Arthur Prior - A 'Young Progressive': Letters to Ursula Bethell and to Hugh Teague 1936–1941

Mike Grimshaw (editor)

ISBN 10: 1927145902 / ISBN 13: 9781927145906

Published by Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, 2019

About this Item

232 pages, a few illustrations, small ink smudge on p. 42.

Seller Inventory # 012222

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Arthur Prior - A 'Young Progressive': Letters to Ursula Bethell and to Hugh Teague 1936?1941
• Publisher: Canterbury University Press, Christchurch
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1927145902
• ISBN 13: 9781927145906
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • New Zealand
  • History

About this title

Synopsis

Arthur Prior (1914–69) is regarded as New Zealand’s greatest 20th-century philosopher. Until World War II, Prior seriously considered a career as a religious journalist, especially when traveling and living on the Continent and in England with his first wife. During these years, Prior wrote widely on theology and contemporary Christianity. In his correspondence with Ursula Bethell and Hugh Teague, Prior discusses in detail his religious and theological thoughts, including his shift from formal theological study into a world of journalism and philosophy.

These previously unknown letters, which cover the years from 1936 to 1941, chronicle a substantial part of a fascinating period in Prior’s development, both theologically and philosophically, and have been transcribed and annotated for this volume.

About the Author

A leading early Prior scholar, Mike Grimshaw (PhD Otago) is associate professor in sociology at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand.