Arthur Pearce Shepherd, DD (31 December 1885 – 27 February 1968) was Archdeacon of Dudley from 1934 until 1951. Shepherd was educated at Cardiff High School and Jesus College, Oxford; and ordained in 1911. After a curacy at All Saints,

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he was Assistant Secretary for Young People's Work at the

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. Later he held incumbencies in

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and Dudley. He was a

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of Worcester Cathedral from 1945 to 1965; and Proctor in Convocation for the Diocese of Worcester from 1951 until 1964. In 1954, Shepherd authored a biography of Rudolf Steiner.

Writings

*''Sin, Suffering and God''. 1931 *''The Eternity of Time''. 1941 *''Marriage Was Made for Man: A Study of the Problem of Marriage and Divorce in Relation to the Church of England''. 1948 *''A Scientist of the Invisible: An Introduction to the Life and Work of Rudolf Steiner''. Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1954

References

1885 births 1968 deaths Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford Archdeacons of Dudley Doctors of Divinity People educated at Cardiff High School {{Canterbury-archdeacon-stub