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Philip Micklem (1876–1965), an Anglican priest who delivered the 1946 Bampton Lectures

The Bampton Lectures at the University of Oxford, England, were founded by a bequest of John Bampton. [1] They have taken place since 1780.

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They were a series of annual lectures; since the turn of the 20th century they have typically been biennial. They continue to concentrate on Christian theological topics. The lectures have traditionally been published in book form. On a number of occasions, notably at points during the 19th century, they attracted great interest and controversy.

Lecturers (incomplete list)

1780–1799

1800–1824

1825–1849

1850–1874

1875–1899

1900–1949

1950–1999

2000–present

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  19. After one of the most comprehensive and learned reviews of the history of the doctrine, he came out infavor of a qualified millennialist view. Papal Rome is certainly the mystical Babylon, and although its fall has not yet truly taken place, it is shortly to be expected. ((PDF) Archived 2006-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
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  22. In his Bampton Lectures of 1884 he defended the proposition that the physical operation of the universe was determined, implying that God does not interfere with it. Temple asserted that God's superintendence of the world, including the evolution of life, was guaranteed through God's original creative decree. In his view the theory of evolution left the argument for an intelligent creator stronger than before. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 February 2007. Retrieved 20 December 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  23. For many years the Bampton Lectures at Oxford had been considered as adding steadily and strongly to the bulwarks of the old orthodoxy. [...] But now there was an evident change. The departures from the old paths were many and striking, until at last, in 1893, came the lectures on Inspiration by the Rev. Dr. Sanday, Ireland Professor of Exegesis in the University of Oxford. In these, concessions were made to the newer criticism, which at an earlier time would have driven the lecturer not only out of the Church but out of any decent position in society ... Archived February 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  24. Now available as Howard E. Root, Theological Radicalism and Tradition: 'The Limits of Radicalism' with Appendices, ed. Christopher R. Brewer. London and New York: Routledge, 2017.
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