Davis McCaughey : a life / Sarah Martin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martin, Sarah.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

McCaughey, J. Davis.

Uniting Church in Australia--Clergy--Biography.

Uniting Church in Australia.

College administrators--Australia--Melbourne (Vic.)--Biography.

College administrators.

Governors--Australia--Victoria--Biography.

Governors.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (432 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sydney : UNSW Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A fascinating and enigmatic man, Davis McCaughey was a theologian equally at home in the secular world. As Governor of Victoria (1986-1992), deputy chancellor of Melbourne University and master of the prestigious Ormond College for twenty years. McCaughey played a ground-breaking role in Australian public life. Sarah Martin's compelling biography explores the character and achievements of a man who transcended his deeply conservative roots in Belfast to champion radical student politics. A pivotal figure in the creation of the Uniting Church in Australia, McCaughey was also regarded by many, i

Contents:

""CONTENTS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""FOREWORD""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""PROLOGUE""; ""1. A golden boy""; ""2. Breaking away""; ""3. Cambridge and an inclusive Christianity""; ""4. The exhilaration of ecumenism""; ""5. The Irish dilemma""; ""6. Falling in love""; ""7. Marriage and theology""; ""8. The war years""; ""9. The job of a lifetime""; ""10. Into the unknown""; ""11. Life in College and university""; ""12. Taking control of the union debate""; ""13. A surprising appointment""; ""14. Master versus Church and Council""; ""15. Ecumenism underpins everything""

""16. Widening horizons""""17. Student revolution and conflict resolutions""; ""18. Changed politics,and a changing Ormond""; ""19. Union at last""; ""20. A moral compass""; ""21. A churchman for Governor""; ""22. A modern man""; ""EPILOGUE""; ""NOTES""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""INDEX""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781742241135

1742241131

9781742246000

1742246001

OCLC:

818816892