Frederick Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury: A Life

ISBN-13: 9780198263869 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 320 str.

Peter Hinchcliff

Opis

Frederick Temple was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1897 to 1902, and was involved in many crucial events in education, theology, and ecclesiastical politics in the second half of the nineteenth century. Almost his last act as archbishop was to crown Edward VII. Hinchcliff has made use of largely unpublished family papers as well as over a hundred volumes of official papers at Lambeth Palace to paint a vivid portrait of this key figure.

Recenzje

a detailed, psycologically nuanced account of Temple's rise ... Hincliff handles controversy with particular clarity and engaging suspense ... For those interested in the history of modernity, in the powers of change as they bear down upon religious insitutions and their leaders, this is a valuably illustrative work. As to judging the efforts of those who 'have gone before us,' it should also provoke some healthy humility among the hindsighted.

O autorze

The author died on 17 October 1995, having just submitted his final typescript.