Kenneth Cragg

The Rt Rev (Albert) Kenneth Cragg is an eminent Anglican priest and scholar [The Times, Monday, Aug 12, 1963; pg. 7; Issue 55777; col B" Anglican Mission To The World (Toronto Congress) “The political frontier"-The Rt Dr Kenneth Craggs" ] who has commented widely [

”It would be odd to imagine that Palestinians would forget in three decades what Jews remembered for 18 centuries”

br> The Times, Wednesday, Jan 27, 1982; pg. 10; Issue 61142; col E] on religious topics for over fifty years, most notably Muslim-Christian relations [ [http://www.religion-online.org/showarticle.asp?title=500 Interview with Bishop Cragg] ] ] . Born on 8 March 1913 and educated at Blackpool Grammar School and Jesus College, Oxford he was awarded the Grafton Scolarship [The Times, Monday, Oct 01, 1934; pg. 7; Issue 46873; col C "Ecclesiastical News Grafton Scholarship"] in 1934 [ [http://www.churchsociety.org/aboutus/managed/TrustsList.htm Wound up 1996/7] ] and ordained in 1937. He began his career with a Curacy at "Higher Tranmere Parish Church, Birkenhead" after which he was Chaplain of "All Saints', Beirut", Rector of Longworth [Crockford's Clerical Directory2008/2009 Lambeth, Church House Publishing ISBN 9780715110300] ., Professor of "Arabic and Islamics, Hartford Seminary,Connecticut" and Warden of St Augustine's College, Canterbury before his elevation to the Episcopate as Assistant Bishop of Jerusalem in 1970 [The Times, Thursday, Dec 18, 1969; pg. 10; Issue 57746; col E "Church News Canon Appointed Bishop"] . Four years later he was appointed Reader in Religious Studies, at Sussex University [During which time he also served as an Assistant Bishop within the Diocese of Chichester > Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 9780713672576] , following which he was Vicar of Helme (and an Assistant Bishop within the Wakefield Diocese). A prolific author [Amongst others he has written “The Call of the Minaret”, 1956;”Counsels in Contemporary Islam”, 1965; “The Event of the Qur'ān”, 1971; “ Palestine: the prize and price of Zion”, 1997; “Muhammad in the Qur'ān”, 2002; “The Qur'an and the West”, 2006 British Library catalogue accessed Thursday 28th August, 2008 20:12] in 1982 he retired to Oxford where he continues to serve.

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