Five Deans

In "Five Deans", Sidney Dark presents a compelling series of biographical studies focusing on five of the most influential and diverse figures to hold the office of Dean in the Church of England. Through the lives of John Colet, John Donne, Jonathan Swift, Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, and William Ralph Inge, Dark explores the evolving character of the Anglican Church and its relationship with the broader social and intellectual currents of English history.

The work begins with the Renaissance hum...