The New Morality

The power-house of what has come to be known as the New Morality is believed by many to be the diocese of Southwark, of which Dr. Mervyn Stockwood is the dynamic Bishop. What the Observer of April 1, 1962 flippantly described as “Mervyn’s Caravan” includes Dr. John Robinson, the Bishop of Woolwich, whose provocative Honest to God has sold over 100,000 copies, Canon Douglas Rhymes, and Canon Stanley Evans.

The Bishop of Southwark has given an impressive account of the problems which confronted him when he took over his immense diocese. “I decided that new methods would have to be used to break down the barriers of misunderstanding and apathy. Somehow the Church had to convince the man in the street that Christianity was relevant. It was a tough assignment. I had parishes of over 10,000 with congregations of less than 100, in many cases less than fifty.” In face of this difficulty he decided to gather young men of initiative and independent ideas and

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The power-house of what has come to be known as the New Morality is believed by many to be the diocese of Southwark, of which Dr. Mervyn Stockwood is the dynamic Bishop. What the Observer of April 1, 1962 flippantly described as “Mervyn’s Caravan” includes Dr. John Robinson, the Bishop of Woolwich, whose provocative Honest to God has sold over 100,000 copies, Canon Douglas Rhymes, and Canon Stanley Evans.

The Bishop of Southwark has given an impressive account of the problems which confronted him when he took over his immense diocese. “I decided that new methods would have to be used to break down the barriers of misunderstanding and apathy. Somehow the Church had to convince the man in the street that Christianity was relevant. It was a tough assignment. I had parishes of over 10,000 with congregations of less than 100, in many cases less than fifty.” In face of this difficulty he decided to gather young men of initiative and independent ideas and