Edward Carpenter (priest)
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Edward Frederick Carpenter
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| Born | 27 November 1910 |
| Died | 26 August 1998 |
| Religion | Church of England |
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| Period in office | 1974–1985 |
| Predecessor | Eric Abbott |
| Successor | Michael Mayne |
Edward Frederick Carpenter KCVO (27 November 1910 – 26 August 1998)[1] was an Anglican priest and author.[2]
Life
Carpenter was a native Londoner and the city featured prominently in his life and priestly ministry. He was educated at Strode's Grammar School[3] and King's College London[4] and ordained in 1936.[5] After curacies at Holy Trinity, Marylebone and St Mary's Harrow he was Rector of Great Stanmore.[6]
After this his ministry was spent at Westminster Abbey, from 1951 firstly as a canon, then from 1963 to 1974 as archdeacon and finally, from 1974, Dean of Westminster.[7] One obituary noted "It was unfortunate for the Church that Edward Carpenter was 64 before he became Dean but he has left a legacy of tolerant, determined openness as a vital trait of 20th- century Christianity. He and his wife gave themselves unstintingly to others and contributed a happy sparkle in their home at Westminster in their laughter and scholarship."[8]
Carpenter retired to Richmond, Surrey. He has four children, David, Michael, Paul and Louise.[9]
Carpenter wrote Common sense about Christian ethics as part of the Common Sense series.
He was the first chairman of the Week of Prayer for World Peace, a global interfaith initiative created by the Anglican Pacifist Fellowship.[10]
In 2017 Michael De-la-Noy published a biography of Carpenter, A Liberal and Godly Dean: The Life of Edward Carpenter (Gloriette Publications).[11]
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| Preceded by | Dean of Westminster 1974–1985 |
Succeeded by Michael Mayne |
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| Preceded by | President of the Modern Churchpeople's Union 1966 – c. 1990 |
Succeeded by Peter Selby |
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- ↑ Amongst others he wrote "Thomas Sherlock", 1936; "Thomas Tenison, His Life and Times", 1948; "That Man Paul", 1953; "Common Sense about Christian Ethics", 1961; "The English Church", 1966; "Cantuar: the Archbishops in their office", 1971; "Westminster Abbey", "Archbishop Fisher: his life and times", 1991 > British Library website accessed 21:34 GMT 1 March 2010
- ↑ Beeson, T. R., The Deans (London: SCM Press, 2004) ISBN 0-334-02987-2
- ↑ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
- ↑ Independent Obituary
- ↑ The Times, Thursday, Apr 25, 1974; pg. 1; Issue 59073; col D New Dean
- ↑ https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-the-rev-edward-carpenter-1174495.html
- ↑ Westminster Abbey, Edward Carpenter: Writer, Priest and Dean, 1998.
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- ↑ Harvey, A., "A Liberal and Godly Dean by Michael De-la-Noy: Anthony Harvey recalls Edward Carpenter’s inspired eccentricity", Church Times, Mar 2017.
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- Alumni of King's College London
- Associates of King's College
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- 20th-century English Anglican priests
- Anglican pacifists
- 20th-century British writers
- Canons of Westminster
- Archdeacons of Westminster
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