Biographies

An affectionate - though not adulatory - portrait of Lord Runcie. Former colleagues and friends from many parts of his life remember a richly gifted and characterful man.

Widely regarded as one of the most amusing ecclesiastical memoirs of the 20th century, Colin Stephenson’s autobiography is an Anglo-Catholic classic, embodying a great love for people and a relish for their eccentricities and foibles. ...

In this classic short study, reissued with a new preface to celebrate Newman's beatification, Owen Chadwick examines the many aspects of Newman's thought and writings, especially his views about faith, knowledge, and education.

A biography of Augustine's life, as interpreted by the acclaimed church historian, the late Professor Henry Chadwick. Augustine's intellectual development is recounted with clarity and warmth, providing a characteristically rigorous yet sympathetic...

In 2003, Gene Robinson was elected as the Bishop of New Hampshire - the first openly gay man to be called to serve in such a position. This memoir reflects his journey of faith, his life experiences, the concerns that matter most to him as a bishop...

What makes a young, Cambridge educated woman first join a religious order and then, if that were not demanding enough, seek a hermit vocation, literally on the edge of the world with only a simple hut as protection against Atlantic winds and storms?...