Publications

The following works by faculty of the Western Orthodox University are currently available as print and/or e-text copies, with details provided below.

Works of J.S.M. Ward
Edited and with commentary by Bishop John Cuffe
>>Available as e-texts at the page of the J.S.M. Ward Society.

Arnold Harris Mathew and the Old Catholic Movement in England 1908-52
by John Kersey
Paperback and e-text, 279 Pages

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A revised and condensed reprint of the author’s “A History of the Old Catholic Movement in England” (developed from a doctoral thesis), this book gives a detailed account of the life of Arnold Harris Mathew, consecrated by the Union of Utrecht as Old Catholic bishop in England, and outlines his successors in the form of the Old Roman Catholic Church of Great Britain and the Liberal Catholic Church.

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Organisational summary of groups descending from Arnold Harris Mathew (revised to July 2020)
by John Kersey
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Joseph-Rene Vilatte (1854-1929): Some aspects of his life, work and succession
by John Kersey
Paperback and e-text, 398 Pages

This work attempts to provide a compact and accessible scholarly re-evaluation of the life and work of Joseph-René Vilatte (Mar Timotheos), a towering figure in the Free Catholic movement. It attempts to provide a general biographical study of Vilatte, and then to discuss some particular aspects of his succession, including the posthumous attacks on him. It offers answers to the reader who is perhaps curious as to why an intelligent and well-intentioned clergyman whose work brought comfort and hope to several hundred folk at the least has been so extensively vilified by those he once worked alongside.

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Two Works
by Bernard Mary Williams
Hardcover, 44 Pages

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A new edition of two short works by Bernard Mary Williams (1889-1952), Archbishop of the Old Roman Catholic Church in Great Britain. Edited and with a preface by the Most Revd. John Kersey.

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The Science of the Sacraments
by Charles Leadbeater
Hardcover, 495 Pages

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“The Science of the Sacraments” remains one of Bishop Charles Webster Leadbeater’s most significant major works. This new edition by the Most Revd. John Kersey is based on Leadbeater’s own revisions of 1929 and includes a new Preface and updated annotations.

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An Outline of Theosophy
by Charles Leadbeater
Hardcover, 59 Pages

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This accessible short book remains an excellent introduction to the main ideas and concepts of Theosophy. Written by C.W. Leadbeater, a leading Theosophist and later Presiding Bishop of the Liberal Catholic Church, it was first published in 1902. This new edition has a preface by the Most Revd. John Kersey.

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