Vernon Storr
Vernon Faithfull Storr (4 December 1869 – 25 October 1940) was an Anglican priest,[1] most notably Archdeacon of Westminster from 1931 to 1936.[2]
Early life and education
The son of Edward Storr, Indian Civil Service[3] Storr was born at Madras. He was educated at Clifton College[4] and The Queen's College, Oxford[5] -he was the Aubrey Moore Student in 1893. Storr was a Fellow of University College, Oxford from 1895 to 1899; and then again from 1905 to 1913.
Ordained ministry
Storr was ordained deacon in 1900, and priest in 1901.[6] His first post was a curacy in Haslemere. He was Rector of Bramshott from 1902 to 1905; and of Headbourne Worthy from 1905 to 1910. He was a Canon Residentiary at Winchester Cathedral from 1910 to 1916; Rector ofBentley from 1916 to 1921; and a Canon of Westminster from 1921. Additionally in 1936 he became Rector of St Margaret's, Westminster and Sub-Dean of the abbey.[7]
Theistic evolution
Veronon Storr was an advocate of theistic evolution.[8][9] In 1940, he wrote:
"There need be no opposition between evolution and theism. The old argument from Design, as Paley stated it, is undoubtedly dead; but evolution is not the enemy of design, but requires design for its adequate explanation."[10]
Selected works
Carnegie was an author. Amongst others he wrote:[11]
- Development and Divine Purpose, 1906
- The Development of English Theology in the 19th Century, 1800–1860, 1913
- Christianity and Immortality, 1918
- The Problem of the Cross, 1919
- The Argument from Design, 1920
- The Missionary Genius of the Bible, 1924
- The Living God, 1925
- From Abraham to Christ,1927)
- Freedom and Tradition, 1940
References
- ^ "Vernon Faithfull Storr: a Memoir" Harris, G.H: London, SPCK, 1943
- ^ "The Canons: Cathedral Close Encounters" Beeson, T p114: Canterbury, SCM, 2006 ISBN 0334040418
- ^ ‘STORR, Canon Vernon Faithfull’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 15 Oct 2017
- ^ "Clifton College Register" Muirhead, J.A.O. p112: Bristol; J.W Arrowsmith for Old Cliftonian Society; April 1948
- ^ Oxford Men and their Colleges p413
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929–30 p1238 London: Oxford University Press, 1929
- ^ ‘STORR, Canon Vernon Faithfull’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 15 Oct 2017
- ^ Tennant, F. R. (1907). Reviewed Work: Developement and Divine Purpose by Vernon F. Storr. The Journal of Theological Studies 8 (31): 474–476.
- ^ Bowler, Peter J. (2001). Reconciling Science and Religion: The Debate in Early-Twentieth-Century Britain. University of Chicago Press. p. 248. ISBN 0-226-06858-7
- ^ Storr, Vernon Faithfull. (1940). Freedom and Tradition: A Study of Liberal Evangelicalism. Nisbet. p. 131
- ^ British Library web site. Retrieved 17:05 GMT Sunday 14 October 2017
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