Unfinished Search - Couverture souple

Eames, Robin

 
9781782183204: Unfinished Search

Synopsis

This is a personal reflection on a journey during a time of upheaval, both in the local community and internationally. It is a starkly honest, and heart-searching appraisal of the life of a bishop and later archbishop, lived during the Troubles, ceasefires and fragile peace process in Northern Ireland.

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À propos de l'auteur

Born in Northern Ireland in 1937, the son of a Methodist minister, Robin Eames went on to lead the Church of Ireland during some of the darkest days of the sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland through the early days of the peace process towards the Good Friday Agreement. He studied law at Queen s University Belfast and after a legal research post qualified for a PhD and honorary doctorate in law. He went on to study theology at Trinity College Dublin before being ordained in 1963. He was appointed Bishop of Derry and Raphoe in 1975 and translated as Bishop of Down and Dromore in 1980. He was elected Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All-Ireland in 1986. He has been an influential voice within the Anglican Communion and was co-chair of the Consultative Group on the Past in Northern Ireland. He has been a member of the House of Lords since 1995 and sits as a crossbench peer. He is married to Lady Christine and they have two sons and seven grandchildren.

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