Oxford Centre For Ecclesiology And Practical Theology
The Oxford Centre for Ecclesiology and Practical Theology (OxCEPT) is a research centre based at Ripon College Cuddesdon Ripon College Cuddesdon is a Church of England theological college in Cuddesdon, a village outside Oxford, England. The College trains men and women for ministry in the Church of England: stipendiary, non-stipendiary, local ordained and lay mi .... Overview OxCEPT was founded in May 2006 by the Principal, Martyn Percy as a research-led and consultancy body to work with the church, developing ecclesiology and practical theology that enables the church to develop its polity and praxis for mission and ministry. The Centre initially worked through appointing Research Fellows who were funded by external grants. Initial funded research projects included a detailed ethnographic survey of a midlands diocese in the Church of England, exploring the dynamics of mission and ministry; and a fully-funded evaluation of the ‘Fresh Expressions’ movement. The centre's ...
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Ripon College Cuddesdon
Ripon College Cuddesdon is a Church of England theological college in Cuddesdon, a village outside Oxford, England. The College trains men and women for ministry in the Church of England: stipendiary, non-stipendiary, local ordained and lay ministry, through a wide range of flexible full-time and part-time programmes. History Ripon College Cuddesdon was formed from an amalgamation in 1975 of Cuddesdon College and Ripon Hall. The name of the college, which is incorporated by royal charter, deliberately contains no comma. Cuddesdon College and links with Oxbridge Samuel Wilberforce, Bishop of Oxford, founded Cuddesdon College in April 1853, as the Oxford Diocesan Seminary to train graduates from Oxford and Cambridge. Its original buildings, designed by the Diocesan Architect for Oxford G. E. Street, were built opposite the Cuddesdon Palace. The Neo-Gothic buildings are regarded as the first important design by Street and influenced much of his later work. The College opened in ...
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Martyn Percy
Martyn may refer to: *Martyn (surname), one of the Tribes of Galway and others * Martyn (given name) See also *Martin (other) * Marten (other) *Martin of Tours Martin of Tours ( la, Sanctus Martinus Turonensis; 316/336 – 8 November 397), also known as Martin the Merciful, was the third bishop of Tours. He has become one of the most familiar and recognizable Christian saints in France, heralded as th ...

Stephen Pickard
Stephen Kim Pickard (born 1952) is an Australian academic and retired Anglican bishop, who served as an assistant bishop in the Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn since 24 March 2012, and as Executive Director of the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture (part of the Faculty of Arts and Education at Charles Sturt University) from September 2013 until March 2022. He was consecrated in 2007 and previously served as an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Adelaide from 2007 to 2010, and as head of St Mark's National Theological Centre (and head of the School of Theology at Charles Sturt University) from 1998 to 2006. Pickard held a number of roles in relation to the Anglican Communion. Between 2001 and 2007 he served on the Communion’s Theological and Doctrinal Commission (IATDC). When the theological, doctrinal and ecumenical work of the Anglican Communion was gathered together under the Inter-Anglican Standing Commission on Unity, Faith and Order (IASCUFO), Pick ...
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Paula Gooder
Paula Gooder (born 1969) is a British theologian and Anglican lay reader, who specialises in the New Testament. She is Canon Chancellor of St Paul's Cathedral. She has previously taught at two theological colleges, Ripon College Cuddesdon and The Queen's Foundation, served as Theologian in Residence for the Bible Society (2013–2017), and as Director of Mission, Learning and Development in the Diocese of Birmingham (2017–2018). She is a freelance writer and speaker. Early life and education Gooder was born in 1969 in Manchester, England. From 1988 to 1992, she studied theology at Worcester College, Oxford, graduating with a first class Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree. She completed her Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree at The Queen's College, Oxford in 1998. Her doctoral thesis was titled "Only the third heaven?: 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 and heavenly ascent". Career From 1995 to 2001, Gooder was a tutor in Biblical Studies at Ripon College Cuddesdon, an Anglican theological coll ...
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Bible Colleges, Seminaries And Theological Colleges In England
The Bible (from Koine Greek , , 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures that are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, and many other religions. The Bible is an anthologya compilation of texts of a variety of formsbiblical languages, originally written in Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew, Aramaic, and Koine Greek. These texts include instructions, stories, poetry, and prophecies, among other genres. The collection of materials that are accepted as part of the Bible by a particular religious tradition or community is called a biblical canon. Believers in the Bible generally consider it to be a Biblical inspiration, product of divine inspiration, but the way they understand what that means and Biblical hermeneutics, interpret the text can vary. The religious texts were compiled by different religious communities into various official collections. The earliest contained the first five books of the Bible. It is called the Torah in Hebrew and the P ...
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