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Further Resources

This page contains text and audio resources from Ridley. More audio and video is available on Ridley's Streaming Media Service.

Theology Reading List

Our Director of Studies, Richard Higginson, has compiled a list of introductory titles which will be of interest to new students of theology or interested lay people who would value guidance on the best books to buy. Click on a title to purchase through Amazon.

How to Read the Bible for All It's Worth: A Guide to Understanding the Bible (G K Hall Large Print Book Series) by G.D. Fee and D. Stuart
What's So Amazing About Grace? by Philip Yancey
Shaping the Tools (Exploring Faith Series) by R. Ackroyd and D. Major
Reading the Old Testament: An Introduction by L. Boadt
The Original Story: God, Israel and the World by J. Barton and J. Bowden
An Introduction to the Old Testament: The Canon and Christian Imagination by W. Brueggemann
What Saint Paul Really Said by N. T. Wright
Exploring the New Testament: Introducing the Gospels and Acts v. 1 by D. Wenham et al.
History of Christianity, The (A Lion handbook) by T. Dowley
Holy, Holy, Holy: Worshipping the Trinitarian God (Trinity & Truth) by C. Cocksworth
The Christian Faith: An Introduction to Christian Doctrine by C. Gunton
Practical Theology in Action by P. Ballard and J. Pritchard
Ministry in Three Dimensions: A Theological Foundation for Local Church Leadership by S. Croft
Care in a Confused Climate: Pastoral Care and Postmodern Culture by P. Goodliff
Being a Priest Today: Exploring Priestly Identity by C. Cocksworth and R. Brown
Holy Communion: A Practical Guide to the New Services: Holy Communion (Using "Common Worship") by M. Beach
Spirit and Liturgy (Worship) by J. Fletcher and C. Cocksworth. Also available direct from Grove Books.
Common Worship: Daily Prayer (Worship) by J. Fletcher and C. Cocksworth. Also available direct from Grove Books.
Prayer: Finding the Heart's True Home by R. Foster
Be Still and Know: A Study in the Life of Prayer (A Cowley Classic) by A. M. Ramsey
The Cambridge Companion to Christian Ethics (Cambridge Companions to Religion) edited by R. Gill
Choosing the Good: Christian Ethics in a Complex World by D. Hollinger
Mission After Christendom by David Smith
Church After Christendom by Stuart Murray
Mission-Shaped Church (Church House Publishing)
Trust and Obey by D. Gillett
Church on Fire: Story of Anglican Evangelicals by R. Steer
Common Worship: Daily Prayer (Common Worship: Services and Prayers for the Church of England) (Church House Publishing)
The Elements of New Testament Greek by Jeremy Duff

Building a Library - Old Testament focus

Ridley's tutor in Old Testament Philip Jenson has compiled a list of his personal recommendations for Old Testament study for Ridley students. We're pleased to make it available here for our website readers. Simply click on the link below to download the pdf:

Jenson's Guide to Building an OT library

Books by Ridleians

Below is a selection of books available on Amazon by current and former staff of the College. If you know of further titles which we might add, please do let us know by emailing the webmaster Dona McCullagh on dam45@cam.ac.uk.

An Anglican Companion: Words at the Heart of Our Faith edited by Christopher Cocksworth and Alan Wilkinson
Evangelical Eucharistic Thought in the Church of England by Christopher Cocksworth
Being a Priest Today: Exploring Priestly Identity by Christopher Cocksworth and Rosalind Brown
Holy, Holy, Holy: Worshipping the Trinitarian God (Trinity & Truth) by Christopher Cocksworth
Wisdom: The Spirit's Gift (Renewal) by Christopher Cocksworth (also available direct from Grove Books)
Common Worship: Daily Prayer (Worship) by Christopher Cocksworth and Jeremy Fletcher (also available direct from Grove Books)
Spirit and Liturgy (Worship) by Chrisopher Cocksworth and Jeremy Fletcher (also available direct from Grove Books)
When Should We Divide? by Michael Bruce Thompson (also available direct from Grove Books)
A Vision for the Church: Studies in Early Christian Ecclesiology by Michael Bruce Thompson
Transforming Grace by Michael Bruce Thompson
Clothed with Christ (Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement (Hardcover)) by Michael Bruce Thompson
Lesslie Newbigin, Missionary Theologian: A Reader edited by Paul Weston
Resounding Truth: Christian Wisdom in the World of Music by Jeremy Begbie
Beholding the Glory: Incarnation Through the Arts edited by Jeremy Begbie
Theology, Music and Time (Cambridge Studies in Christian Doctrine) by Jeremy Begbie
Voicing Creation's Praise: Towards a Theology of the Arts by Jeremy Begbie
Sounding the Depths: Theology Through the Arts edited by Jeremy Begbie
Questions of Business Life: Exploring Workplace Issues from a Christian Perspective by Richard Higginson
Ethics of Business Competition: Law of the Jungle? (Ethical Studies) by Richard Higginson
The Ethics of Executive Pay by Richard Higginson and David Clough
East End Youth Ministry 1880-1957 by Steve Griffiths
God of the Valley: A Journey Through Grief by Steve Griffiths
Redeem the Time: Sin in the Writings of John Owen by Steve Griffiths
Brave New Church: What the Future Holds by Richard Kew
Graded Holiness: A Key to the Priestly Conception of the World (Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement) by Philip Jenson
The Problem of War in the Old Testament (Biblical) by Philip Jenson (also available direct from Grove Books)
What's the Bible All About? (Biblical Series) by Philip Jenson (also available direct from Grove Books)
Making Sense of Generation Y: The World View of 15- to 25-year-olds (Explorations) by Sara Savage, Sylvia Collins-Mayo, Bob Mayo, and Graham Cray
Ambiguous Evangelism Bob Mayo, Sylvie Collins, and Sara Savage
Mission-shaped Youth: Rethinking Young People and Church by Lindsay Urwin, Tim Sudworth, Graham Cray, and Chris Russell

Worship Resources

Ridley All-Age Curriculum: Free resources created by Ridley Students during the 2009-2010 academic year

Updated: We have now made available sheet music for the Theme song "Tell Me a Story".

The Parables of the Kingdom

Lesson 1- The Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds (pdf)
* Movie for use with lesson (mp4; 40Mb)
Lesson 2- The Parable of the Ten Bridemaids with Eucharist (pdf)
Lesson 3- The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector (pdf)
Lesson 4- The Parable of the Wicked Tenants with Eucharist and Meal (pdf)
Lesson 5- The Parable of the Great Dinner (pdf)
Lesson 6- The Parables of the Lost Sheep, Coin and Son (pdf)

Theme Song (used with all lessons) - Tell Me a Story (mp3 sample)
Theme Song Words and Chords (Word doc)
Theme Song Sheet Music (pdf)

Reflections by Professor CFD Moule

Aspects of Christian Belief is described by its author as ‘no more than spontaneous reflections of one elderly believer’. The ‘elderly believer’, in fact, is no less than the highly respected and much loved Professor Charlie Moule, former Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity, University of Cambridge. They are among the final writings of this fine biblical scholar and deeply Christian person written in 2004, a few years before his death on 30 th September 2007. Charlie kindly gave permission for their publication on the Ridley Hall website some time before he died. We are grateful to him for this last act of generosity to the theological college to which he gave so much first as Student, then as Vice-Principal, Chair of Council and, in his retirement, Senior Scholar in Residence. Download Aspects of Christian Belief (280 Kb - pdf)

C. F. D. Moule Memorial Lectures

The annual C. F. D. Moule Memorial Lectures are frequently made available as audio recordings. To adjust the volume use the control on the right of the audio player. Where available, MP3 files can also be downloaded independently by clicking on the mp3 file link, to play in your own offline audio player. These and more are also available on Ridley's Streaming Media Service.

2011

"Bible translation, local context and world mission"
C. F. D. Moule Memorial Lecture 2011
Delivered by Professor Andrew Walls
(mp3 file download)

2010

"John: A Gospel for Individualists?"
C. F. D. Moule Memorial Lecture 2010
Delivered by Professor Richard Bauckham
(mp3 file download)

2009

"'Do you understand what you are reading?': New Testament Scholarship and the Hermeneutical Question"
C. F. D. Moule Memorial Lecture 2009
Delivered by Professor Jürgen Moltmann
(mp3 file download)

2008 (Inaugural lecture)

Click to download the text of the lecture (pdf only)
“New Testament Scholarship and Christian Discipleship”
C. F. D. Moule Memorial Lecture 2008
Delivered by Bishop Tom Wright

Sermons - text and audio files

Preaching and Painting - electronic book

Preaching and Painting is a collection of ten sermons by Ridley's Director of Studies and Lecturer in Christian Ethics, Richard Higginson.

"The sermons were all preached over the last five years", says Richard, "where I have made use of paintings in my preaching. The positive response I have received makes clear that many people appreciate visual communication as much as verbal communication. I am therefore pleased to make these sermons more widely available in an electronic form."

Download the book here for free.