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B. R. White | |
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| Principal of Regent's Park College, Oxford | |
| In office 1972–1989 | |
| Preceded by | Gwynne Henton Davies |
| Succeeded by | Paul Fiddes |
Barrington (Barrie) Raymond White | |
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| Born | 1934 |
| Died | 12 November 2016 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | English |
| Alma mater | Queens' College, Cambridge Regent's Park College, Oxford |
| Known for | Principal of Regent's Park College, Oxford |
| Notable work | The English Baptists of the Seventeeth Century (Baptist Historical Society, 1983) |
| Awards | Pilgrim pathways: essays in Baptist history in honour of B.R. White (Festschrift) (2014) |
Barrie R. White (1934)[1] was a British Baptist ecclesiastical historian.
Biography
[edit]He read theology at Queens' College, Cambridge, 1953-56, moving to Regent's Park College, Oxford to study his DPhil. Completed in 1961. His doctoral was published as The English Separatist Tradition: From the Marian Martyrs to the Pilgrim Fathers (Oxford, 1971).[1]
He was student pastor in Abingdon Baptist Church in 1958, ordained in September 1959 and inducted as Minister at Andover Baptist Church. White became Principal at Regent’s Park in 1972 after nine years as lecturer in Church History.[2]
From 1972-1989 White was the Principal of Regent's Park College, Oxford where he led the college through a period of "great development and expansion".[2] He has been described as the "leading Baptist historian of his generation".[3]
Publications
[edit]White was honoured with a Festschrift co-authored by colleagues William H. Brackney, Paul Fiddes and John H. Y. Briggs.
- , Pilgrim pathways : essays in Baptist history in honour of B.R. White (Macon: Mercer University Press, 1999)
sole-authored books
[edit]- The English Separatist Tradition: From the Marian Martyrs to the Pilgrim Fathers. Oxford. 1971.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - John Pendarves, the Calvinistic Baptists and the Fifth Monarch. 1974.
- Hanserd Knollys and radical dissent in the 17th century. London: Dr. Williams Trust. 1977.
- The English Puritan Tradition. Nashville: Broadman Press. 1980.
- The English Baptists of the Seventeeth Century. London: Baptist Historical Society. 1983.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "The Revd Dr Barrington (Barrie) Raymond White: 1934-2016". Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Tributes to leading Baptist historian". 22 November 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Barrie White: In Memoriam". 17 November 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2024.