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This site is the web presence for the lectures, research work and publications of the Right Reverend Dr Christopher Herbert

 

New publication:

Jane Austen’s Favourite Brother, Henry
A biography of Henry Austen.

Due for release on 30 May 2025, the book has already received warm and positive five -star reviews.

‘a fascinating and compelling read – one of the best non-fiction titles I have read for some time because it is so well presented’;

‘an illuminating and gracefully detailed portrait’,

‘a refined, insightful and essential addition to the growing body of scholarship that surrounds the Austen family’.

The full reviews can be seen at www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book/589928

Publisher:  Pen and Sword. ISBN: 9781036133160

www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Jane-Austens-Favourite-Brother-Henry-Hardback/p/52777

 

 

Christopher Herbert has established himself as a respected and sought-after lecturer in the fields of Christian Art, Spirituality and the Ethics of End-Of-Life care.  In each of these areas he lectures across the UK and in Europe. He is a visiting Professor in Christian Ethics at the University of Surrey.

Following his retirement as Bishop of St Albans in 2009 he has pursued these and related areas through a number of exciting and challenging projects:

 

• A comprehensive portfolio of lectures and talks on art-related themes, available to NADFAS groups,
  churches and other groups.
• The launch of new books on spirituality and on health.
• A programme of expertly-guided visits to the great London art galleries.