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The aims of the Society are to promote a greater knowledge and understanding of the importance of the contribution made by Tyndale to the English Reformation by his Biblical translations and theological writings, and to encourage relevant research and study.
Membership of the Society is international and we warmly encourage anyone interested in its aims to join. The Society is in no way a credal body and all are welcome into membership regardless of their personal religion or other philosophy of life. Lower down this page is information on membership and applying to become a member.
The Tyndale Society's UK Charity Registration Number is 1020405.
The Tyndale Society was inaugurated in 1995. It followed on from the activities organised the previous year by the William Tyndale Quincentenary Trust. The founder chairman, holding office until 2005, was Professor David Daniell, author of the major modern biography of Tyndale and editor of editions of several of his works. Sadly David passed away on 1st June 2016.
The Society pursues these purposes primarily through publications and events. There are two regular publications. The Tyndale Society Journal, issued twice a year, includes several in depth articles by members and others, as well as book reviews, notices, reports of events, and other Society matters. From 2014 Reformation is issued twice a year and is an academic journal with a range of articles by scholars specialising in Reformation issues.
International conferences have been held in several centres, including Tyndale's place of education, Hertford College, Oxford, where the Society's twentieth anniversary was marked in 2015. Major conferences have also been held in Antwerp and Geneva. More localised events, both residential conferences and study days, have been organised in the United Kingdom and in the United States of America.
In England it has been customary to hold an annual carol service in the church of St. Mary Abchurch, in the city of London, with singing led by the English Chamber Choir and readings from Tyndale's translations.
Tyndale famously said that he wanted "the boy that driveth the plough" to have the Scripture. At an early stage the society appointed a Ploughboy Convenor to co-ordinate the taking of the story of Tyndale into a variety of groups through talks, audio-visual presentations etc.
More recently a Fellowship of Tyndale Theologians was inaugurated by the Reverend Dr. Ralph Werrell through which those engaged in studying aspects of Tyndale's theology could make contact with others researching similar areas and could identify topics to which attention could usefully be given. Dr. Werrell himself has published The Theology of William Tyndale (2006), The Roots of Tyndale's Theology (2013), and The Blood of Christ in the Theology of William Tyndale (2015).
All members receive:
- The Tyndale Society Journal twice a year.
- Details of forthcoming conferences and other events, sometimes including visits to sites not generally open to the public.
- 25% discount if wishing to advertise in The Tyndale Society Journal.
Subscriptions
These were last updated in 2015 and stand at:
- UK annual subscription: £22.50
- EU annual subscription: €26
- USA annual subscription: (USD) $45
- Canada annual subscription: (Canadian) $60
In addition members can receive Reformation twice a year at a significantly discounted price:
- UK annual subscription to include Reformation: £45.00
- EU annual subscription to include Reformation: €52
- USA annual subscription to include Reformation: (USD) $90
- Canada annual subscription to include Reformation: (Canadian) $120
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Membership queries
If you have a query about membership of the society, details for the relevant person to contact can be found on the contacts page.