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"The quintessential man for his own season, Noble Powell (1891-1968) was an Episcopal priest and then bishop who epitomized the cultural and ecclesiastical epoch before the tumultuous sixties. This volume, the first biography devoted to a dynamic churchman often referred to as "the last bishop of the old church," fills a major gap in American religious historiography while illuminating the strengths, flaws, and eventual decline of the Protestant establishment in the United States.".
"Hein sketches the spiritual depth, self-discipline, sense of humor, and personal magnetism that anchored Powell's unwavering commitment to the human side of the church. He shows how Powell's outlook as bishop dovetailed with the prevailing temper of his time and also discusses how Powell's leadership style, marked by patience and an aristocratic civility, diminished in effectiveness amid the upheaval of the 1960s."--BOOK JACKET.
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Episcopal Church, Biography, Clergy, Episcopal church, clergyShowing 1 featured edition. View all 1 editions?
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Noble Powell and the Episcopal Establishment in the Twentieth Century (Studies in Anglican History)
April 18, 2001, University of Illinois Press
Hardcover
in English
0252026438 9780252026430
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"If outsiders remember the county of Noble Powell's birth today, they remember it as "Bloody Lowndes," the rural region just west of Montgomery that became famous during the civil rights era as the scene of triumph and tragedy."
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