Edward Cadbury Professor of Theology

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Edward Cadbury Professor of Theology is a senior chair in theology at the University of Birmingham. It was founded in 1940 and was named for Edward Cadbury who helped fund the setting up of the university's theological department. [1] [2] The chair has been held by people from a number of Christian denominations.

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  2. "Personalities: Edward Cadbury (1873 - 1948)". Illuminating Faith. University of Birmingham. Archived from the original on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  3. Young, Frances (1988). "The critic and the visionary". Scottish Journal of Theology. 41 (3): 297–312. doi:10.1017/S0036930600031446.
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