgrounds.
. As such, it has many readers who are doctoral students from the University of Cambridge
studying either in the Faculty of Divinity
or the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. In addition, Tyndale House also houses students and scholars from around the world working at postgraduate level. Scholars who have spent time at Tyndale House include John Stott
, D.A. Carson, Wayne Grudem
, J.I. Packer, and John Piper
.
Tyndale House also houses the Kirby Laing Institute for Christian Ethics
, supported by the Kirby Laing Foundation (established by John Laing). KLICE seeks to promote a Christian understanding of ethics, both in research and in public discourse.
The academic society associated with Tyndale House is the Tyndale Fellowship – an international fellowship of Christians who are engaged in biblical and theological research. The Tyndale Bulletin
is the journal of Tyndale House and of the Tyndale Fellowship, and is published twice a year.
Thomas A. Noble has written about the history of Tyndale House and the Tyndale Fellowship in his book Tyndale House and Fellowship: The first sixty years (IVP, 2006).
Library
In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
with a Christian foundation. Founded in 1944, it aims to provides specialist resources in support of research into the Old Testament
Old Testament
The Old Testament, of which Christians hold different views, is a Christian term for the religious writings of ancient Israel held sacred and inspired by Christians which overlaps with the 24-book canon of the Masoretic Text of Judaism...
, New Testament
New Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
and relevant historical backgrounds.
Description
Tyndale House is a residential centre for biblical studies in CambridgeCambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
. As such, it has many readers who are doctoral students from the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
studying either in the Faculty of Divinity
Faculty of Divinity, Cambridge
Divinity has been taught in the University of Cambridge since its foundation in the early 13th century . The Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity is the oldest professorial chair in the university, being established in 1502...
or the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. In addition, Tyndale House also houses students and scholars from around the world working at postgraduate level. Scholars who have spent time at Tyndale House include John Stott
John Stott
John Robert Walmsley Stott CBE was an English Christian leader and Anglican cleric who was noted as a leader of the worldwide Evangelical movement. He was one of the principal authors of the Lausanne Covenant in 1974...
, D.A. Carson, Wayne Grudem
Wayne Grudem
Wayne A. Grudem is a Protestant theologian and author. He was born in 1948 in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin and married Margaret White on June 6, 1969 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin...
, J.I. Packer, and John Piper
John Piper (theologian)
John Stephen Piper is a Christian preacher and author, currently serving as Pastor for Preaching and Vision of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota...
.
Tyndale House also houses the Kirby Laing Institute for Christian Ethics
Kirby Laing Institute for Christian Ethics
The Kirby Laing Institute for Christian Ethics is an independent, evangelical organisation that promotes the study and understanding of Christian ethics. KLICE was founded in 2006, and is based at Tyndale House in Cambridge, England....
, supported by the Kirby Laing Foundation (established by John Laing). KLICE seeks to promote a Christian understanding of ethics, both in research and in public discourse.
The academic society associated with Tyndale House is the Tyndale Fellowship – an international fellowship of Christians who are engaged in biblical and theological research. The Tyndale Bulletin
Tyndale Bulletin
The Tyndale Bulletin is an academic journal published by Tyndale House in Cambridge....
is the journal of Tyndale House and of the Tyndale Fellowship, and is published twice a year.
Thomas A. Noble has written about the history of Tyndale House and the Tyndale Fellowship in his book Tyndale House and Fellowship: The first sixty years (IVP, 2006).