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. ...

This biography traces the dramatic life of William Tyndale, the first person to translate the Bible into English from the original Greek and Hebrew. It discusses the profound religious, literary, intellectual and social implications of his immense...

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...