The Church and Humanity : The Life and Work of George Bell, 1883-1958.

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 -- 5 'Please Tell the Bishop of Chichester': George Bell and the Internment Crisis of 1940 -- 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 History -- 9 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.

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 ongoing political, ecumenical and international debates.

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