Hubert Cunliffe-Jones

Background

Cunliffe-Jones was born in Strathfield, New South Wales, the son of the Reverend Walter and Maud Cunliffe-Jones. His father was minister of the Strathfield-Homebush Congregational church (now Uniting Church – Korean Parish).

Education

He was educated at Newington College (1917–1921) and in his final year was awarded one of three Wigram Allen Scholarships.

Career

He had an Honorary Doctor of Divinity from the University of Edinburgh. These were presented by Sir George Wigram Allen following a special examination in March of each year, for classics, mathematics and general proficiency. In 1921, Cunliffe-Jones received the scholarship in classics and William Morrow for general proficiency.

In 1922, he went up to the University of Sydney from whence he graduated as a Bachelor of Arts in 1925.

He then studied theology at Camden College, Glebe, and was ordained. Cunliffe-Jones married Maude Edith Clifton in 1933.

Travelling Secretary, Australian Student Christian Movement, 1929–1930

Chairman, Congregational Union of England and Wales, 1957 to 1958

In 1930, Cunliffe-Jones went to England and read theology at Mansfield, the then Nonconformist college of the University of Oxford. After parish work in Witney he became a tutor in systematic theology at Yorkshire United Independent College, Bradford.

In 1947 he became Principal of Yorkshire.

In 1966 he was made Professor, History of Doctrine, at Manchester University and from 1968 until 1973 he was Professor of Theology. Following his retirement, Cunliffe-jones was Professor Emeritus.

Connections

associate:

Northern Congregational