John Albert Douglas (21 September 1868 – 3 July 1956) was a priest of the
Church of England
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and a major figure in Anglican–Orthodox relations in the 20th century.
Douglas was a member of the
Anglican and Eastern Churches Association
The Anglican and Eastern Churches Association is a religious organisation founded as the Eastern Church Association in 1864 by John Mason Neale and others and of which Athelstan Riley was a leading member. The purpose for which it was founded is to ...
and the
Fellowship of Saint Alban and Saint Sergius
The Fellowship of Saint Alban and Saint Sergius is a Christian ecumenical society founded in 1928 to foster contact between Christians, especially those of the Anglican and Orthodox traditions. It is named in honour of Saint Alban, the Christian p ...
and vicar of
St Michael Paternoster Royal
St Michael Paternoster Royal is a church in the City of London. The original building, which was first recorded in the 13th century, was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666. The church was rebuilt under the aegis of Sir Christopher Wr ...
from 1933 to 1952. He had served previously, from 1909 to 1933, at St Luke's Church, Camberwell, in the
Diocese of Southwark
The Diocese of Southwark is one of the 42 dioceses of the Church of England, part of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The diocese forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. It was created on 1 May 1905 from part of the ancient Dio ...
. He was the founder of
The Nikaean Club.
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* "Introduction". In Matthew, A. F. ''The Teaching of the Abyssinian Church, as Set Forth by the Doctors of the Same''. Translated by Matthew, A. F. London: Faith Press. 1936.
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Anglican and Eastern Churches Association
The Anglican and Eastern Churches Association is a religious organisation founded as the Eastern Church Association in 1864 by John Mason Neale and others and of which Athelstan Riley was a leading member. The purpose for which it was founded is to ...
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John Douglas
1868 births
1956 deaths
20th-century English Anglican priests
Anglo-Catholic clergy
Anglo-Catholic writers
English Anglo-Catholics
English male writers
People in Christian ecumenism
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