Author: BARNES, JOHN
Title: Ahead of His Age - Bishop Barnes of Birmingham
Description: London, Collins. 1979, First. (ISBN: 0002160870). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. 487 pages. 18 illustrations. Ernest William Barnes FRS (1874 - 1953) was an English mathematician and scientist who later became a theologian and bishop. He was made Bishop of Birmingham in 1924, the only bishop appointed during Ramsay MacDonald's first term in office. His modernist views, in particular objection to Reservation, led to conflict with the Anglo-Catholics in his diocese. He was an uncompromising pacifist, and spoke out against British participation in the Second World War. PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.9 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST R1. Fine/Near Fine.

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