The Heretic: A Study of the Life of John William Colenso 1814-1883

by Jeff Guy

John William Colenso died in 1883, a Mathematician and controversial missionary Bishop of Natal. During his life, he scandalized Victorians by showing that the Bible could not be accepted as the literal word of God. He was subsequently found guilty of heresy and excommunicated by the Anglican Church Undaunted by the antagonism of his contemporaries, Colenso then attempted to expose and rectify the injustices inflicted upon the Africans of Natal and Zululand by the British in the late 19th century.

392 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1985

Reviews

[Peires · Rating 5 out of 5]

excellent life of Bishop Colenso by a master historian