Hensley Henson

thumb| Herbert Hensley Henson (8 November 1863 – 27 September 1947) was an English Anglican cleric, scholar and polemicist. He was Bishop of Hereford from 1918 to 1920 and Bishop of Durham from 1920 to 1939. Quotes My father's evangelicalism was deepened and darkened by his bereavement. He seemed to lose interest in everything except religion, and under the influence of some Plymouth Brethren...his religion degenerated into bigotry. He never joined the sect, but he read their literature, shared many of their opinions and grew into their narrow intolerance. Retrospect of an Unimportant Life, vol. 1, 1863–1920 (London: Oxford UP, 1942) p. 3 Quotes about Henson As swift to scent the sophist as to praiseThe honest worker or the well turned phrase. Cyril Alington, in The Times (4 October 1947); reported in the ODQ, 2nd ed. (1953) p. 4 External links Category:Anglicans from the United Kingdom Category:Anglican bishops Category:Academics from England Category:University of Oxford alumni Category:University of Oxford faculty Category:Anti-fascists Category:1863 births Category:1947 deaths