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Gadfly for God: History of the "Church Times"
Gadfly for God History of the Church Times Author:Bernard Palmer The "Church Times" is the oldest surviving Anglican weekly newspaper. Founded in 1863 by a London printer, George Josiah Palmer, to help forward the ideals of the Oxford Movement, its history over the past century and a quarter mirrors the history of the Church of England itself. The author, Dr Bernard Palmer, is the great-grandson of the founde... more »r of the paper and is responsible for editing the paper from 1968 to 1989. This book looks at the history of the paper from both a personal and a historical perspective, looking at the men and women who have worked on the paper, including former Prime Minister Edward Heath. A former editor of the "Church Times" once remarked that the job of any paper was to "be a gladfly and stir things up". "Gladfly for God" uses extensive quotes from the paper's own columns to give the reader an indication of its editorial stlye.« less