A Life-Long Springtime: The Life and Teaching of Fr George Congreve SSJE

by Luke Miller

Publisher:

Sacristy Press

, 2022

Fr George Congreve SSJE (1835–1918) was a spiritual giant in his own times but is now largely forgotten. A Life-long Springtime shows Congreve’s contribution to the development of the Society of Saint John the Evangelist, the first community of men in the Church of England, and the themes of his spiritual teaching which was wide ranging and influential in its day.

More than a century after Congreve’s death, many of his beautiful writing are strikingly contemporary. Congreve was master of community life whose advice is relevant to all those who strive to live well with each other. He saved his own community from the possible disaster of failed relationships and persuaded the Founder to step down. Congreve lived to be old and writes on what it is to age—not the extension of middle age but the decline and death we must all face.

This book focuses on the second half of Congreve’s life, when he joined the Cowley Fathers shortly after turning 40. Personally well connected, Congreve had influence in late Victorian society and the Church. As R. M. Benson’s Assistant Superior, Congreve offered amplification and important correction to Benson’s teaching on the Religious Life.

Congreve’s hugely attractive character shines out from his writing—he was one transparent to the love of God.

Product Details

• Title: A Life-Long Springtime: The Life and Teaching of Fr George Congreve SSJE
• Author: Luke Miller
• Publisher: Sacristy Press
• Print Publication Date: 2022
• Logos Release Date: 2023
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Ebook
• ISBNs: 9781789592009, 9781789591989, 1789591988, 9781789591996, 1789591996, 1789592003
• Resource ID: LLS:9781789592009
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2023-12-26T08:24:38Z

About Luke Miller

Luke Miller is Archdeacon of London. He read History at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge before training for the priesthood at St Stephen’s House, Oxford, where he completed a Theology Degree. As Faith & Belief Sector lead for London Resilience, he has been involved in many of the major incidents in the capital over the last few years and the pandemic response and has been appointed a member of the London Recovery Board. He was appointed a Chaplain to the Queen in 2020. He is married to Jacqui, and they have three sons.