Edward Hicks: Pacifist Bishop at War
The diaries of a World War One Bishop
Edward Hicks: Pacifist Bishop at War
The diaries of a World War One Bishop
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Paperback / softback
£9.99
Publisher: SPCK Publishing
ISBN: 9780745956534
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 24/10/2014
Width: 13 cm
Height: 19.8 cm
The story of outspoken pacifist bishop Edward Hicks throws new light on the problems of conscience created by World War One. Edward Hicks, Bishop of Lincoln, was already regarded as a maverick for his stance on the education of women, teetotalism, social justice, and votes for everyone. He came from a different class to that of most bishops. When war came, he was a rare dissenting voice amidst the Church's vocal support for its morality. Acclaimed author G. R. Evans draws upon Hicks's detailed diaries to reveal Edward Hicks as a man battling with his own conscience and principles, not least at seeing his sons go off to fight - one never to return. This is a fascinating glimpse into the impact the War had on an individual and those around him, who waited at home - and tried to hold onto their humanity.
Acknowledgments 8
Preface 9
Section 1. The Man and the Job
Chapter 1: Beginnings 13
Chapter 2: Parish Priest and Married Man 26
Chapter 3: New Directions 40
Chapter 4: Passions and Preferment 60
Chapter 5: What is a Bishop For? 69
Chapter 6: A Hard Act to Follow 79
Section 2. Learning to Be a Bishop
Chapter 7: Enthronement and Getting Started 91
Chapter 8: Diocesan Business 102
Chapter 9: Overwork and its Consequences 122
Chapter 10: Return to the Fray 128
Chapter 11: Settling into Harness: The Pre-war Years 146
Chapter 12: The Last Year of Peace and the Run-up to War 159
Edward Hicks: Pacifist Bishop at War Contents
Section 3. Being a Bishop in Wartime
Chapter 13: War Breaks Out 179
Chapter 14: Not Over by Christmas 197
Chapter 15: Army Chaplains and Conscientious Objectors 217
Chapter 16: National Mission 230
Chapter 17: The Loss of a Son 244
Chapter 18: Looking to a Post-war World 269
Chapter 19: Conclusion: The End of the War and the End of a Life 288
Timeline 294
Further Background to the Story
Lincoln High School for Girls and Lucie Savill 295
Henry Scott Holland, Hastings Rashdall and the Christian Social
Union 296
Nursing: Vera Brittain, Daisy Dobbs and the VADs 299
The Bloomsbury set tries not to go to war 303
Women’s suffrage: The key issues 307
Edith Picton-Turvill and the ordination of women 308
Canon Foster and the Lincoln Record Society 310
More About Some of the Characters
Hugh Stowell Brown 313
Will Crooks 314
Randall Davidson, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1903–28 314
Charles Gore 314
Margaret Haig 315
John Edward Hine 317
A. S. Duncan-Jones 317
Leifchild Leif Jones 318
Ronnie Knox 318
Hastings Rashdall 319
Maude Royden 321
Frederick Tryon 321
Archdeacon Wakeford 322
Places to Visit 325
Further Reading 326
Index 329
"Edward Lee Hicks gets few mentions in the literature of World War One. G. R. Evans brings to life a forgotten hero, one who considered the war to be unjustified... but whose compassion for war participants was genuine." -- BOB HOLMAN, author of Woodbine Willie
