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1 online resource (400 pages) |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
A fascinating and enigmatic man, Davis McCaughey was a theologian equally at home in the secular world. As governor of Victoria, deputy chancellor of Melbourne University, and master of the prestigious Ormond College for 20 years, he played a groundbreaking role in Australian public life. This 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 as one of the greatest public speakers of his era. |
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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. |
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18. Changed politics, and a changing Ormond19. Union at last; 20. A moral compass; 21. A churchman for Governor; 22. A modern man; EPILOGUE; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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McCaughey, J. Davis.
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Uniting Church in Australia -- Clergy -- Biography.
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McCaughey, J. Davis https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJvmJkgH3W7mWFCbPpDpfq |
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Uniting Church in Australia |
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College administrators -- Australia -- Melbourne (Vic.) -- Biography.
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Governors -- Australia -- Victoria -- Biography.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Religious. |
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- Methodist. |
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Political. |
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Clergy |
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College administrators |
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Governors |
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Victoria https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39QbtfRDdrtgyXybc3cCkCJ9c |
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Victoria -- Melbourne https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJymx73ghVxGB3drrHMdcP |
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Biographies
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Martin, Sarah. Davis McCaughey : A Life. Sydney : UNSW Press, ©2012 9781742233611 |
| ISBN |
9781742246000 (electronic bk.) |
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1742246001 (electronic bk.) |
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9781742241135 (electronic bk.) |
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1742241131 (electronic bk.) |
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9781742233611 (hbk.) |
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