David Sheppard: Batting for the Poor - The authorized biography of the celebrated cricketer and bishop

Sportsman, priest and bishop David Sheppard is the subject of this biography, charting Sheppard's effect on British public life across the second half of the twentieth century.

A propos de l'auteur

Andrew Bradstock is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and an emeritus professor of the University of Winchester. He established New Zealand's first Centre for Theology and Public Issues, and has been teaching and writing about the relationship between faith, politics and social engagement for over thirty years. David Sheppard: Batting for the Poor is his first biography.

Résumé

As a sportsman, priest and bishop, David Sheppard played a significant role in British public life during the second half of the twentieth century, achieving household-name status in two entirely separate fields. There has been no previous biography.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Andrew Bradstock, Professor Andrew Bradstock
• Edition: Wiley
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 21.11.2019
• EAN: 9780281081059
• ISBN: 978-0-281-08105-9
• Pages: 376
• Poids: 780 g
• Illustrations: 8pp colour photos
• Catégories: Littérature > Littérature (récits) > Correspondance, journaux intimes; Littérature spécialisée > Philosophie, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Pédagogie > Pédagogie sociale, travail social; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious, cricket, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness, SPORTS & RECREATION / Cricket, Christianity, Biography: religious & spiritual, Biography: religious and spiritual, Christian ministry & pastoral activity, Religious ministry and clergy