A Field Guide to the English Clergy: A Compendium of Diverse Eccentrics, Pirates, Prelates and Adventurers; All Anglican, Some Even Practising

by Fergus Butler-Gallie

Book Overview

Judge not, lest ye be judged. This timeless wisdom has guided the Anglican Church for hundreds of years, fostering a certain tolerance of eccentricity among its members.

Good thing, too.

The 'Mermaid of Morwenstow' excommunicated a cat for mousing on a Sunday. When he was late for a service, Bishop Lancelot Fleming commandeered a Navy helicopter. 'Mad Jack' swapped his surplice for a leopard skin and insisted on being carried around...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1786075741
• ISBN13: 9781786075741
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Oneworld Publications
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.7"