The Bible College Movement in the UK

The UK Bible Colleges were seminal for similar
colleges throughout the world and, although a few recent studies on individual colleges have signalled
a growing interest, no study of them as a movement
and the dramatic changes they went through,
especially since the Second World War, has yet been
attempted. This book maps out a framework for
understanding these colleges and tells the story of
their founding and growth in three main chapters;
beginnings to the First World War, the inter-war
years and the post Second World War period. It
explains their importance in the various eras of
their life from the earliest missionary training
homes to the sophisticated university affiliated
colleges of today and presents a vision for the
future. It will be of special importance for
students of mission and those seeking to understand
Evangelicalism.

Autorentext

Dr Graham Cheesman was for 17 years principal of the Belfast Bible College, a constituent college of the Institute of Theology the Queens University Belfast, is the Director of the Centre for Theological Education, Belfast and a council member of the European Evangelical Accrediting Association.

Klappentext

The UK Bible Colleges were seminal for similar colleges throughout the world and, although a few recent studies on individual colleges have signalled a growing interest, no study of them as a movement and the dramatic changes they went through, especially since the Second World War, has yet been attempted. This book maps out a framework for understanding these colleges and tells the story of their founding and growth in three main chapters; beginnings to the First World War, the inter-war years and the post Second World War period. It explains their importance in the various eras of their life from the earliest missionary training homes to the sophisticated university affiliated colleges of today and presents a vision for the future. It will be of special importance for students of mission and those seeking to understand Evangelicalism.