William Ralph Inge

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William Ralph Inge


Born
in Crayke, The United Kingdom
June 06, 1860

Died
February 26, 1954

Genre

Influences


Sir William Ralph Inge was educated at Eton and King's College, Cambridge. After taking a double first in Classics, he became a tutor at Hertford College, Oxford, and was made a deacon in the Church of England in 1888. After a time as Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity at Cambridge, Inge was elected Dean of St. Paul's cathedral in 1911 by Asquith, a position he held until 1934.

During his life, Inge was President of the Aristotelian society, a columnist for the Evening Standard, a fellow of the British Academy, and a trustee of the National Portrait Gallery. He received honorary doctorates from Oxford, Aberdeen, Durham, Sheffield, Edinburgh, and St. Andrews. Inge received honorary fellowships from King's and Jesus Colleges, Cambridge, and
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Average rating: 3.7 · 132 ratings · 18 reviews · 113 distinct works
Christian Mysticism

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The Philosophy Of Plotinus:...

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Outspoken Essays

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Personal Idealism and Mysti...

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Personal Religion and the L...

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The Philosophy of Plotinus: 1

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The Idea of Progress

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The Platonic tradition in E...

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Light, Life and Love: Selec...

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The Victorian Age

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“It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism, while the wolf remains of a different opinion.”
William Ralph Inge

“We have enslaved the rest of the animal creation, and have treated our distant cousins in fur and feathers so badly that beyond doubt, if they were able to formulate a religion, they would depict the Devil in human form.”
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“Whoever marries the spirit of this age will find himself a widower in the next. ”
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