Geoffrey William Hugo Lampe (13 August 1912 – 5 August 1980) was a British

theologian Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the ...

and Anglican priest who dedicated his life to theological teaching and research. He was

Edward Cadbury Professor of Theology 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. The chair has bee ...

at the

University of Birmingham , mottoeng = Through efforts to heights , established = 1825 – Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery1836 – Birmingham Royal School of Medicine and Surgery1843 – Queen's College1875 – Mason Science College1898 – Mason Univers ...

from 1953 to 1960. He then moved to the

University of Cambridge , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

where he was Ely Professor of Divinity from 1960 to 1970 and Regius Professor of Divinity from 1970 until his retirement in 1979. He was also a member of the General Synod of the

Church of England The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britain ...

. Lampe was educated at

Blundells School Blundell's School is a co-educational day and boarding independent school in the English public school tradition, located in Tiverton, Devon. It was founded in 1604 under the will of Peter Blundell, one of the richest men in England at the t ...

between 1926 and 1931, from where he won a scholarship to Exeter College, Oxford. He obtained first-class honours in Literae Humaniores in 1935 and in

theology Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the ...

a year later. Lampe was a chaplain to 34 Armoured Brigade during the second half of

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

, and was awarded the

Military Cross The Military Cross (MC) is the third-level (second-level pre-1993) military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993) other ranks of the British Armed Forces, and formerly awarded to officers of other Commonwealth countries. The MC i ...

for bravery when rescuing wounded troops when under fire.Chapter 7: Interlude: Rest and Travel 13 Sept 1944 – 7 Oct 1944
royaltankregiment.com.Retrieved 7 July 2017. He was particularly renowned for his dictionary of

patristic Patristics or patrology is the study of the early Christian writers who are designated Church Fathers. The names derive from the combined forms of Latin ''pater'' and Greek ''patḗr'' (father). The period is generally considered to run from ...

Greek, i.e. of vocabulary attested in Christian authors from

Clement of Rome Pope Clement I ( la, Clemens Romanus; Greek: grc, Κλήμης Ῥώμης, Klēmēs Rōmēs) ( – 99 AD) was bishop of Rome in the late first century AD. He is listed by Irenaeus and Tertullian as the bishop of Rome, holding office from 88 AD t ...

to Theodore of Studium.

Bibliography

*The Seal of the Spirit, a study in the Doctrine of Baptism and Confirmation in the New Testament and the Fathers (Longmans, Green & Co), 1951. *A Patristic Greek Lexicon, Oxford (Clarendon Press), 1961. *The Resurrection. A Dialogue Between Two Cambridge Professors in a Secular Age (Mowbray), 1966. *The Phenomenon of Christian Belief (Mowbray) 1970. *The Cambridge History of the Bible: West from the Fathers to the Reformation v. 2 (Cambridge University Press), 1975. *God as Spirit: The Bampton Lectures 1976: The Bampton Lectures (Clarendon Press), 1977.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lampe, Geoffrey 1912 births 1980 deaths Regius Professors of Divinity (University of Cambridge) Alumni of Exeter College, Oxford British Army personnel of World War II British theologians English Anglican theologians People educated at Blundell's School Recipients of the Military Cross Fellows of the British Academy Ely Professors of Divinity