Arthur Shepherd (priest)

Arthur Pearce Shepherd, DD (31 December 1885 – 27 February 1968) was Archdeacon of Dudley from 1934 until 1951.

Shepherd was educated at Cardiff High School and Jesus College, Oxford;[1] and ordained in 1911.[2] After a curacy at All Saints, Northampton he was Assistant Secretary for Young People's Work at the Church Mission Society. Later he held incumbencies in Northampton, St James the Greater, Leicester[3] and Dudley. He was a Canon Residentiary of Worcester Cathedral from 1945 to 1965; and Proctor in Convocation for the Diocese of Worcester from 1951 until 1964.

In 1954, Shepherd authored a biography of Rudolf Steiner.[4]

Writings

  • Sin, Suffering and God. 1931
  • The Eternity of Time. 1941
  • Marriage Was Made for Man: A Study of the Problem of Marriage and Divorce in Relation to the Church of England. 1948
  • A Scientist of the Invisible: An Introduction to the Life and Work of Rudolf Steiner. Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1954

References

  1. ^ ‘ SHEPHERD, Ven. Arthur Pearce’’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 26 Sept 2013
  2. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929-30 p1167 London, OUP, 1929
  3. ^ London Gazette
  4. ^ Philp, H. P. (1955). "Book Review: A Scientist of The Invisible. By A. P. Shepherd". Theology. 58 (417): 118–120. doi:10.1177/0040571X5505841719. S2CID 220984736.
Church of England titles
Preceded by Archdeacon of Dudley
1934–1951
Succeeded by