Author: ODDIE, WILLIAM.
Title: The Crockford's File. Gareth Bennett and the Death of the Anglican Mind.
Description: London:Hamish Hamilton,1989. 1st ed. "On Saturday 5th December, three days after the publication of the 1987 edition of Crockford's Clerical Directory, Dr Gareth Bennett took his own life. It was the climax of an extrordinary press campaign to discover the anonymous author of the Crockford's Preface, which had contained a severe analysis of the current state of the Anglican Church, and an indictment of its leadership. The press hysteria had been fed by a series of pronouncements on the author's character issued by senior clergy." Pp.232, newspaper review from Church Times loosley inserted. Black cloth, d/w. VG/VG.

Keywords: Oddie Crockfords Gareth Bennett Death Anglican Church Suicide England Habgood Episcopal Runcie 19240 Church of England


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