John Bird Sumner : evangelical archbishop
Archbishop Sumner was a gifted academic as well as an outstanding pastor and administrator. During his tenure as Archbishop of Canterbury, his mild and statesmanlike policies guided the Church of England through a turbulent period, including the restoration of the Roman Catholic episcopal hierarchy in England, as well as the rapid expansion of the Anglican Communion throughout the world
Biographies
xxii, 193 pages : genealogical tables, portrait ; 22 cm
9780852442463, 0852442467
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1. Early years
2. Eton: schoolmaster & college fellow
3. Mapledurham Vicarage
4. Bishop of Chester
5. Sumner in parliament
6. Opponent of the Oxford Movement
7. Claphamite paster and prelate
8. Primate of all England
9. Archbishop of the colonial church
10. John Bird Sumner
Cover title: The life and work of John Bird Sumner