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Knox, Ronald Arbuthnott, 1888-1957

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1888 - 1957

Biographical Note

Ronald Arbuthnott Knox was an Anglican-turned-Catholic priest, theologian, author, radio personality, and brother of Wilfred Lawrence Knox. Born in 1888, he was educated at Eton and Oxford. He converted to Catholicism and served as Catholic chaplain at Oxford from 1926 to 1939. He published a new translation of the Bible, essays, detective stories, and other works.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Guest log book, 1935-1938

 File — Box 10, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

Includes signatures from members of both the Acton and Woodruff families, as well as prominent British Catholics such as Ronald Knox, Peter Lunn, Alfred Noyes, and Evelyn Waugh.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1935-1938

Boston College collection of Ronald Arbuthnott Knox and Wilfred L. Knox

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2004-051
Abstract Papers pertaining to British Catholic priest, author, and lecturer Ronald Arbuthnott Knox and his brother, Anglican priest and theologian Wilfred L. Knox. Includes a manuscript of Ronald Arbuthknott's autobiography A Spiritual Aeneid (1918) and a published copy of his satricial pamphlet Reunion All Round (1914), as well as a critique of Wilfred's work Friend, I do thee no wrong: three sermons on...
Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1914 - 1919

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