Christian Mysticism

<p>The first of the subjects which according to the will of Canon Bampton are prescribed for the Lecturers upon his foundation is the confirmation and establishment of the Christian faith.</p><p> </p><p>Sir William Ralph Inge was educated at Eton and King's College Cambridge. After taking a double first in Classics he became a tutor at Hertford College Oxford and was made a deacon in the Church of England in 1888. After a time as Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity at Cambridge Inge was elected Dean of St. Paul's cathedral in 1911 by Asquith a position he held until 1934.</p><p> </p><p>During his life Inge was President of the Aristotelian society a columnist for the Evening Standard a fellow of the British Academy and a trustee of the National Portrait Gallery.</p><p> </p><p>He received honorary doctorates from Oxford Aberdeen Durham Sheffield Edinburgh and St. Andrews. Inge received honorary fellowships from King's and Jesus Colleges Cambridge and Hertford College Oxford.</p><p> </p><p> </p>