George Every
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Brother George Every SSM (3 February 1909 - 2003) was a British
historian, theologian and writer on Christian
mythology
, and poet.
He was a member of the Anglican religious community
the Society of the Sacred Mission
at Kelham
, Nottinghamshire
from 1929 to 1973. He then joined the Roman Catholic College at Oscott.
He was known as a historian of Byzantium
and was in some ways a follower of Christopher Dawson
.
He encountered TS Eliot at Kelham and introduced him to the history of Little Gidding
, later to be the title for one of Eliot's Four Quartets
, through his draft verse play Stalemate at Little Gidding. On the occasion, in 1948
, of Eliot's entry into the realm of sexagenarianism, Every wrote for a dedicatory compendium a piece on the poet's religious leanings and the broader significance thereof.
Every also corresponded with C. S. Lewis
and Yves Congar
, and wrote on the work of Charles Williams.
United Kingdom
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historian, theologian and writer on Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
mythology
Mythology
The term mythology can refer either to the study of myths, or to a body or collection of myths. As examples, comparative mythology is the study of connections between myths from different cultures, whereas Greek mythology is the body of myths from ancient Greece...
, and poet.
He was a member of the Anglican religious community
Anglican religious order
Anglican religious orders are communities of laity and/or clergy in the Anglican Communion who live under a common rule of life. The members of religious orders take vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and lead a common life of work and prayer...
the Society of the Sacred Mission
Society of the Sacred Mission
The Society of the Sacred Mission is an Anglican religious order founded in 1893 by Father Herbert Kelly, envisaged such that "members of the Society share a common life of prayer and fellowship in a variety of educational, pastoral and community activities in England, Australia, Japan, Lesotho,...
at Kelham
Kelham
Kelham is a small village in Nottinghamshire variously estimated as "3.36 miles," "3 miles," or "2.92 miles"to the northwest of Newark on a bend in the A617 road near its crossing of the River Trent.-Historical:...
, Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
from 1929 to 1973. He then joined the Roman Catholic College at Oscott.
He was known as a historian of Byzantium
Byzantium
Byzantium was an ancient Greek city, founded by Greek colonists from Megara in 667 BC and named after their king Byzas . The name Byzantium is a Latinization of the original name Byzantion...
and was in some ways a follower of Christopher Dawson
Christopher Dawson
Christopher Henry Dawson was a British independent scholar, who wrote many books on cultural history and Christendom. Christopher H. Dawson has been called "the greatest English-speaking Catholic historian of the twentieth century".-Life:...
.
He encountered TS Eliot at Kelham and introduced him to the history of Little Gidding
Little Gidding, Cambridgeshire
Little Gidding is a parish and small village in Huntingdonshire , England, near Sawtry and north west of Huntingdon.-History:The parish of Little Gidding is small, consisting of only 724 acres...
, later to be the title for one of Eliot's Four Quartets
Four Quartets
Four Quartets is a set of four poems written by T. S. Eliot that were published individually over a six-year period. The first poem, "Burnt Norton", was written and published with a collection of his early works following the production of Eliot's play Murder in the Cathedral...
, through his draft verse play Stalemate at Little Gidding. On the occasion, in 1948
1948 in literature
The year 1948 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:* The Pulitzer Prize for the Novel is renamed the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction....
, of Eliot's entry into the realm of sexagenarianism, Every wrote for a dedicatory compendium a piece on the poet's religious leanings and the broader significance thereof.
Every also corresponded with C. S. Lewis
C. S. Lewis
Clive Staples Lewis , commonly referred to as C. S. Lewis and known to his friends and family as "Jack", was a novelist, academic, medievalist, literary critic, essayist, lay theologian and Christian apologist from Belfast, Ireland...
and Yves Congar
Yves Congar
Yves Marie Joseph Congar was a French Dominican cardinal and theologian.-Early life:Born in Sedan, in northeast France, in 1904, Congar's home was occupied by the Germans for much of World War I...
, and wrote on the work of Charles Williams.
Works
- Christian Discrimination (1940)
- Selected Poems (Staples Press, c. 1946) with S. L. Bethell, J. D. C. Pellow
- The Byzantine Patriarchate 451-1204 (1947)
- Poetry and Personal Responsibility. An Interim Report on Contemporary Literature (1949)
- The High Church Party 1688-1718 (1956)
- Lamb To The Slaughter (1957)
- Studies In Ministry and Worship: The Baptismal Sacrifice (1959)
- Basic Liturgy (1961)
- No Pious Person by Herbert KellyHerbert KellyHerbert Hamilton Kelly SSM was a priest of the Church of England and the founder of the Society of the Sacred Mission .After army training Kelly studied theology and was ordained in 1884. While training people for missionary service in Korea he founded, in London in 1893, an Anglican religious...
(1960) editor - Misunderstandings between East and West (1965)
- Christian Mythology (1970)
- New Heaven? New Earth? An Encounter with Pentecostalism (1976) Peter HockenPeter HockenFather Peter Hocken is a historian of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal and the Pentecostal movement in the twentieth century.Hocken was ordained a priest in the Roman Catholic Church in 1964. He was ordained for the Diocese of Northampton. He lectured in moral theology at Oscott College,...
, John Orme Mills, Simon Tugwell - Understanding Eastern Christianity (1978)
- The Mass - Meaning, Mystery and Ritual (1978)
- The Time of the Spirit - Readings Through the Christian Year (1984) anthology, editor with Richard Harries, Kallistos Ware
- Christian Legends (1987)
- A Christmas Collection (2001)