Charles E. Raven
Charles Earle Raven (4 July 1885—8 July 1964) was an English theologian, Regius Professor of Divinity at Cambridge, and Master of Christ's College, Cambridge. His works have been influential in the history of science publishing on the positive effects that theology has had upon modern science.[1]
During the First World War he served as a chaplain to the forces and what he witnessed led him to take a pacifist position, a subject which again he wrote on extensively for the rest of his life. As a pacifist, he was an active supporter of the Peace Pledge Union and the Fellowship of Reconciliation.[2]
Charles Raven was the father of John Raven, the classical scholar and botanist, and grandfather of Andrew Raven and Sarah Raven.[3]
He won the James Tait Black Award in 1947 for his book English Naturalists from Neckam to Ray.
Charles Raven was educated at Uppingham. He was a clergyman in the Church of England and attained the rank of canon.
Published works
- What think ye of Christ? (1916)
- Christian Socialism, 1848-1854 (1920)
- Apollinarianism; an essay on the Christology of the Early Church (1923)
- Women and the Ministry (1929)
- A Wanderer's Way (1929)
- The Life and Teaching of Jesus Christ (1933)
- John Ray, naturalist, his life and works (1942)
- Science, Religion, and the Future, a course of eight lectures (1943)
- English Naturalists from Neckam to Ray; a study of the making of the modern world (1947)
- Alex Wood: the man and his message (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)
References
- ↑ Religious Origins of Modern Science, Eugene Marion Klaaren, Eerdmans, 1977, ISBN 0-8028-1683-5, 244 pages, p. 4
- ↑ Pacifism in the Twentieth Century, by Peter Brock and Nigel Young. Syracuse University Press, New York, 1999 ISBN 0-8156-8125-9 (p.101).
- ↑ Obituary of Andrew Raven, The Guardian 10 October 2005
External links
- Works by or about Charles E. Raven in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
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Regius Professor of Divinity at Cambridge 1932–1950 |
Succeeded by Michael Ramsey |
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Master of Christ's College, Cambridge 1939–1950 |
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| Preceded by Henry Thirkill |
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge 1947–1949 |
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