The quintessential man for his own season, Noble Powell (1891-1968)
was an episcopal priest and then bishop who epitomized the cultural
and ecclesiastical epoch before the tumultuous sixties. This
volume, the first biography devoted to a dynamic churchman often
referred to as "the last bishop of the old church", fills a major
gap in American religious historiography while illuminating the
strengths, flaws, and eventual decline of the Protestant
establishment in the United States.
Deeply influenced by the beliefs and practices of a mix of
southern denominations, Powell was raised a Baptist and confirmed
(to his family's chagrin) in the Episcopal Church. As parson at the
University of Virginia, Powell led a flourishing student ministry
before serving successively as rector of Emmanuel Church in
Baltimore, dean of the National Cathedral, and bishop of the
Diocese of Maryland.
Hein sketches the spiritual depth, self-discipline, sense of
humor, and personal magnetism that anchored Powell's unwavering
commitment to the human side of the church. He shows how Powell's
outlook as bishop dovetailed with the prevailing temper of his time
and also discusses how Powell's leadership style, marked by
patience and an aristocratic civility, diminished in effectiveness
amid the upheaval of the 1960s.
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