James Parkes (1896-1981) : a study of his early life; his involvement in Jewish-Christian relations, and related post-war developments

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This thesis deals with the life and work of Rev James William Parkes, MA, D Phil, Hon DHL, D Litt, who lived from 1896-1981. He was a pioneer in Jewish-Christian relations. For many years he was a lonely figure in seeking the reasons for antisemitism and not merely exposing the evil but also in searching for a solution to it. After completing his degree at Oxford, he worked with the Student Christian Movement and later with the International Student Service in Geneva. During the 1930s he decided to devote himself full-time to the study of Jewish-Christian relations: he was a prolific author. The thesis seeks to consider not only the first fifty years or so of Parkes' life but also the wider implications of Jewish-Christian relations during this time. Relevant records at the London Metropolitan Archives, the University of Southampton Archives and the Lambeth Palace Library, have been carefully examined to note the part played by James Parkes in setting up the Council of Christians and Jews and his subsequent involvement in it. The formation of the Society of Jews and Christians and Jews in1925 and its activities until 1937 are also explained in detail. Each of the eight chapters is self-contained and they result in, among other things, providing information which has not been previously known about the organisations with which James Parkes was connected.

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