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A succession of masterful figures had the honour of serving as Bishop of Durham; saints and sages, prince-bishops, warriors and statesmen, builders and governors, reformers and controversialists. In 1966 a most unlikely candidate stepped into this mix. Born and bred in Lancashire, Ian Thomas Ramseys background gave few clues as to his future calling, A brilliant and original thinker, his works on philosophy, theology and science developed and popularised new concepts in each discipline. Ordained in 1940, he served a curacy st Headington Quarry, Oxford and spent twenty three years as an academic; a lecturer and chaplain at Cambridge followed by a professorship at Oxford. Ramsey was an unexpected but inspired choice for appointment as Bishop of Durham. Ian Ramsey was immediately embraced by the people of Durham and soon the Church of England had an irrepressible and popular bishop in their midst. Focusing on Ramseys years in Durham The Improbable Bishop depicts a man whose compassion and work ethic made him 'Everybodys Bishop' in pit villages, rural communities and secular institutions across the county. The book is a sensitive but rigorous assessment of the virtues, strengths, vulnerabilities and limitations of a man who left a lasting legacy in Durham and whose ideas influenced thinking across the county.
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- PublisherMemoir Club
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 184104511X
- ISBN 13 9781841045115
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages237
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