Ridley Hall, Cambridge

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Ridley Hall is a theological college in Cambridge in the United Kingdom which trains intending ministers for the Church 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 as Anglia Ruskin University. Ridley Hall teaching tends towards an evangelical theology. It is one of two Church of England theological colleges (the other being Trinity College, Bristol) which self-identify as "Open Evangelical".^[1]^[2] The current principal of Ridley is the Rev'd Canon Dr Christopher Cocksworth.

Notable staff and alumni

References

1. ^ FAQs - What does "Open Evangelical" actually mean? at Ridley Hall website. Retrieved on September 9, 2006.
2. ^ Kings, 2003. "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.

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