Michael Ramsey

The Right Reverend and Right Honorable Arthur Michael Ramsey (19041988) was the 100th archbishop of Canterbury. He also served as archbishop of York, bishop of Durham, and president of theWorld Council of Churches. Ramsey was the Regius Professor of Divinity at Cambridge University and an influential Anglican theologian. His portrait appeared on the cover of Time magazine, August 16, 1963, introducing coverage of "The Anglican communion:Worldly,Worldwide, Catholic, and Protestant." A noted...See more

The Right Reverend and Right Honorable Arthur Michael Ramsey (19041988) was the 100th archbishop of Canterbury. He also served as archbishop of York, bishop of Durham, and president of theWorld Council of Churches. Ramsey was the Regius Professor of Divinity at Cambridge University and an influential Anglican theologian. His portrait appeared on the cover of Time magazine, August 16, 1963, introducing coverage of "The Anglican communion:Worldly,Worldwide, Catholic, and Protestant." A noted scholar, his other works include The Resurrection of Christ (1944), F.D. Maurice and the Conflicts of Modern Theology (1951), and From Gore to Temple (1960). See less