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Hensley Henson and the appointment of bishops: state, church and nation in England, 1917–1920 and Beyond

Williamson, Philip

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Philip Williamson



Abstract

The nomination of Hensley Henson as bishop of Hereford in 1917 provoked a famous ecclesiastical controversy, the ‘Hereford scandal’, which threatened a split within the Church of England and a crisis between the Church and the State. The point of contention has always been understood to have been doctrinal, but this article argues that this was largely a proxy for disputes over Church policies, and that the outcome had significant consequences for the continuing character of the national Church. It also explains how the Hereford episode both stimulated and arrested demands for reform in the prime ministerial nomination of bishops.

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Williamson, P. (2023). Hensley Henson and the appointment of bishops: state, church and nation in England, 1917–1920 and Beyond. Journal of Ecclesiastical History, 74(2), 325-348. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022046922002032

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 16, 2022
Online Publication Date Jan 12, 2023
Publication Date 2023-04
Deposit Date Jan 18, 2023
Publicly Available Date Apr 27, 2023
Journal The Journal of Ecclesiastical History
Print ISSN 0022-0469
Electronic ISSN 1469-7637
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 74
Issue 2
Pages 325-348
DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022046922002032

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