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| Short Name: | G. K. A. Bell |
| Full Name: | Bell, G. K. A. (George Kennedy Allen), 1883-1958 |
| Birth Year: | 1883 |
| Death Year: | 1958 |
George Kennedy Allen Bell was born in 1883. He was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford. He was chaplain to the archbishop of Canterbury in 1914, was appointed as Dean of Canterbury in 1924 and became the Anglican bishop at Chichester in 1929. He was interested in ecumenism and friendship between the Anglican Church and churches in other countries and was instrumental in starting the World Council of Churches. He was also interested in religious drama and the integration of arts in the church.
Dianne Shapiro, from Lambeth Palace Library archives
Texts by G. K. A. Bell (3) | As | Authority Languages | Instances |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christ is the King! O friends upraise | George Kennedy Allen Bell (Author) | English | 33 |
| Christus ist König, jubelt laut! | G. K. A. Bell (Author) | German | 2 |
| ¡Cristo es el Rey! Gocémonos | G. K. A. Bell (Author) | Spanish | 2 |
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