Betjeman: Writing the Public Life

by Kevin J. Gardner

A household name in Great Britain, John Betjeman was a public literary figure who openly declared his Christian faith and championed the social and aesthetic joys of Anglicanism as unique to English identity. Through poetry in newspapers and on radio and television broadcasts, Betjeman celebrated the cultural significance of the Church of England well beyond its religious role. Although a steadfast proponent for Christianity and the Church, Gardner...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1602582548
• ISBN13: 9781602582545
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Baylor University Press
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 9.1"