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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461111003321

Titolo

The church and humanity : the life and work of George Bell, 1883-1958 / / edited by Andrew Chandler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-317-03835-5

1-315-61466-9

1-317-03834-7

1-280-57100-4

9786613600608

1-4094-2557-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (244 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ChandlerAndrew

Disciplina

283.092

Soggetti

Anglican Communion - Bishops

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First published 2012 by Ashgate Publishing"--t.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Chronology: The Life and Times of George Bell, 1883-1958; 1 'The Church and Humanity': George Bell and the Life of the Church in the Twentieth Century; 2 'Fulfilling Christ's Own Wish That We Should Be One'; 3 George Bell, John Masefield and The Coming Of Christ: Context and Significance; 4 An Indian Scholar Looks at Bishop George Bell; 6 The Patronage of Resistance: George Bell and the 'Other Germany' during the Second World War; 7 George Bell, the Question of Germany and the Cause of European Unity, 1939-1950

8 Bishop Bell and the Trial of German War Criminals: A Moral History9 George Bell and the Cold War; 10 'Intimately Associated for Many Years'; 11 George Bell and the Promotion of Anglican-Lutheran Relations; 12 A Church of the Nation, or a Church for the Nation?; Selected Bibliography of the Published Writings of George Bell; Index

Sommario/riassunto

George Bell remains one of only a handful of twentieth-century English bishops to possess a continuing international reputation for his involvement in political affairs. Throughout his long career, Bell became



a leading light in the burgeoning ecumenical movement, a supporter of refugees from dictatorships of all kinds, a committed internationalist and a patron of the Arts. This book draws together the work of leading international historians and theologians, including Rowan Williams, and makes an important contribution to a range of on-going political, ecumenical and international debates.