Today we took the train 45 minutes north of London to Cambridge where we took a Christian Heritage Tour. We thoroughly enjoyed learning about the famous men and women who were educated at Cambridge University and went on to make a difference in medicine, science and government.
We walked to St John's College which was founded in 1511 by Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII. This college contains more courtyards than any other college at Oxford or Cambridge. One of the most famouse alumni of St. John's College is William Wilberforce, who became a Christian after he graduated from the college and devoted his life to the abolition of slavery.
The Old Cavendish Laboratory was founded in 1874 by William Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire. The first director of the laboratory was James Clerk Maxwell. He was widely known as the scientific link between Newton and Einstein. He was a Christian who had his coat of arms carved in the main door of the laboratory, along with a section of Psalm 111 in Latin, "Great are the works of the Lord, sought out by all who take pleasure therein."
Trinity College was founded in 1546 by Henry VIII and it is the largest and wealthiest college. There are many famous alumni of Trinity College including Francis Bacon and Isaac Newton. Francis Bacon is most famous for establishing the scientific method in his pursuit of studying, in his words, the "book of God's works as well as the book of God's words." Isaac Newton came to Trinity as a very poor students and was forced to pay for his tuition by doing menial work. Newton spent much of his time writing and studying biblical hermaneutics and based his scientific discoveries and his belief in a rational and orderly universe from a belief in a rational and orderly Creator.
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