The Bampton Lectures were inaugurated at the University of Oxford in 1780 at the behest of William Bampton. Bampton, who left Oxford a generous bequest of land and estates, stipulated that the university in turn establish an annual series of eight lectures to be delivered in the University Church. His will specifically required that:
- The Oxford and Cambridge college heads choose the lecturers
- No person be qualified to preach unless he or she hold at least an MA from one of the two universities
- The same person never preach twice
- The lectures be published within two months of their delivery
The Bampton Lecture Series (127 vols.) contains over 1,000 lectures from over 100 theologians and preachers. Spanning 1780 to 1920, these lectures cover a wide spectrum of theological topics. From the topical debates of the nineteenth century—biblical inerrancy, creation and evolution, the Oxford movement, and more—to entire volumes dedicated to Jesus’ life, the Reformation, and primitive Church history, this collection has it all.
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