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B. W. (Berkeley William) Randolph
1858–1925
An Anglican priest and devotional writer, he combined pastoral warmth with serious theological learning in books on confession, preparation for holy orders, and the Christian life. His work reflects the late Victorian and Edwardian church at its most thoughtful and practical.
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The Virgin-Birth of Our Lord A paper read (in substance) before the confraternity of the Holy Trinity at Cambridge
by B. W. (Berkeley William) Randolph
About the author
Educated at Haileybury and Balliol College, Oxford, Berkeley William Randolph was ordained in the early 1880s and went on to hold a series of important teaching and church posts. Sources describe him as a fellow of St. Augustine's College, Canterbury, later principal of St. Stephen's House, Oxford, and then principal of Ely Theological College.
Randolph wrote widely on Anglican belief and practice. His books include The Threshold of the Sanctuary, The Example of the Passion, Ember Thoughts, and The Virgin Birth of Our Lord. Taken together, they show a writer interested in both doctrine and everyday spiritual guidance, with a clear concern for clergy formation and personal devotion.
A memoir published in 1925 suggests the regard in which he was held by those who knew him. Today he is chiefly remembered for religious works that are earnest, practical, and closely tied to the life of the Church of England.