Holland was born on 27 January 1847 at Ledbury,[7]Herefordshire, the son of George Henry Holland (1818–1891) of Dumbleton Hall, Evesham, and Charlotte Dorothy Gifford, the daughter of Lord Gifford. He was educated at Eton where he was a pupil of the influential Master William Johnson Cory, and at Balliol College, Oxford, where he took a first-class degree in greats. During his Oxford time he was greatly influenced by T. H. Green. He had the Oxford degrees of DD, MA, and honorary DLitt.[citation needed] He was ordained as a deacon in 1872 and as a priest in 1874.[8]
He was keenly interested in social justice and formed PESEK (Politics, Economics, Socialism, Ethics and Christianity) which blamed capitalist exploitation for contemporary urban poverty. In 1889, he formed the Christian Social Union.[9]
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The King of Terrors
While at St Paul's Cathedral Holland delivered a sermon in May 1910 following the death of King Edward VII, titled Death the King of Terrors, in which he explores the natural but seemingly contradictory responses to death: the fear of the unexplained and the belief in continuity. It is from his discussion of the latter that perhaps his best-known writing, Death is nothing at all, is drawn:
Death is nothing at all. It does not count. I have only slipped away into the next room. Nothing has happened. Everything remains exactly as it was. I am I, and you are you, and the old life that we lived so fondly together is untouched, unchanged. Whatever we were to each other, that we are still. Call me by the old familiar name. Speak of me in the easy way which you always used. Put no difference into your tone. Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow. Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes that we enjoyed together. Play, smile, think of me, pray for me. Let my name be ever the household word that it always was. Let it be spoken without an effort, without the ghost of a shadow upon it. Life means all that it ever meant. It is the same as it ever was. There is absolute and unbroken continuity. What is this death but a negligible accident? Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight? I am but waiting for you, for an interval, somewhere very near, just round the corner. All is well. Nothing is hurt; nothing is lost. One brief moment and all will be as it was before. How we shall laugh at the trouble of parting when we meet again!
The frequent use of this passage has provoked some criticism that it fails to accurately reflect either Holland's theology as a whole, or the focus of the sermon in particular.[11] What has not provoked as much criticism is the affinity of Holland's passage to Augustine of Hippo's thoughts in his fourth-century letter 263 to Sapida, in which he writes that Sapida's brother and their love, although he has died, still are there, like gold that still is yours even if you save it in some locker.
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Grimley, Matthew (2004). Citizenship, Community, and the Church of England: Liberal Anglican Theories of the State Between the Wars. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199270897.001.0001. ISBN978-0-19-927089-7.
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Further reading
Russell, George W. E. (1918). Prime Ministers and Some Others. London: T. Fisher Unwin. OCLC 1050819087. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
Wilkinson, Alan (1998). Christian Socialism: Scott Holland to Tony Blair. London: SCM Press. ISBN978-0-334-02749-2.
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Henry Scott Holland 27 January 1847 17 March 1918 was Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Oxford He was also a canon of Christ Church Oxford The Scott Holland Memorial Lectures are held in his memory The Reverend CanonHenry Scott HollandHolland c 1910Born 1847 01 27 27 January 1847Near Ledbury EnglandDied17 March 1918 1918 03 17 aged 71 Oxford EnglandKnown forFounding the Christian Social UnionEcclesiastical careerReligionChristianity Anglican ChurchChurch of EnglandOrdained1872 deacon 1874 priest Offices heldCanon of Christ Church OxfordAcademic backgroundAlma materBalliol College OxfordInfluencesT H Green 1 Arnold Toynbee 2 Academic workDisciplineTheologySchool or traditionChristian socialism 3 liberal Anglo Catholicism 4 InstitutionsChrist Church OxfordInfluencedTubby Clayton 5 Philip Napier Waggett 6 Contents 1 Family and education 2 Religious and political activity 3 References 3 1 Footnotes 3 2 Bibliography 4 Further reading 5 External linksFamily and education EditHolland was born on 27 January 1847 at Ledbury 7 Herefordshire the son of George Henry Holland 1818 1891 of Dumbleton Hall Evesham and Charlotte Dorothy Gifford the daughter of Lord Gifford He was educated at Eton where he was a pupil of the influential Master William Johnson Cory and at Balliol College Oxford where he took a first class degree in greats During his Oxford time he was greatly influenced by T H Green He had the Oxford degrees of DD MA and honorary DLitt citation needed He was ordained as a deacon in 1872 and as a priest in 1874 8 Religious and political activity EditAfter graduation he was elected as a Student fellow of Christ Church Oxford In 1884 he left Oxford for St Paul s Cathedral where he was appointed canon He was keenly interested in social justice and formed PESEK Politics Economics Socialism Ethics and Christianity which blamed capitalist exploitation for contemporary urban poverty In 1889 he formed the Christian Social Union 9 In 1910 he was appointed Regius Professor of Divinity at Oxford University a post he held until his death on 17 March 1918 He is buried in the churchyard of All Saints Church Cuddesdon near Oxford Because of his surname Mary Gladstone referred to him affectionately as Flying Dutchman and Fliegende Hollander 10 Wikisource has original text related to this article The King of Terrors While at St Paul s Cathedral Holland delivered a sermon in May 1910 following the death of King Edward VII titled Death the King of Terrors in which he explores the natural but seemingly contradictory responses to death the fear of the unexplained and the belief in continuity It is from his discussion of the latter that perhaps his best known writing Death is nothing at all is drawn Death is nothing at all It does not count I have only slipped away into the next room Nothing has happened Everything remains exactly as it was I am I and you are you and the old life that we lived so fondly together is untouched unchanged Whatever we were to each other that we are still Call me by the old familiar name Speak of me in the easy way which you always used Put no difference into your tone Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes that we enjoyed together Play smile think of me pray for me Let my name be ever the household word that it always was Let it be spoken without an effort without the ghost of a shadow upon it Life means all that it ever meant It is the same as it ever was There is absolute and unbroken continuity What is this death but a negligible accident Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight I am but waiting for you for an interval somewhere very near just round the corner All is well Nothing is hurt nothing is lost One brief moment and all will be as it was before How we shall laugh at the trouble of parting when we meet again The frequent use of this passage has provoked some criticism that it fails to accurately reflect either Holland s theology as a whole or the focus of the sermon in particular 11 What has not provoked as much criticism is the affinity of Holland s passage to Augustine of Hippo s thoughts in his fourth century letter 263 to Sapida in which he writes that Sapida s brother and their love although he has died still are there like gold that still is yours even if you save it in some locker References EditFootnotes Edit Grimley 2004 p 47 Jones 1968 p 170 Rowell 2015 pp 1 2 Jones 1968 p 170 Bradstock amp Rowland 2002 p 193 Grimley 2004 p 47 McIntosh 2018 p 15 Burgess 2017 p 37 Lubenow 2007 Death of Canon Scott Holland The Times London 18 March 1918 p 10 Wheeler Michael 8 June 2018 Much More than Nothing at All Henry Scott Holland Church Times London Retrieved 1 November 2020 Bradstock amp Rowland 2002 p 193 Drew 1924 p 57 Heidt John March 2000 The King of Terrors The Theology of Henry Scott Holland Contemporary Review Vol 276 no 1610 London pp 121 126 ISSN 0010 7565 Bibliography Edit Bradstock Andrew Rowland Christopher eds 2002 Radical Christian Writings A Reader Oxford Blackstock Publishers ISBN 978 0 631 22249 1 Burgess Marolyn Joy 2017 A Study of the Origins History Essence and Legacy of Toc H a Christian Voluntary Social Welfare Services Organisation in Twentieth Century Britain MA thesis Birmingham University of Birmingham Retrieved 2 November 2020 Drew Mary 1924 Acton Gladstone and Others London Lisbet amp Co Retrieved 1 November 2020 Grimley Matthew 2004 Citizenship Community and the Church of England Liberal Anglican Theories of the State Between the Wars Oxford Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 acprof oso 9780199270897 001 0001 ISBN 978 0 19 927089 7 Jones Peter d Alroy 1968 The Christian Socialist Revival 1877 1914 Religion Class and Social Conscience in Late Victorian England Princeton New Jersey Princeton University Press published 2016 ISBN 978 1 4008 7697 6 JSTOR j ctt183pj8c Lubenow William C 2007 Synthetic Society act 1896 1909 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 96304 McIntosh John A 2018 Anglican Evangelicalism in Sydney 1897 to 1953 Nathaniel Jones D J Davies and T C Hammond Eugene Oregon Wipf amp Stock ISBN 978 1 5326 4307 1 Rowell Geoffrey 2015 Henry Scott Holland 1847 1918 Life and Context International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church 15 1 1 6 doi 10 1080 1474225X 2015 1006494 ISSN 1747 0234 S2CID 144625553 Further reading EditRussell George W E 1918 Prime Ministers and Some Others London T Fisher Unwin OCLC 1050819087 Retrieved 1 November 2020 Wilkinson Alan 1998 Christian Socialism Scott Holland to Tony Blair London SCM Press ISBN 978 0 334 02749 2 External links Edit Wikiquote has quotations related to Henry Scott Holland Wikisource has original works by or about Henry Scott Holland Works by Henry Scott Holland at Faded Page Canada Henry S Holland at Spartacus Educational Works by or about Henry Scott Holland at Internet Archive Works by Henry Scott Holland at LibriVox public domain audiobooks Academic officesPreceded byWilliam Ince Regius Professor of Divinityat the University of Oxford1911 1918 Succeeded byArthur Headlam Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henry Scott Holland amp oldid 1140302104, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
