A Heart in My Head: A Biography of Richard Harries - Couverture rigide

Peart-Binns, John S.

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ISBN 10 : 082648154X ISBN 13 : 9780826481542

Editeur : Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd., 2007

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

'I think it is fair to say that, in Richard, the 20th Century Church of England - and the 21st Century Church of England for that matter - has had one of its truly great and memorable figures'. The Archbishop of Canterbury , Rowan Williams   Whether as broadcaster, writer, campaigner, or, above all, as Bishop, Richard Harries has established a solid reputation in public life.  But, paradoxically, few people really know the person behind this very public expression.   After a rather bleak childhood, Harries was heading for a career in the army when he realised he had a vocation to the ordained ministry of the Church of England.  He emerged as a forthright liberal thinker whose heart beats firmly on the left. Yet he has conservative instincts and is theologically orthodox.   From his golden years' as a parish priest and ever expanding horizons as Dean of Kings College London and through his nineteen years as Bishop of Oxford, Harries developed a distinctive style of leadership.  Being a bishop' though was not a complete life, and he gave his energy to issues such as nuclear disarmament, peace, justice, art, business morality, stem cell research, and interfaith dialogue.  He wasn't averse to controversy: he took the Church Commissioners to the High Court, and appointed an openly-gay priest to the bishopric of Reading .  Appointed a life peer on his retirement, Harries continues to pursue compelling contemporary issues on the cross-benches.

John S. Peart-Binns has climbed a mountain of personal material and enjoyed probing conversations and correspondence with his subject.  He draws from a wide range of material and on the insights of those who have known and worked with Harries to produce an unexpected and intriguing portrait.  A Heart in My Head will surprise and inform both admirers and critics of Richard Harries.

Revue de presse :

An experienced biographer of modern Anglican bishops, Peart-Binns turns his attention to one of the Church of England s major recent figures... Access to [Harries] and to a large amount of unpublished material has given Peart-Binns an enviable opportunity to probe his subject closely. --The Catholic Historical Review

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
• Date d'édition: 2007
• ISBN 10: 082648154X
• ISBN 13: 9780826481542
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 288