Oliver Barclay
Oliver R. Barclay | |
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| Born | 22 February 1919 Kobe, Japan |
| Died | 12 September 2013 (aged 94) Leicester, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Known for | Conservative evangelical evangelism/activism |
| Spouses | Dorothy
(m. 1949; died 1964)Daisy (m. 1965) |
| Children | 4 (including John M. G. Barclay) |
Oliver Rainsford Barclay (22 February 1919 – 12 September 2013) was a British academic and evangelical Christian. Originally a zoologist, he later turned his attentions to widening the influence of conservative evangelical Christianity within universities and theological colleges. He was General Secretary of the Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship from 1964 to 1980, and also Chair of the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students from 1971 to 1979. In 1989, he co-founded the journal Science and Christian Belief.