William Telfer

The Revd Canon William Telfer MC (16 January 1886 – 13 January 1968)^[1] was an English clergyman and academic, who specialised in early Christian studies.^[2] Telfer served as Dean of Clare College, Cambridge (1921),^[3] Ely Professor of Divinity at Cambridge University (1944–1947) and Master of Selwyn College, Cambridge (1947–1956).^[4]

Telfer was born in Rochester, Kent, the son of a schoolmaster.^[2] Having graduated from Clare College in 1908, he was ordained and became Vicar of All Saints Church, Rotherhithe, which would be destroyed by a bomb in 1944. Telfer returned to his old Cambridge college as a Fellow in 1921. Following his career at Cambridge, he continued to write on theological subjects in his retirement.

Telfer worked as a chaplain during the First World War, earning the Military Cross in the 1916 Birthday Honours.^[5]

Publications[]

The Treasure of São Roque: A Sidelight on the Counter-reformation. SPCK. 1932. ISBN 9785871241141.
'Cyril of Jerusalem and Nemesius of Emesa. Westminster Press. 1955.
The Forgiveness of Sins: An Essay in the History of Christian Doctrine and Practice. SCM Press. 1959.
Office of a Bishop. Darton, Longman & Todd Ltd. 1962.
Faversham Abbey and Its Last Abbot, John Caslock: a Paper Read Before the Faversham Society on Thursday 19 March 1964, Faversham Society, 1965

References[]

^ New General Catalog of Old Books and Authors
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Faculty of Divinity : Ely professors". University of Cambridge.
^ "A golden era of theology" (PDF). Clare News. No. 12. 2003. pp. 14/15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2003.
^ "Selwyn College 1882 - 1973 :A Short History". sel.cam.ac.uk. The Master, Fellow and Scholars Selwyn College, Cambridge. 1973. Archived from the original on 16 April 2004.
^ "Rev Canon William Telfer". The Times. London. 15 January 1968. p. 8.

Academic offices
Preceded by George Armitage Chase	Master of Selwyn College, Cambridge 1947–1956	Succeeded by Owen Chadwick

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[1] New General Catalog of Old Books and Authors

[Ely-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Faculty of Divinity : Ely professors". University of Cambridge.

[3] "A golden era of theology" (PDF). Clare News. No. 12. 2003. pp. 14/15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2003.

[4] "Selwyn College 1882 - 1973 :A Short History". sel.cam.ac.uk. The Master, Fellow and Scholars Selwyn College, Cambridge. 1973. Archived from the original on 16 April 2004.

[times-5] "Rev Canon William Telfer". The Times. London. 15 January 1968. p. 8.

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