Herbert Hensley Henson, J. N. Figgis and the Archbishops’ Committee on Church and State, 1913–1916: Two Competing Visions of the Church of England

Stapleton, Julia

doi:10.1017/s0022046921001470

Herbert Hensley Henson, J. N. Figgis and the Archbishops’ Committee on Church and State, 1913–1916: Two Competing Visions of the Church of England

Stapleton, Julia

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Professor Julia Stapleton julia.stapleton@durham.ac.uk
Professor

Abstract

This article brings fresh perspective to the Archbishops’ Committee on Church and State that sat from 1913 to 1916, emphasising the divisions in the Church that it both reflected and reinforced. The article focuses on the shadow that two competing legacies cast over the committee's appointment and recommendations, and the reception of its report. This is evident in the work of two prominent figures of the early twentieth-century Church: Herbert Hensley Henson (1863–1947) and J. N. Figgis (1866–1919). While Henson appealed to Hooker's legacy in upholding a national Church, Figgis drew on Tractarianism in defending a narrower, denominational ideal.

Citation

Stapleton, J. (2022). Herbert Hensley Henson, J. N. Figgis and the Archbishops’ Committee on Church and State, 1913–1916: Two Competing Visions of the Church of England. Journal of Ecclesiastical History, 73(4), 814-836. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022046921001470

Journal Article Type	Article
Online Publication Date	Mar 23, 2022
Publication Date	2022-10
Deposit Date	May 20, 2022
Publicly Available Date	Jan 31, 2023
Journal	The Journal of Ecclesiastical History
Print ISSN	0022-0469
Electronic ISSN	1469-7637
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	73
Issue	4
Pages	814-836
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022046921001470

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