Download or read book Geoffrey Fisher written by David Hein and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major figure in twentieth-century Christianity, Geoffrey Fisher worked to modernize the Church of England and to develop the worldwide Anglican Communion. His historic meeting with Pope John XXIII, his participation in national debates on the Suez Crisis and nuclear weapons, and his role in crowning Queen Elizabeth II made him a well-known figure in postwar Britain. His neglect by professional historians is partly remedied by this new biography, the first scholarly account of Fisher's life and career.