THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND ITS NATURE AND ITS FUTURE BY THE RT. REV. H. HENSLEY HENSON, D.D. THE REV. CANON A. C. HEADLAM, D.D. THE MACMILLAN COMPANY NEW YORK INV. 3717 DD45 ·H52 PREFACE THE lectures contained in this volume were delivered in King's College, London, during the autumn of 1918. Regarded as separate entities they need no introduction, and it would be unnecessary and perhaps impertinent to offer any comment on the opinions expressed by the distinguished scholars who were kind enough to accept the invitation to take part in the course. A word of explanation, however, may seem called for as to the reason why these lectures formed part of one course and why they are now collected in a single volume. This book is not the manifesto of any school of thought. It contains no programme for the reform of the Church. It does not stand for any one definite point of view. It has, indeed, no unity save that of subject, and no lecturer is responsible for any opinions but his own. The idea which inspired this course of lectures was, |