Can We Speak of a Regent’s Tradition? A Modest Attempt

This article engages with the writings of three principals of Regent's Park College, once the college had moved to Oxford in 1927: Henry Wheeler Robinson, Barrie White, and Paul Fiddes. It seeks to discern a ‘Regent's tradition’ regarding the purpose of education, namely theological and mi...

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Main Author: Goodliff, Andy (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2025
In: Baptist quarterly
Year: 2025, Volume: 56, Issue: 4, Pages: 250-260
IxTheo Classification:FB Theological education
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KDG Free church
Further subjects:B Tradition
B Baptist
B Regent's Park College
B ministerial formation
B Oxford
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Summary:This article engages with the writings of three principals of Regent's Park College, once the college had moved to Oxford in 1927: Henry Wheeler Robinson, Barrie White, and Paul Fiddes. It seeks to discern a ‘Regent's tradition’ regarding the purpose of education, namely theological and ministerial. It argues this is best captured an emphasis on the formation of intellect within a broad horizon and the formation of the person within community within a context of Baptist identity.
ISSN:2056-7731
Contains:Enthalten in: Baptist quarterly
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/0005576X.2025.2490333