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This carefully researched and well-written study reveals the religious faith of our Prime Ministers, or lack of it, in vivid colours. Prepare to be shocked and surprised as the author lays bare their souls. SIR ANTHONY SELDON
There has been no attempt to provide a systematic study of the faith of the twentieth-century British Prime Ministers. Biographers are often more concerned with their own priorities than with those of their subjects, and many fail to reflect an important sometimes "the "most important aspect of an individuals life. "God and Number 10" rectifies this lack, while addressing the role of religion generally in the political classes of the period; the reasons for the declining influence of faith in the public forum, and the relationship between Church and State.
Surprising instances are revealed here, including Balfour and MacDonalds recourse to spiritualism; Baldwins mystical experiences, and Churchills involvement with astrology.
The families of Asquith, Bonar Law, Ramsay MacDonald, Chamberlain, Macmillan, Douglas-Home and Wilson have all expressed their support for this book and, where able, assisted in the research, while John Major assisted fully.
About the author
Mark Vickers read History at Durham University and practised with one of the City law firms. Having studied for the priesthood at the English College in Rome, he was ordained for the Diocese of Westminster in 2003. He is currently a parish priest in West London. He has previously published two biographies and is the author of
Reunion Revisited: 1930s Ecumenism Exposed (Gracewing, 2017).
Summary
This acclaimed volume on the personal faith of the twentieth-century British Prime Ministers casts a new perspective on every holder of the highest political office in the realm
