Davis McCaughey: A Life
Sarah Martin
9781742241135 | Nov 2012 | UNSW Press | Digital (EPUB)
| Stocked item | GEN
9781742233611 | Nov 2012 | UNSW Press | Hardback
| 400pp
| 234x153mm
| Out of print | GEN
A fascinating and enigmatic man, Davis McCaughey was a theologian equally at home in the secular world. As Governor of Victoria (1986–1992), deputy chancellor of Melbourne University and master of the prestigious Ormond College for twenty years. McCaughey played a ground-breaking role in Australian public life.
Sarah Martin’s compelling biography explores the character and achievements of a man who transcended his deeply conservative roots in Belfast to champion radical student politics. A pivotal figure in the creation of the Uniting Church in Australia, McCaughey was also regarded by many, including Manning Clark, as one of the greatest public speakers of his era.
