In the Shadow of Death

A Life of Archibald Campbell Tait, ISBN: 9780227177433 (hb) by John Witheridge 9780227177440 (pb) 9780227907405 (pdf) DESCRIPTION: 9780227907412 (oth) In this, the first biography of Archbishop Tait since that by his son-in-law in 1891, John Witheridge tells the story of how a Scottish outsider became the most powerful Archbishop of Canterbury since PRICE: Laud. Following his upbringing in and his education, first in Glasgow then at Balliol, $113.00 (hb) Oxford, Witheridge portrays how Tait's life was shaped by duty, diligence, illness and death. His $38.00 (pb) ability to deal with controversies theological, political and ecclesiastical, as well as the personal $31.00 (pdf) rivalries of his contemporaries, led to his eventual appointment as Archbishop of Canterbury. While $30.99 (oth) not always successful, his leadership of the Church during a period of controversy at home and challenge overseas, all accomplished against a backdrop of personal tragedy, makes him a PUBLICATION DATE: landmark figure in the history of the . 26 August 2021 (hb) 24 August 2021 (pb) TABLE OF CONTENTS: 26 August 2021 (pdf) 1. Scottish Inheritance 26 August 2021 (oth) 2. A Baliol Man 3. Discreet and Learned Minister BINDING: 4. Dr Arnold's Successor Hardback & Paperback & 5. In Death's Dark Vale PDF eBook & EPUB 6. The Greatest Diocese in the World eBook 7. New Disputes and New Fears 8. Primate of All England SIZE: 9. Wrangles and Judgments 6 x9 10. PUBLISHER: The Lutterworth Press CONTRIBUTORS BIOGRAPHIES: John Witheridge specialized in 19th century Church history at Christ's College, Cambridge, where he IMPRINT: was the Tancred Divinity Student. He has been Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Senior James Clarke & Co Chaplain at Eton and Headmaster of Charterhouse. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and Chaplain to The Queen. His biography of Dean Stanley of Westminster was described by A. N. READER INTERESTS: Wilson as 'a joyous book, celebrating a figure of sublime intelligence and grace. It is also an Religious Studies inspiration.' (Times Literary Supplement)