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'William Ralph Inge' (June 6 1860 - February 26 1954) was an English author, Anglican prelate, and professor of divinity at Cambridge.
He was born at Crayke, Yorkshire, England. His father was William Inge (a provost at Worcester College, Oxford) and his mother Susanna (Churton) Inge. His mother's father was the archdeacon of Cleveland.
W. R. Inge was educated at Eton College and at King's College, Cambridge. He spent his later life in Wallingford, where he died.
He was a tutor at Hertford College, Oxford starting in 1888.
In 1907 he became a professor of divinity at Jesus College, Cambridge, holding the Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity chair.
He was president of the Aristotelian Society from 1920 to 1921.
He was a columnist for 25 years (1921 - 1946) for the ''Evening Standard''.
He was a trustee of London's National Portrait Gallery from 1921 until 1951.
In 1888 he was ordained as a deacon.
In 1911 he was chosen by Prime Minister Asquith to be the Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral in London. He retired in 1934.
Dean Inge is best known for his works on Plotinus and neo-platonic philosophy, and on Christian mysticism. He was a strong proponent of a spiritual type of religion--"that autonomous faith which rests upon experience and individual inspiration"--as opposed to one of coersive authority; so he was outspoken in his criticisms of the Roman Catholic Church. His thought, on the whole, represents a fine blending of orthodox Christian theology with elements of Platonic philosophy. He shares this much in common with one of his favorite writers, Benjamin Whichcote, the first of the Cambridge Platonists. Much of what he wrote was an attempt to communicate eternal values to the modern world.
He was a prolific author. In addition to scores of articles, lectures and sermons, he also wrote or contributed to over a hundred books in his lifetime.
The following bibliography is a selection taken from Adam Fox's biography ''Dean Inge''.
Primary Works
★ ''Christian Mysticism'' (Bampton Lectures) 1899
★ ''Faith and Knowledge'' 1904
★ ''Studies of English Mystics'' 1905
★ ''Truth and Falsehood in Religion'' 1906
★ ''Personal Idealism and Mysticism'' (Paddock Lectures) 1906
★ ''All Saints' Sermons'' 1907
★ ''Faith and its Psychology'' (Jowett Lectures) 1909
★ ''Speculum Animae'' 1911
★ ''The Church and the Age'' 1912
★ ''Types of Christian Saintliness'' 1915
★ ''The Philosophy of Plotinus'' 2 vols. (Gifford Lectures) 1918. ISBN 1-59244-284-6 (softcover), ISBN 0-8371-0113-1 (hardcover)
★ ''Outspoken Essays'' I 1919 & II 1922
★ ''Personal Religion and the Life of Devotion'' 1924
★ ''Lay Thoughts of a Dean'' 1926
★ ''The Platonic Tradition in English Religious Thought'' 1926 ISBN 0-8414-5055-2
★ ''The Church in the World'' 1927
★ ''Assessments and Anticipations'' 1929
★ ''Christian Ethics and Modern Problems'' 1930
★ ''More Lay Thoughts of a Dean'' 1931
★ ''Things New and Old'' 1933
★ ''God and the Astronomers'' 1933
★ ''Our Present Discontents'' 1938 ISBN 0-8369-2846-6
★ ''A Pacifist in Trouble'' 1939 ISBN 0-8369-2192-5
★ ''The Fall of the Idols'' 1940
★ ''Talks in a Free Country'' 1942 ISBN 0-8369-2774-5
★ ''Mysticism in Religion'' 1947 ISBN 0-8371-8953-5
★ ''The End of an Age'' 1948
★ ''Diary of a Dean'' 1949
★ ''Light, Life and Love'' (Selections from the German mystics of the Middle Ages) 1904 (currently in the public domain, Project Gutenberg Release #4664 November 2003, available online from [1] and [2])
Books on Dean Inge
★ ''Dean Inge'', Adam Fox
★ ''The Gloomy Dean'', Robert Helm
His wife was 'Mary Catharine Inge (née Spooner)', daughter of Henry Maxwell Spooner. She died in 1949. See Portraits of Mary Catharine Inge.
He was nicknamed '''The Gloomy Dean''' because of his pessimistic views in his ''Evening Standard'' articles.
He was a supporter of animal rights.
★ Theology
★ Mysticism
★ List of Christian mystics
★
★ Portraits of William Ralph Inge
★
★ Portraits of Mary Catharine Inge, his wife
★ Profile
★ HyperDictionary Definition
★ W.R. Inge from Questia.com
★ Information from Christian Classic Ethereal Library
★
★ Light, Life and Love
★
★
★ Complete text of Light, Life and Love
★ [3]
★ [4]
★ [5]
| Contents |
| Background |
| Professional Life |
| Clergy |
| Works |
| Bibliography |
| Personal |
| See also |
| External links |
| Quotes |
Background
He was born at Crayke, Yorkshire, England. His father was William Inge (a provost at Worcester College, Oxford) and his mother Susanna (Churton) Inge. His mother's father was the archdeacon of Cleveland.
W. R. Inge was educated at Eton College and at King's College, Cambridge. He spent his later life in Wallingford, where he died.
Professional Life
He was a tutor at Hertford College, Oxford starting in 1888.
In 1907 he became a professor of divinity at Jesus College, Cambridge, holding the Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity chair.
He was president of the Aristotelian Society from 1920 to 1921.
He was a columnist for 25 years (1921 - 1946) for the ''Evening Standard''.
He was a trustee of London's National Portrait Gallery from 1921 until 1951.
Clergy
In 1888 he was ordained as a deacon.
In 1911 he was chosen by Prime Minister Asquith to be the Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral in London. He retired in 1934.
Works
Dean Inge is best known for his works on Plotinus and neo-platonic philosophy, and on Christian mysticism. He was a strong proponent of a spiritual type of religion--"that autonomous faith which rests upon experience and individual inspiration"--as opposed to one of coersive authority; so he was outspoken in his criticisms of the Roman Catholic Church. His thought, on the whole, represents a fine blending of orthodox Christian theology with elements of Platonic philosophy. He shares this much in common with one of his favorite writers, Benjamin Whichcote, the first of the Cambridge Platonists. Much of what he wrote was an attempt to communicate eternal values to the modern world.
He was a prolific author. In addition to scores of articles, lectures and sermons, he also wrote or contributed to over a hundred books in his lifetime.
The following bibliography is a selection taken from Adam Fox's biography ''Dean Inge''.
Bibliography
Primary Works
★ ''Christian Mysticism'' (Bampton Lectures) 1899
★ ''Faith and Knowledge'' 1904
★ ''Studies of English Mystics'' 1905
★ ''Truth and Falsehood in Religion'' 1906
★ ''Personal Idealism and Mysticism'' (Paddock Lectures) 1906
★ ''All Saints' Sermons'' 1907
★ ''Faith and its Psychology'' (Jowett Lectures) 1909
★ ''Speculum Animae'' 1911
★ ''The Church and the Age'' 1912
★ ''Types of Christian Saintliness'' 1915
★ ''The Philosophy of Plotinus'' 2 vols. (Gifford Lectures) 1918. ISBN 1-59244-284-6 (softcover), ISBN 0-8371-0113-1 (hardcover)
★ ''Outspoken Essays'' I 1919 & II 1922
★ ''Personal Religion and the Life of Devotion'' 1924
★ ''Lay Thoughts of a Dean'' 1926
★ ''The Platonic Tradition in English Religious Thought'' 1926 ISBN 0-8414-5055-2
★ ''The Church in the World'' 1927
★ ''Assessments and Anticipations'' 1929
★ ''Christian Ethics and Modern Problems'' 1930
★ ''More Lay Thoughts of a Dean'' 1931
★ ''Things New and Old'' 1933
★ ''God and the Astronomers'' 1933
★ ''Our Present Discontents'' 1938 ISBN 0-8369-2846-6
★ ''A Pacifist in Trouble'' 1939 ISBN 0-8369-2192-5
★ ''The Fall of the Idols'' 1940
★ ''Talks in a Free Country'' 1942 ISBN 0-8369-2774-5
★ ''Mysticism in Religion'' 1947 ISBN 0-8371-8953-5
★ ''The End of an Age'' 1948
★ ''Diary of a Dean'' 1949
★ ''Light, Life and Love'' (Selections from the German mystics of the Middle Ages) 1904 (currently in the public domain, Project Gutenberg Release #4664 November 2003, available online from [1] and [2])
Books on Dean Inge
★ ''Dean Inge'', Adam Fox
★ ''The Gloomy Dean'', Robert Helm
Personal
His wife was 'Mary Catharine Inge (née Spooner)', daughter of Henry Maxwell Spooner. She died in 1949. See Portraits of Mary Catharine Inge.
He was nicknamed '''The Gloomy Dean''' because of his pessimistic views in his ''Evening Standard'' articles.
He was a supporter of animal rights.
See also
★ Theology
★ Mysticism
★ List of Christian mystics
External links
★
★ Portraits of William Ralph Inge
★
★ Portraits of Mary Catharine Inge, his wife
★ Profile
★ HyperDictionary Definition
★ W.R. Inge from Questia.com
★ Information from Christian Classic Ethereal Library
★
★ Light, Life and Love
★
★
★ Complete text of Light, Life and Love
Quotes
★ [3]
★ [4]
★ [5]
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