Charles E. Raven
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge (1947–1949) | |
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Church | Church of England |
Ordained | 1909[1] |
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Alma mater | Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge |
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Discipline | Theology |
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Charles Earle Raven
Career
Raven was born in Paddington, London on 4 July 1885,[11] and was educated at Uppingham School.[12][13] He obtained an open classical scholarship at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge,[11] and then became lecturer in divinity, fellow and dean of Emmanuel College, Cambridge.[14] In 1932, he was elected Regius Professor of Divinity at Cambridge, a position he held until 1950.[11] He was Master of Christ's College, Cambridge (1939–1950).[11]
He was a
He first married Margaret Ermyntrude Buchanan Wollaston in 1910, with whom he had four children.
His third marriage was to Hélène Jeanty, a Belgian widow whose husband had been killed by the occupying Germans in World War II. They met while she was working for the World Council of Churches (WCC). They worked together on reconciliation between students of different races, a continuation of her WCC work helping displaced Jews and Germans. She outlived Raven, dying on 9 October 1990 and, continuing the charitable work during her lifetime, left £150,000 to Christ's College to support medical students from overseas.[16]
Raven was the
Some of his writings have been described as an early example of ecotheology.[18][verification needed]
Evolution
Raven was an advocate of
Historian Peter J. Bowler has written that Raven's book The Creator Spirit, "outlined the case for a nonmaterialistic biology as the foundation for a renewed natural theology."[19]
List of selected publications
- What think ye of Christ? (1916)
- Christian Socialism, 1848-1854 (1920)
- Apollinarianism: An Essay on the Christology of the Early Church (1923)
- In Praise of Birds (1925)
- The Creator Spirit (1927)
- Women and the Ministry (1929)
- A Wanderer's Way (1929)
- The Life and Teaching of Jesus Christ (1933)
- Raven, Charles E. (1950) [1942]. John Ray, naturalist: his life and works (2nd ed.). Cambridge [England]: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521310833.
- Science, Religion, and the Future, a course of eight lectures (1943)
- Raven, Charles E. (1947). English Naturalists from Neckam to Ray: A Study of the Making of the Modern World. ISBN 978-1-108-01634-6.
- Alex Wood: the man and his message (1952)
- The Theological Basis of Christian Pacifism. London: The Fellowship of Reconciliation (1952)
- Natural Religion and Christian Theology (1953)
- Science, Medicine and Morals: A Survey and a Suggestion (1959)
- Paul and the Gospel of Jesus (1960)
- Teilhard de Chardin: Scientist and Seer (1962)
See also
References
Footnotes
- ^ a b c d e f Randall 2015, p. 22.
- ^ a b Randall 2015, p. 35.
- ^ a b Randall 2015, p. 21.
- ^ Randall 2015, p. 40.
- ^ a b Pepper, Simon (10 October 2005). "Andrew Raven". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ Randall 2015, pp. 29–30.
- ^ Randall 2015, pp. 31–32.
- ^ Hefner 2001, p. 234.
- ^ Randall 2015, p. 36.
- ^ Klaaren 1977, p. 4.
- ^ a b c d Randall 2015, p. 20.
- ^ Butler 1965, p. 254; Randall 2015, p. 21.
- ^ a b c Poon, Heidi (18 August 2014). "Charles Earle Raven". The Gifford Lectures. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ Randall 2015.
- ^ Brock & Young 1999, p. 101.
- ^ "Spotlight on Hélène Jeanty-Raven". Pieces (Christ's College Newsletter), Lent Term 2021 (40): 11. February 2021.
- ^ Butler 1965, p. 256.
- ^ Bouma-Prediger 2017, pp. 145–158.
- ^ a b Bowler 2004, pp. 61–62.
Bibliography
- Bouma-Prediger, Steven (2017). Early Ecotheology and Joseph Sittler. Lit Verlag. ISBN 978-3-643-90837-7.
- ISBN 978-0-521-81516-1.
- ISBN 978-0-8156-8125-0.
- Butler, F. H. C. (1965). "Obituary: Charles Earle Raven (1885–1964)". The British Journal for the History of Science. 2 (3): 254–256. JSTOR 4024940.
- ISBN 978-0-8028-2414-1.
- ISBN 978-0-8028-1683-2.
- Randall, Ian M. (2015). "Evangelical Spirituality, Science, and Mission: A Study of Charles Raven (1885–1964), Regius Professor of Divinity, Cambridge University". Anglican and Episcopal History. 84 (1): 20–48. JSTOR 43685075.
Further reading
- Dillistone, F. W. (1975). Charles Raven: Naturalist, Historian, Theologian. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.