Wycliffe Hall, Oxford

Wycliffe Hall
University of Oxford
Wycliffe Hall Old Lodge
Arms: Gules, an open book proper the pages inscribed with the Latin words "Via Veritas Vita" in letters sable on a chief azure three crosses crosslet argent and in base an estoile or.
Location54 Banbury Road, Oxford
Coordinates51°45′47″N 1°15′36″W / 51.76302°N 1.260095°W / 51.76302; -1.260095
Latin nameAula Wiclefi
MottoVia, Veritas, Vita
"The Way, the Truth, the Life" (John 14:6)
Established1877; 147 years ago (1877)
Named forJohn Wycliffe
Sister collegeRidley Hall, Cambridge
PrincipalMichael Lloyd
Undergraduates~90
Postgraduates~30
Visiting students~50
Websitewww.wycliffe.ox.ac.uk
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Wycliffe Hall, Oxford is located in Oxford city centre
Wycliffe Hall, Oxford
Location in Oxford city centre

Wycliffe Hall (/ˈwɪklɪf/) is a permanent private hall of the University of Oxford affiliated with the Church of England, specialising in philosophy, theology, and religion. It is named after the Bible translator and reformer John Wycliffe, who was master of Balliol College, Oxford in the 14th century.

Founded in 1877, Wycliffe Hall provides theological training to women and men for ordained and lay ministries in the Church of England as well as other Anglican and non-Anglican churches. There are also a number of independent students studying theology, education and philosophy at undergraduate or postgraduate level. The hall is rooted in and has a history of Evangelical Anglicanism and includes strong influences of Charismatic, Conservative and Open Evangelical traditions.

The hall is the third-oldest Anglican theological college and, as of April 2020, claimed to have trained more serving Church of England bishops than any other such institution (21 of c. 116).[1]

  1. ^ "Record Number of Serving Wycliffe-trained Bishops". www.wycliffe.ox.ac.uk.