Basil Hume: The Monk Cardinal

Basil Hume: The Monk Cardinal

by Anthony Howard (Author)

Synopsis

Following Cardinal Basil Hume's death on 17 June 1999, The Times concluded his obituary with a remarkable accolade: 'Few churchman in this century, inside or outside the Catholic Church, have died more deeply loved.'

Basil Hume served as Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster for twenty-three years and his holiness and wisdom made him an extraordinary leader. In this enthralling biography, Anthony Howard, who has had unique access to Cardinal Hume's private papers and the people who knew him best, traces his life, from his Newcastle upbringing through to his schooling at Ampleforth and his reign at Westminster, including his long and ultimately successful fight on behalf of the Maguire Seven and the Guildford Four.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 352
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Headline Review
Published: 05 Jun 2006

ISBN 10: 0755312481
ISBN 13: 9780755312481
Book Overview: The official biography of the most inspiring spiritual leader of the twentieth century

Media Reviews
'an excellent biography...it is a mark of Howard's achievement that, as a self-confessed wistful agnostic , he is able to describe the intricacies of Hume's monastic, spiritual and episcopal life so well' * Sunday Times *
'An eminent biographer ... Howard provides delightful details of Hume's human side' * Independent *
Author Bio
Anthony Howard is a distinguished political observer who has been editor of both the Listener and the New Statesman and has written for the Guardian, the Sunday Times and the Observer. He currently writes a weekly political column for The Times and is well known to viewers of BBC TV's 'Panorama' and 'Newsnight', as well as many other political programmes. In 1997 he was made a CBE and now lives in London and Shropshire.