Alec Vidler

Alec Vidler
Born
Alexander Roper Vidler

(1899-12-27)27 December 1899
Rye, Sussex, England
Died25 July 1991(1991-07-25) (aged 91)
Ecclesiastical career
ReligionChristianity (Anglican)
ChurchChurch of England[1]
Ordained1922
Academic background
Alma materSelwyn College, Cambridge
Influences
Academic work
Discipline
Sub-disciplineEcclesiastical history
School or traditionAnglo-Catholicism
InstitutionsKing's College, Cambridge
Doctoral studentsDavid Nicholls
InfluencedChristopher Evans[6]

Alexander Roper Vidler OGS (27 December 1899 – 25 July 1991), known as Alec Vidler, was an English Anglican priest, theologian, and ecclesiastical historian,[7] who served as Dean of King's College, Cambridge, for ten years from 1956 and then, following his retirement in 1966, as Mayor of Rye, Sussex.

  1. ^ a b Grimley & Brewitt-Taylor 2012.
  2. ^ Beeson 2002, p. 7.
  3. ^ Wilson, A. N. (16 April 2001). "Why Maurice Is an Inspiration to Us All". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  4. ^ Crook, Paul (2013). "Alec Vidler: On Christian Faith and Secular Despair" (PDF). Paul Crook. p. 2. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  5. ^ Grimley & Brewitt-Taylor 2012; Morgan 2010, p. 263.
  6. ^ Hooker 2014, p. 197.
  7. ^ "The Cambridge Objectors". Time. Vol. 83, no. 10. New York. 6 March 1964. pp. 84–85. ISSN 0040-781X. Archived from the original on 14 December 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2009.

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