Ernest Alexander Payne
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ernest Payne | |
|---|---|
 Ernest Payne | |
| Born | 19 February 1902 |
| Died | 14 February 1980 (aged 77) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Mansfield College, Oxford[1] |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Regent's Park College, Oxford |
| Part of a series on |
| Baptists |
|---|
 |
 Christianity portal |
Ernest Alexander Payne CH (19 February 1902 – 14 January 1980) was a British Baptist theologian and historian. He was a senior tutor at Regent's Park College, Oxford.[2] He served the British Baptist Union as a pastor, teacher and writer before becoming its general secretary and president. A dedicated ecumenist, he held high office in the Free Churches, the British Council of Churches and the World Council of Churches, where he was elected president. In recognition of his ecumenical work, he was created a Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour.
