Bernard Iddings Bell | |
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| Born | October 13, 1886 |
| Died | September 5, 1958 (aged 71) |
| Education | University of Chicago Western Theological Seminary |
| Occupation(s) | Author, priest, cultural commentator |
Bernard Iddings Bell (October 13, 1886 – September 5, 1958) was an American Christian author, Episcopal priest, and conservative cultural commentator. His religious writings, social critiques, and homilies on post-war society were acclaimed in the United States, England, and in Canada, receiving praise from intellectuals such as Albert Jay Nock, T. S. Eliot, Richard M. Weaver, and Russell Kirk.[1] Featured on the cover of Time magazine[2] as America's "brilliant maverick,"[3] he authored over 20 books and numerous articles appearing in The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Criterion, Scribner's, and Commonweal. For the majority of his career, he toured and lectured at universities such as Harvard, Oxford, Yale, Columbia, Chicago, and Princeton as well as "almost every cathedral in England."[4]