Kenneth Cragg
Kenneth Cragg | |
|---|---|
| Assistant Bishop of Jerusalem | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Jerusalem |
| In office | 1969–1974 |
| Successor | Ishaq Musaad (as Bishop of Egypt) |
| Other post(s) | Acting Bishop of Egypt (1972–1974) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1935 (deacon) 1937 (priest) |
| Consecration | 1972 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Albert Kenneth Cragg 8 March 1913 |
| Died | 13 November 2012 (aged 99) |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
Albert Kenneth Cragg (8 March 1913 – 13 November 2012) was an Anglican bishop and scholar[1] who commented widely[2] on religious topics for more than fifty years, most notably Christian–Muslim relations.[3]
Early life and education
[edit]Cragg was born on 8 March 1913. He was educated at Blackpool Grammar School and Jesus College, Oxford. He was awarded the Grafton Scholarship[4] in 1934.[5]
Ordained ministry
[edit]Cragg was ordained in 1937. He began his career with a curacy at Higher Tranmere Parish Church, Birkenhead after which he was Chaplain of All Saints', Beirut, Rector of Longworth,[6] Professor of Arabic and Islamics, Hartford Seminary, Connecticut and warden of St Augustine's College, Canterbury.
Episcopal ministry
[edit]Cragg was elevated to the episcopate as Assistant Bishop of Jerusalem in 1969.[7]
There was at that time no Bishop of Egypt, and Cragg was given responsibility for the oversight of the Anglican communities in that country, until, in 1974, as a result of the reorganisation of the Anglican Church in the Middle East, a new Bishop was appointed.[8]
He was then appointed Reader in Religious Studies, at Sussex University,[9] following which he was Vicar of Helme (and an Assistant Bishop within the Wakefield Diocese).
In 1982, he retired to Diocese of Oxford.
Personal life
[edit]He married, in 1940, Melita Arnold. She died in 1989.[10]
See also
[edit]Works
[edit]- The Call of the Minaret (1956) Oxford University Press. Library of Congress Catalogue Card Number 56-8005 (1964 edition, Galaxy Books).
- Sandals at the Mosque - Christian Presence Amid ISLAM (1959) SCM Press.
- Alive to God - Muslim and Christian Prayer compiled with an Introductory Essay by Kenneth Cragg (1970) Oxford University Press, SBN 19 213220 2.
- The Event of the Qur'an - Islam in its Scripture (1971) George Allen & Unwin, ISBN 0-04-297024-5.
- The Mind of the Qur'an - Chapters in Reflection (1973) George Allen & Unwin, ISBN 0-04-297030-X.
- This Year in Jerusalem - Israel in Experience (1982) Darton, Longman & Todd, ISBN 0-232-51534-4.
- Muhammad and the Christian (1984) Darton, Longman & Todd.
- The Pen and The Faith - Eight modern Muslim writers and the Qur'an (1985) George Allen & Unwin, ISBN 0-04-297044-X.
- The Christ and the Faiths (1986) SPCK.
- Readings in the Qur'an - Selected and Translated by Kenneth Cragg (1988) Collins Liturgical Publications, ISBN 0-00-599087-4 (pbk.).
- Troubled by Truth - Life-Studies in Inter-Faith Concern (1992) Pentland Press, ISBN 1-872795-71-4.
- Returning to Mount Hira' (1992) Bellew.
- The Arab Christian - A History in the Middle East (1992) Mowbray, ISBN 0-264-67257-7.
- The Lively Credentials of God (1995) Darton, Longman & Todd.
- Palestine - The Prize and Price of Zion (1997) Cassel, ISBN 0-304-70075-4.
- Muhammad in the Qur'an - The Task and the Text (2001) Melisende, ISBN 1-901764-13-3.
- Am I not Your Lord - Human Meaning in Divine Question (2002) Melisende, ISBN 1-901764-21-4.
- The Iron in the Soul - Joseph and the Undoing of Violence (2009) Melisende, ISBN 978-1-901764-55-0.
Translations
[edit]- Hussein, Muhammad Kamel City of Wrong - A Friday in Jerusalem (1954) Cairo. Translation from Arabic published 1959 by Djambatan, Amsterdam.
References
[edit]- ^ The Times, Monday, 12 Aug 1963; p. 7; Issue 55777; col B Anglican Mission To The World (Toronto Congress) "The political frontier"-The Rt Dr Kenneth Craggs
- ^ The Times. No. 61142. 27 January 1982. p. 10, col. E.
It would be odd to imagine that Palestinians would forget in three decades what Jews remembered for 18 centuries
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Interview with Bishop Cragg Archived 5 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Times, Monday, 1 October 1934; pg. 7; Issue 46873; col C Ecclesiastical News Grafton Scholarship
- ^ Wound up 1996/7 Archived 6 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory2008/2009 Lambeth, Church House Publishing ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0
- ^ The Times, Thursday, 18 December 1969; pg. 10; Issue 57746; col E Church News Canon Appointed Bishop
- ^ "Bishops of the Diocese of Egypt". Official website of the Episcopal Anglican Diocese of Egypt. Retrieved 8 April 2011. "The Rt Rev Kenneth Cragg". The Telegraph. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ^ During which time he also served as an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Chichester > Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
- ^ "The Rt Rev Kenneth Cragg". The Telegraph. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
