James Pike | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of California | |
 Pike in 1966 | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| See | California |
| Elected | February 4, 1958 |
| In office | 1958–1966 |
| Predecessor | Karl M. Block |
| Successor | C. Kilmer Myers |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 21, 1944 (deacon) November 1, 1946 (priest) by Angus Dun |
| Consecration | May 15, 1958 by Henry Knox Sherrill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 14, 1913 |
| Died | c. September 2, 1969 (aged 56) Wadi Mashash, Israel |
| Denomination | Anglican (prev. Roman Catholic) |
| Spouse | |
| Alma mater | |
James Albert Pike (February 14, 1913–c. September 3–7, 1969)[4] was an American Episcopal bishop, accused heretic, writer, and one of the first mainline religious figures to appear regularly on television.
Pike's outspoken, and to some of his fellow bishops, heretical,[5] views on many theological and social issues made him one of the most controversial public figures of his time. He was an early proponent of the ordination of women and racial desegregation within mainline churches.[6] The chain smoking Pike was the fifth Bishop of California and, a few years before he began to explore spiritualism and psychic phenomena in an effort to contact his deceased son, became a recovering alcoholic.[7]
- ^ Robertson 2004, pp. 28, 31, 93.
- ^ Robertson 2004, p. 35.
- ^ Robertson 2004, p. 206.
- ^ Armentrout & Slocum 2000, p. 401.
- ^ Pitts, Edward H. (October 11, 1966). "Pike Demands a Trial". Christianity Today. p. 53. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
- ^ Maudlin, Michael G. (2004). "Be Careful What You Pray For". Books & Culture. Carol Stream, Illinois: Christianity Today. Archived from the original on November 18, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
- ^ Robertson 2004, p. 126.