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The '''Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide''' (CCCW) is a study, teaching and research centre in [[Cambridge, England]] and an Associate Institute of the [[Cambridge Theological Federation]]. The centre was established in 1881 by a trust that was created in memory of [[Henry Martyn]] (1781-1812), a Fellow of [[St John's College, Cambridge|St John’s College]], Cambridge who had been a missionary in India and Persia with the [[British East India Company]].<ref name="Henry Martyn">{{cite dictionary|last1=Benett|first1=Clinton|title=Henry Martyn|editor1-last=Anderson|editor1-first=Gerald|dictionary=Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions|date=1998|publisher=Macmillan|location=New York|page=438–439}}</ref> The Henry Martyn Memorial Hall was built in 1886-7 on Market Street next to Holy Trinity Church and served as gathering place for mission societies and student groups like the Cambridge Missionary Church Union (CMCU), the [[Cambridge Inter-Collegiate Christian Union]] (CICCU), the [[Young Men’s Christian Association]] (YMCA), and the [[Young Women’s Christian Association]] (YWCA).<ref>{{cite book|last1=Brooke|first1=Christopher N. L.|title=A History of the University of Cambridge, Vol. IV, 1870-1990|date=2004|publisher=Cambridge University Press|location=Cambridge, UK|page=132}}</ref> Faculty members and students of the university had direct ties to the [[Church Missionary Society]] (1799), the [[Universities' Mission to Central Africa|Universities’ Mission to Central Africa]] (1860), the [[China Inland Mission]] (1865), [[the Cambridge Seven]] (1884) and the [[Student Volunteer Movement]] (1886).
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The '''Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide''' (CCCW) is a study, teaching and research centre in [[Cambridge, England]] and an Associate Institute of the [[Cambridge Theological Federation]]. The centre has historic ties to members of the [[University of Cambridge]] who have been engaged in the practice and study of Christian missions. The CCCW library, now on the site of [[Westminster College, Cambridge|Westminster College]], a theological college of the United Reformed Church, formerly the Presbyterian Church of England, contains more than 10,000 books and over 100 journals related to the study of history and [[World Christianity]]. The library is associated with the [[Cambridge University Library]] (referred to as the University Library, or simply the UL). The archives of the CCCW<ref>{{cite web |title=Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide |url=https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/a?_ref=1835 |website=The National Archives |accessdate=February 26, 2020}}</ref> comprises materials related to the history of missions in Africa, Asia and Latin America, including the papers of [[John Edward Church]] (1899-1989), a graduate of [[Emmanuel College, Cambridge|Emmanuel College]], Cambridge, and a prominent leader in the [[East African Revival]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Henry Martyn Papers |url=http://www.mundus.ac.uk/cats/17/280.htm |website=Mundus Gateway to mission archives in the United Kingdom |accessdate=February 26, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Archive Catalogue |url=https://www.cccw.cam.ac.uk/archives/archive-catalogue/ |website=Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide |accessdate=February 23, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Ward |first1=Kevin |last2=Wild-wood |first2=Emma |title=The East African Revival: Histories and Legacies |date=2012 |publisher=Ashgate |location=Farnham, Surrey, UK}}</ref>


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During the 1990s the Henry Martyn Memorial Hall transitioned into a formal academic centre for research and study in history, missions and [[World Christianity]] at the University of Cambridge. In 1995 the was changed to the Henry Martyn Centre and in 1998 the centre became formally affiliated with the Cambridge Theological Federation and the [[Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge|Cambridge University Faculty of Divinity]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Cameron|first1=J. E. M.|title=Charles Simeon of Cambridge: Silhouettes and Skeletons|date=2019|publisher=Wipf & Stock|location=Eugene, OR|page=44}}</ref> In 2014 the centre became the Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide to reflect new trends in the study of missions and World Christianity.<ref name=":0">{{cite book|last1=Cabrita|first1=Joel|title=Relocating World Christianity|last2=Maxwell|first2=David|date=2017|publisher=Brill|location=Leiden|page=14}}</ref> The CCCW library, now on the site of [[Westminster College, Cambridge|Westminster College]], contains more than 10,000 books and over 100 journals related to the study of history and [[World Christianity]]. The library is associated with the [[Cambridge University Library]] (referred to as the University Library, or simply the UL). The archives of the CCCW<ref>{{cite web |title=Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide |url=https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/a?_ref=1835 |website=The National Archives |accessdate=February 26, 2020}}</ref> comprises materials related to the history of missions in Africa, Asia and Latin America, including the papers of [[John Edward Church]] (1899-1989), a graduate of [[Emmanuel College, Cambridge|Emmanuel College]], Cambridge, and a leader in the [[East African Revival]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Henry Martyn Papers |url=http://www.mundus.ac.uk/cats/17/280.htm |website=Mundus Gateway to mission archives in the United Kingdom |accessdate=February 26, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Archive Catalogue |url=https://www.cccw.cam.ac.uk/archives/archive-catalogue/ |website=Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide |accessdate=February 23, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Ward |first1=Kevin |last2=Wild-wood |first2=Emma |title=The East African Revival: Histories and Legacies |date=2012 |publisher=Ashgate |location=Farnham, Surrey, UK}}</ref> The British historian [[Brian Stanley (historian)|Brian Stanley]], served as the centre's director from 2000 to 2008 before becoming the Professor of World Christianity at the [[University of Edinburgh]].<ref>{{cite journal|date=July 2008|title=Noteworthy|journal=International Bulletin of Missionary Research|volume=32|issue=3|page=145}}</ref>
== History ==
The Henry Martyn Trust was established in 1881 on the centenary of the birth of [[Henry Martyn]] (1781-1812). Martyn was a graduate of [[St John's College, Cambridge|St John’s College]], Cambridge where he excelled in mathematics and linguistics. Upon graduation he became a Fellow at St John’s, but gave up a promising academic career to serve as a missionary and chaplain in India and Persia with the [[British East India Company]].<ref name="Henry Martyn">{{cite dictionary |last1=Benett |first1=Clinton |title=Henry Martyn |editor1-last=Anderson |editor1-first=Gerald |dictionary=Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions |date=1998 |publisher=Macmillan |location=New York |page=438–439}}</ref> He was directly influenced by his friendship with [[Charles Simeon]] (1759-1836), the Vicar of [[Holy Trinity Church, Cambridge|Holy Trinity Church]] in Cambridge, a supporter of overseas missions, and a founding member of the [[Church Missionary Society]] (1799).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ayler |first1=Scott D. |title=The Letters of Henry Martyn: East India Company Chaplain |date=2019 |publisher=Boydell |location=Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK}}</ref>

The Henry Martyn Memorial Hall was built in 1886-7 on Market Street next to Holy Trinity Church, the parish church Martyn attended during his days as a student. It served as a gathering place for mission societies and student groups like the Cambridge Missionary Church Union (CMCU), the [[Cambridge Inter-Collegiate Christian Union]] (CICCU), the [[Young Men’s Christian Association]] (YMCA), and the [[Young Women’s Christian Association]] (YWCA). A mission library was created in 1898 and the hall became a center for lectures on Christian missions.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Brooke |first1=Christopher N. L. |title=A History of the University of Cambridge, Vol. IV, 1870-1990 |date=2004 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridge, UK |page=132}}</ref> The building, with its flinted face, stone dressings and gothic arcade, is a Grade II [[listed building]] in Cambridge.<ref>{{cite web |title=Henry Martin Hall |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1126136 |website=Historic England |accessdate=February 22, 2020}}</ref>

During the nineteenth century, Martyn’s legacy inspired several generations of students to serve in overseas missions, and the University of Cambridge became an important nexus for overseas Protestant missionary activity.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Barclay |first1=Oliver R. |last2=Horn |first2=Robert M. |title=From Cambridge to the World: 125 Years of Student Witness |date=2002 |publisher=Inter-Varsity |location=Leicester, UK}}</ref> Faculty members and students of the university had direct ties to the [[Church Missionary Society]] (1799), the [[Universities' Mission to Central Africa|Universities’ Mission to Central Africa]] (1860), the [[China Inland Mission]] (1865), [[the Cambridge Seven]] (1884) and the [[Student Volunteer Movement]] (1886). Although missionary activity was palpable among university members in the late 1800s, during the twentieth century hundreds of Cambridge graduates volunteered to become missionaries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Randall |first1=Ian |title=The Cambridge Seventy: A Missionary Movement in Twentieth-Century Britain |date=2016 |publisher=Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide |location=Cambridge, UK}}</ref>

During the 1990s the Henry Martyn Memorial Hall transitioned into a formal academic centre for research and study. In 1992 [[Graham Kings]], a theologian and bishop who studied at Oxford and Cambridge, became the Henry Martyn Lecturer in [[Missiology]] with the Cambridge Theological Federation. The library of the Henry Martyn Memorial Hall was moved to Westminster College in 1995 and the name was changed to the Henry Martyn Centre. In 1998 the centre became affiliated with the Cambridge Theological Federation and the [[Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge|Cambridge University Faculty of Divinity]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cameron |first1=J. E. M. |title=Charles Simeon of Cambridge: Silhouettes and Skeletons |date=2019 |publisher=Wipf & Stock |location=Eugene, OR |page=44}}</ref>


== Research ==
== Research ==
The centre now publishes research on contemporary issues such as [[interfaith dialogue]], [[social justice]], missions history, the history of [[Evangelicalism]], and World Christianity. The British historian [[Brian Stanley (historian)|Brian Stanley]], served as the centre's director from 2000 to 2008 before becoming the Professor of World Christianity at the [[University of Edinburgh]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=Noteworthy |journal=International Bulletin of Missionary Research |date=July 2008 |volume=32 |issue=3 |page=145}}</ref> Stanley, who has been referred to as the doyen of British historians on missions and World Christianity, helped create an inter-university project for mission studies linking the universities of Cambridge, Edinburgh and London with the University of Wisconsin, Boston College and Fuller Theological Seminary.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kings |first1=Graham |title=An Indispensable Account of the Global History of Christianity |url=https://www.fulcrum-anglican.org.uk/articles/an-indispensable-account-of-the-global-history-of-christianity/ |website=[[Fulcrum (Anglican think tank)|Fulcrum]] |accessdate=February 26, 2020}}</ref> The [https://www.eerdmans.com/Products/CategoryCenter.aspx?CategoryId=SE!SHCM Studies in the History of Christian Missions] project produced twenty seven works on mission studies by established and emerging scholars. In 2014 the centre changed its name to the Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide to reflect new trends in the study of missions and World Christianity.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cabrita |first1=Joel |last2=Maxwell |first2=David |title=Relocating World Christianity |date=2017 |publisher=Brill |location=Leiden |page=14}}</ref>
CCCW has facilitated inter-university scholarship from Western and non-Western academics, linking together the universities of Cambridge, Edinburgh and London with the University of Wisconsin, Boston College and Fuller Theological Seminary.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kings |first1=Graham |title=An Indispensable Account of the Global History of Christianity |url=https://www.fulcrum-anglican.org.uk/articles/an-indispensable-account-of-the-global-history-of-christianity/ |website=[[Fulcrum (Anglican think tank)|Fulcrum]] |accessdate=February 26, 2020}}</ref> Scholars affiliated with the centre produce work on [[interfaith dialogue]], [[social justice]], missions history, the history of [[Evangelicalism]], and World Christianity.


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 20:46, 5 May 2020

  • Comment: This reads a little too much like a web page about their history. It also needs a little more context at the start--it took me two readings to realize that this organization is the successor to the the Henry Martyn Memorial Hall, and it left me unclear to what extent the HMMH was a formal organization, and how it was (and is ) supported. . DGG ( talk ) 18:20, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

The Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide (CCCW) is a study, teaching and research centre in Cambridge, England and an Associate Institute of the Cambridge Theological Federation. The centre was established in 1881 by a trust that was created in memory of Henry Martyn (1781-1812), a Fellow of St John’s College, Cambridge who had been a missionary in India and Persia with the British East India Company.[1] The Henry Martyn Memorial Hall was built in 1886-7 on Market Street next to Holy Trinity Church and served as gathering place for mission societies and student groups like the Cambridge Missionary Church Union (CMCU), the Cambridge Inter-Collegiate Christian Union (CICCU), the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA), and the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA).[2] Faculty members and students of the university had direct ties to the Church Missionary Society (1799), the Universities’ Mission to Central Africa (1860), the China Inland Mission (1865), the Cambridge Seven (1884) and the Student Volunteer Movement (1886).

During the 1990s the Henry Martyn Memorial Hall transitioned into a formal academic centre for research and study in history, missions and World Christianity at the University of Cambridge. In 1995 the was changed to the Henry Martyn Centre and in 1998 the centre became formally affiliated with the Cambridge Theological Federation and the Cambridge University Faculty of Divinity.[3] In 2014 the centre became the Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide to reflect new trends in the study of missions and World Christianity.[4] The CCCW library, now on the site of Westminster College, contains more than 10,000 books and over 100 journals related to the study of history and World Christianity. The library is associated with the Cambridge University Library (referred to as the University Library, or simply the UL). The archives of the CCCW[5] comprises materials related to the history of missions in Africa, Asia and Latin America, including the papers of John Edward Church (1899-1989), a graduate of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and a leader in the East African Revival.[6][7][8] The British historian Brian Stanley, served as the centre's director from 2000 to 2008 before becoming the Professor of World Christianity at the University of Edinburgh.[9]

Research

CCCW has facilitated inter-university scholarship from Western and non-Western academics, linking together the universities of Cambridge, Edinburgh and London with the University of Wisconsin, Boston College and Fuller Theological Seminary.[10] Scholars affiliated with the centre produce work on interfaith dialogue, social justice, missions history, the history of Evangelicalism, and World Christianity.

References

  1. ^ Benett, Clinton (1998). "Henry Martyn". In Anderson, Gerald (ed.). Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions. New York: Macmillan. p. 438–439.
  2. ^ Brooke, Christopher N. L. (2004). A History of the University of Cambridge, Vol. IV, 1870-1990. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 132.
  3. ^ Cameron, J. E. M. (2019). Charles Simeon of Cambridge: Silhouettes and Skeletons. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock. p. 44.
  4. ^ Cabrita, Joel; Maxwell, David (2017). Relocating World Christianity. Leiden: Brill. p. 14.
  5. ^ "Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide". The National Archives. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  6. ^ "Henry Martyn Papers". Mundus Gateway to mission archives in the United Kingdom. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  7. ^ "Archive Catalogue". Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  8. ^ Ward, Kevin; Wild-wood, Emma (2012). The East African Revival: Histories and Legacies. Farnham, Surrey, UK: Ashgate.
  9. ^ "Noteworthy". International Bulletin of Missionary Research. 32 (3): 145. July 2008.
  10. ^ Kings, Graham. "An Indispensable Account of the Global History of Christianity". Fulcrum. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
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