Abstract
ABSTRACT Cambridge has been a city in which Christian thought has flourished. Baptists have played a part. They have sought to bring together minds and hearts, evangelism and social action, in a holistic framework. Since the eighteenth century, Baptists have had connections with the University of Cambridge. This article, after a brief overview of some early Baptist connections, focuses on the 1980s and subsequent decades, looking at St Andrew's Street Baptist Church and then the Eden Baptist congregation, and explores how the desire to bring together minds and hearts in Christian witness inspired those churches. The role of the Cambridge Papers in addressing wide-ranging issues is then examined. Further developments have included Baptist involvement in ecumenical life. An Anabaptist group is also considered. The Baptist initiatives outlined here, not previously analysed, show ways in which Baptists in Cambridge contributed to Christian thought and action, through churches, publications, centres and groups.
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