Westcott House, Cambridge
Encyclopedia
Westcott House is a Church of England
theological college based in Jesus Lane
located in the centre of the university
city of Cambridge
in the United Kingdom
.
Its main activity is training people for ordained ministry
in Anglican churches. Westcott House is a founder member of the Cambridge Theological Federation
.
The college has its origin in the Cambridge Clergy Training School which was founded by Brooke Foss Westcott
, then Regius Professor of Divinity
at the University of Cambridge
, in 1881.
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
theological college based in Jesus Lane
Jesus Lane
Jesus Lane is a historical street in central Cambridge, England. The street links with the junction of Bridge Street and Sidney Street to the west. To the east is a roundabout. To the south is King Street, running parallel with Jesus Lane and linking at the roundabout. The road continues east as...
located in the centre of the university
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...
city of Cambridge
Cambridge
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in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
Its main activity is training people for ordained ministry
Holy Orders
The term Holy Orders is used by many Christian churches to refer to ordination or to those individuals ordained for a special role or ministry....
in Anglican churches. Westcott House is a founder member of the Cambridge Theological Federation
Cambridge Theological Federation
The Cambridge Theological Federation is an association of theological colleges, courses and houses, based in Cambridge, England. The Federation offers several joint theological programmes of study open to students in member institutions; these programmes are either validated by or are taught on...
.
The college has its origin in the Cambridge Clergy Training School which was founded by Brooke Foss Westcott
Brooke Foss Westcott
Brooke Foss Westcott was a British bishop, Biblical scholar and theologian, serving as Bishop of Durham from 1890 until his death.-Early life and education:...
, then Regius Professor of Divinity
Divinity (academic discipline)
Divinity is the study of Christian and other theology and ministry at a school, divinity school, university, or seminary. The term is sometimes a synonym for theology as an academic, speculative pursuit, and sometimes is used for the study of applied theology and ministry to make a distinction...
at 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...
, in 1881.
Principals of Westcott House
- 1887–1901 The Revd F. H. Chase
- 1901–1911 The Revd H. J. C. Knight
- 1912–1916 The Revd C. E. Lambert
- 1916–1919 Closed during the war
- 1919–1943 The Revd B. K. Cunningham
- 1943–1947 The Revd W. D. L. Greer
- 1948–1961 The Revd K. M. Carey
- 1962–1972 The Revd Canon P. K. WalkerPeter Knight WalkerPeter Knight Walker was an Anglican bishop.Walker was educated at Leeds Grammar School and The Queen's College, Oxford. During the Second World War he served in the RNVR and was then a teacher at The King's School, Peterborough and Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood before ordination in 1954...
- 1972–1981 The Revd M. SanterMark SanterMark Santer is an Anglican bishop in the last decades of the 20th century and the very early part of the 21st.Santer was educated at Marlborough College and Queens’ College, Cambridge before his ordination in 1964....
- 1981–1993 The Revd Canon Dr R. W. N. HoareRupert HoareRupert Hoare is a former Dean of Liverpool and Anglican Bishop of Dudley.He was born in Sussex and attended the Dragon School in Oxford before attending Rugby School...
- 1993–2006 The Revd Canon M. G. V. Roberts
- 2006– The Revd Canon M. A. Seeley