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John Collins (priest)

Index John Collins (priest)

Lewis John Collins (23 March 1905 – 31 December 1982) was an Anglican priest who was active in several radical political movements in the United Kingdom. [1]

24 relations: Andrew Collins (judge), Anglican Pacifist Fellowship, Anglicanism, Apartheid, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, Canon (priest), Charitable organization, Cranbrook School, Kent, Diana Collins, Higher education, International Defence and Aid Fund, Left-wing politics, London, Namibia, Nuclear weapon, Olive Gibbs, Order of the British Empire, Royal Air Force, Sidney Hinkes, St Paul's Cathedral, University of Cambridge, War on Want, World War II, 1956 Treason Trial.

Andrew Collins (judge)

Sir Andrew David Collins (born 19 July 1942), styled The Hon.

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Anglican Pacifist Fellowship

The Anglican Pacifist Fellowship (APF) is a body of people within the Anglican Communion who reject war as a means of solving international disputes, and believe that peace and justice should be sought through non-violent means.

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Anglicanism

Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that evolved out of the practices, liturgy and identity of the Church of England following the Protestant Reformation.

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Apartheid

Apartheid started in 1948 in theUnion of South Africa |year_start.

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Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) is an organisation that advocates unilateral nuclear disarmament by the United Kingdom, international nuclear disarmament and tighter international arms regulation through agreements such as the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

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Canon (priest)

A canon (from the Latin canonicus, itself derived from the Greek κανονικός, kanonikós, "relating to a rule", "regular") is a member of certain bodies subject to an ecclesiastical rule.

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Charitable organization

A charitable organization or charity is a non-profit organization (NPO) whose primary objectives are philanthropy and social well-being (e.g. charitable, educational, religious, or other activities serving the public interest or common good).

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Cranbrook School, Kent

Cranbrook School (formerly Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School) is a co-educational not a grammar boarding and day school in the market town of Cranbrook, Kent, England.

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Diana Collins

Dame Diana Clavering Collins DBE (née Elliot; 13 August 1917 – 23 May 2003) was the wife of John Collins, a fiery canon of St Paul's Cathedral who earned an international reputation for his leadership of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and the British campaign against apartheid in South Africa.

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Higher education

Higher education (also called post-secondary education, third-level or tertiary education) is an optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after completion of secondary education.

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International Defence and Aid Fund

The International Defence and Aid Fund or IDAF (also the Defence Aid Fund for Southern Africa) was a fund created by John Collins during the 1956 Treason Trial in South Africa.

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Left-wing politics

Left-wing politics supports social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Namibia

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia (German:; Republiek van Namibië), is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean.

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Nuclear weapon

A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission (fission bomb) or from a combination of fission and fusion reactions (thermonuclear bomb).

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Olive Gibbs

Olive Frances Gibbs, DL (née Cox; 17 February 1918 – 28 September 1995) was a British Labour politician and anti-nuclear weapons campaigner.

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Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the Civil service.

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Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's aerial warfare force.

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Sidney Hinkes

Sidney George Stuart Hinkes (1925–2006) was a pacifist and a priest in the Church of England.

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St Paul's Cathedral

St Paul's Cathedral, London, is an Anglican cathedral, the seat of the Bishop of London and the mother church of the Diocese of London.

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University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge (informally Cambridge University)The corporate title of the university is The Chancellor, Masters, and Scholars of the University of Cambridge.

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War on Want

War on Want is an anti-poverty charity based in London.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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1956 Treason Trial

The Treason Trial was a trial in Johannesburg in which 156 people, including Nelson Mandela, were arrested in a raid and accused of treason in South Africa in 1956.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Collins_(priest)

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