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Bishop of magnetic power : James Moorhouse in Melbourne 1876-1886
Morna Sturrock
Melbourne, Vic. : Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2005.
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Book description
James Moorhose, the second Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne, was
one of the great public figures in the city during the 1870s and 80s. His
oratorical skills were unsurpassed, and he provided an authoritative and
stabilizing voice, week in, week out, before thousands of citizens whether
gathered in city or country.
Moorhouse was a keen and constructive participant in many of the major
social issues of his day, including education, race relations, prostitution,
slums, and the irrigation of the Victorian hinterland. His private character
lent authenticity to his public role, for he was a man with a passionate
sense of vocation, derived from a powerful mystical experience in his young
adulthood. Yet he was also tolerant and worldly, a man who supported
temperance while continuing to enjoy his pipe and a glass of wine; indeed,
Moorhouse was the very embodiment of muscular Christianity.
Drawing heavily on the ample reportage that Moorhouse received in the
contemporary press, this book acknowledges the central role he played in the
public life of Marvellous Melbourne, while showing how he earned the title
'bishop of magnetic power'. [Australian Scholarly Publishing]
About the author
Ms Morna Sturrock is a Honorary Research Associate of the schools of
Political and Social Inquiry and Humanities, Communications and Social
Sciences at Monash University. This book is based on her doctoral
thesis supervised by Dr David Dunstan, Director of the National Centre
for Australian Studies, and Professor Gary Bouma. In 2003
Ms Sturrock was awarded a Member in the Order of Australia.
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