Herbert Hensley Henson, J. N. Figgis and the Archbishops’ Committee on Church and State, 1913–1916: Two Competing Visions of the Church of England

Stapleton, Julia

Abstract

This article brings fresh perspective to the Archbishops’ Committee on Church and State that sat from 1913 to 1916, emphasising the divisions in the Church that it both reflected and reinforced. The article focuses on the shadow that two competing legacies cast over the committee's appointment and recommendations, and the reception of its report. This is evident in the work of two prominent figures of the early twentieth-century Church: Herbert Hensley Henson (1863–1947) and J. N. Figgis (1866–1919). While Henson appealed to Hooker's legacy in upholding a national Church, Figgis drew on Tractarianism in defending a narrower, denominational ideal.

Citation

Stapleton, J. (2022). Herbert Hensley Henson, J. N. Figgis and the Archbishops’ Committee on Church and State, 1913–1916: Two Competing Visions of the Church of England. Journal of Ecclesiastical History, 73(4), 814-836. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022046921001470

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Mar 23, 2022
• Publication Date: 2022-10
• Deposit Date: May 20, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 31, 2023
• Journal: The Journal of Ecclesiastical History
• Print ISSN: 0022-0469
• Electronic ISSN: 1469-7637
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 73
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 814-836
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022046921001470
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1206669