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The Martyrs’ Memorial in Oxford is one of the most prominent Victorian monuments in England, commemorating three key figures of the English Reformation: Hugh Latimer, Nicholas Ridley, and Thomas Cranmer. The memorial stands as a striking reminder of the religious upheavals of the sixteenth century and the profound costs associated with doctrinal change in England. The monument was completed in Read more...
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Angus Library and Archive, housed within Regent’s Park College, is one of the most important repositories for the study of Baptist history and Protestant Nonconformity in the world. Located in Oxford, the library serves as a vital resource for scholars, students, and researchers interested in the development of dissenting religious traditions, particularly within Britain and beyond. The origins of the Read more...
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The William Tyndale Stained Glass Window stands as a vivid tribute to one of the most influential figures in the history of the English Bible, William Tyndale. Located in London, a city deeply connected to the religious transformations of the sixteenth century, the window commemorates Tyndale’s life, his work in translating Scripture into English, and the enduring impact of his Read more...
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The grave of C.S. Lewis is a place of quiet reflection and lasting significance, located in the churchyard of Holy Trinity Church Headington Quarry in Oxford. Though simple in appearance, the site draws visitors from around the world who come to honor the life and legacy of one of the twentieth century’s most influential Christian thinkers and writers. Clive Staples Read more...
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Erwin Lutzer in the Saxon Tower: I’m here in a very important room in Oxford, England. When Mary Tudor became the Queen, that was in 1553, she believed it was her responsibility to turn the clock back and to make England into a Catholic country again. To do this, she martyred a number of people, and the most famous three Read more...
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Erwin Lutzer at the Martyr’s Cross: Mary Tudor believes it’s God’s will that she turn England back to Catholicism. And she thought that if she killed a number of martyrs, if she killed a number of people, a number of Protestants, surely the country would turn back. Well, she killed nearly 300, but there are three that are famous, and Read more...
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Erwin Lutzer at St. Mary’s Church: Some of us have just had the opportunity of visiting St. Mary’s Church here in Oxford, England, and we recounted the story of Bishop Cranmer, who was a Protestant and advanced the Protestant faith, eventually converted to Catholicism out of fear. He knew that Queen Mary wanted to kill him. And then here in Read more...
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The Kilns, located just outside Oxford, is one of the most cherished literary and historical sites associated with C. S. Lewis. This modest house, surrounded by quiet countryside, served as Lewis’s home for more than three decades and became the setting in which many of his most influential works were written. Lewis purchased The Kilns in 1930, along with his Read more...
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The “Holy Club” at Christ Church College in Oxford occupies an important place in the history of evangelical Christianity, particularly as the seedbed of what would later become the Methodist movement. Though the name “Holy Club” was originally intended as a term of mockery, it has since come to represent a sincere and disciplined effort among a small group of Read more...
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From ChurchAndCulture: On Saturday, September 19, 1931, Lewis invited two friends to dine with him in his rooms at Magdalen. One was a man by the name of Hugo Dyson, a lecturer in English Literature at Reading University. The other was Tolkien. On that fall evening, after they had dined, Lewis took his guests on a walk through the Magdalen Read more...
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Erwin Lutzer at Balliol College: Behind me is one of the oldest colleges here in Oxford, England. It is called Balliol College. And our interest goes back to the time of Wycliffe, who was in charge of this college for one full year. And then, of course, he had to move on. Now, Wycliffe was a man who insisted that Read more...