The Cowley Fathers: A History of the English Congregation of the Society of St John the Evangelist

by Serenhedd James

The Society of St John the Evangelist, otherwise known as the Cowley Fathers, was the first men's religious order to be founded in the Church of England since the Reformation, as a result of the spread and influence of the Oxford Movement and its Anglo-Catholic spirituality in the 19th century. Established in Oxford in 1866, its charismatic founder, Richard Meux Benson worked closely with American priests and just four years later a congregation was...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1786221837
• ISBN13: 9781786221834
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Canterbury Press Norwich
• Length: 640 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"