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This chapter examines Hensley Henson's experiences at Oxford University. It explains that during his stay at Oxford, Henson became a so-called troglodyte and he was generally isolated from everyday life. He spent most of his time reading books and polishing his Greek. In June 1884, Henson was placed in the first class of the honours society of Modern History and later joined the All Souls Fellowship. He has always regarded his election to the fellowship as the beginning of his Oxford life.

This chapter examines Hensley Henson's career as pastor of Barking Church in London, England. Henson had boundless energy and was so articulate that he could give four or five addresses in a day on different subjects. He was fertile with ideas and he created a series of clubs for men, women, and children, with gymnasium, library, and reading room. After Barking, Henson also served as pastor at Ilford.

This chapter examines Hensley Henson's political views. It explains that Henson was not pleased with the peace that followed victory in World War 1 because he believed that the Treaty of Versailles failed to win moral assent. It suggests that though Henson preached the war as a crusade, that crusade ended in an unworthy conclusion: a treaty forced upon a beaten enemy, engineered out of hatreds and base ambitions.

This chapter examines the career of Hensley Henson as Bishop of Hereford. Prime Minister David Lloyd George nominated Henson despite the objection of the Archbishop of Canterbury. This chapter explains that Henson's reasons for becoming a bishop were more national then diocesan. He saw the Church of England going down the Gadarene slope and he wanted to hamper the movement towards synods, church assemblies, and autonomy from Parliament. He served at Hereford from 1917 to 1920 before becoming Bishop of Durham.

This chapter examines the career of Hensley Henson as Bishop of Durham. It explains that in his first few years at Durham, Henson lost his doubtful reputation and that he was elected and consecrated after a national storm against his modernism. It also contends that Henson was the first bishop in all of history to make a diocesan magazine bought in other parts of England.

This chapter examines Hensley Henson's thoughts about the relation between church and state. It explains that for the first sixty-five years of his life Henson was an advocate of the establishment of the Church of England. However, the events of the year 1900 changed his beliefs. It explains that the change in Henson's doctrine of church and state prompted him to think again of the spiritual nature of the Church.

This chapter examines the retirement of Hensley Henson as Bishop of Durham. It explains that Henson gave away most of his prized possessions when he left Durham. It discusses Prime Minister Winston Churchill's nomination of Henson to become canon of Westminster Abbey and to do a piece of war work, knowing the bishop's negative opinion of Nazi Germany's anti-Semitic policies. Henson served for the second time as canon of Westminster from September 1940 to April 1941.

This chapter examines the childhood and early life of Hensley Henson, an Anglican priest who also served as the Bishop of Durham in England. Henson was from a religious family in London, England. Though he grew up reading theological books he hated emotional sectarian religion. He entered the Broadstairs Collegiate School when he was fourteen years old and was later influenced by his headmaster to study at Oxford University. In October 1881 Henson matriculated at Oxford and entered a society remote from everything he knew.

This chapter examines the career of Hensley Henson as canon of Westminster Abbey. At Westminster, Henson inhabited a world a long way from Ilford and he delivered his sermons with some of England's most notable personalities, including the prime minister, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, under his pulpit. He also conducted fashionable and famous weddings as Rector of Saint Margaret's. In December 1912, the prime minister offered Henson the deanery of Durham.

This chapter examines the career of Hensley Henson as Bishop of Durham during Great Depression in Great Britain and his relations with the miners. It suggests that though Henson was aware of the suffering of the miners in Durham and he tried to help provide meaningful work for the unemployed, he condemned the coal-mining unions' strikes. It also discusses Henson's participation in protests against the government's acceptance of Italy's invasion of Abyssinia and his condemnation of the anti-Semitic policies of Nazi Germany.

This chapter examines Hensley Henson's view of divorce. It explains that Henson believed that if divorce were prohibited, adultery and prostitution would flourish exceedingly. It also discusses Henson's support for A.P. Herbert's proposed Marriage Bill, which would widen the grounds for divorce to include cruelty, desertion for three years, and incurable insanity. It describes Henson's speech before the Parliament.

This chapter examines the career of Hensley Henson as dean of Durham in England. Henson held this position for five years and one month, and he was a good dean in circumstances of unprecedented difficulty for the cathedral. During the Boer War, Henson enlisted among the recruiting sergeants and in his sermons he did what he could to convince his listeners of the righteousness of the cause and to maintain their convictions. This chapter also discusses the controversy surrounding Henson's decision to accept an invitation to preach at the City Temple, the leading Congregationalist church in London.