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Ernest Urban Trevor Huddleston

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Ernest Urban Trevor Huddleston

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1913-06-15 （Bedford, England）
Died
1998-04-20 （Mirfield, England） age 84
Nationality
British
Languages
English
Religion
Anglican (Church of England)
Residence History
Bedford (birthplace) → Rosettenville, Johannesburg → Mirfield → London (Stepney) → Masasi, Tanzania → Mauritius

Career

Occupations
Anglican priest, bishop, religious brother, anti-apartheid activist, author
Active Years
1936-1998
Affiliations
Community of the Resurrection
Memberships
Community of the Resurrection (CR)
Influenced By
Raymond Raynes
Influenced
Desmond Tutu, Hugh Masekela, Jonas Gwangwa, Oliver Tambo

Education

Lancing College
Period: 1927–1931
Year of Graduation: 1931
Country: United Kingdom
Secondary education (boarding school)
Christ Church, Oxford
Country: United Kingdom
University education (details uncertain)
Wells Theological College
Country: United Kingdom
Theological training (pre-ordination)

Awards

Isitwalandwe Medal
1955
Organization: African National Congress (ANC)
Result: 受賞
Indira Gandhi Award for Peace, Disarmament and Development
1994
Organization: Indira Gandhi Prize committee
Result: 受賞
Honorary L.H.D. (Doctor of Humane Letters)
1994
Organization: Whittier College
Result: 授与
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG)
1998
Organization: British honours (New Year Honours)
Result: 叙勲

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Naught for Your Comfort

1956 religious / social commentary

A book based on his experiences in South Africa, critiquing apartheid and advancing a humanitarian plea. One of the works underpinning his anti-apartheid stance.

anti-apartheidhuman rightssocial justicechurch and education in Africa

Return to South Africa: The Ecstasy and the Agony

1992 memoir / commentary

A memoir-style account of his observations on returning to South Africa and his involvement in the country's transition, reflecting on his relationship with South Africa and the anti-apartheid struggle.

post-apartheid South Africareconciliation and memoryeducation and youth support

Bibliography

  • Naught for Your Comfort
  • Return to South Africa: The Ecstasy and the Agony
  • Other books (several, details not fully listed here)

Adaptations

  • Adopted in liturgy and musical settings (prayers set to music)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
sermonic and direct voicedocumentary / memoir toneethical reflections on social issues
Recurring Motifs
children and educationprayer and solidarity for Africanon-racialism and social justice

Health

  • diabetes
    晩年（1990年代）
    Diabetes and frailty in later life made returning to South Africa difficult and constrained his activities.

Legacy

Huddleston is remembered as a clergyman who mobilized international support against apartheid. He left a legacy in education, child welfare and youth development, influencing many South African activists and cultural figures. His reputation is complex due to controversies in the 1970s concerning allegations that were not prosecuted.

Museums

  • Trevor Huddleston Memorial Centre Sophiatown, Johannesburg Opened in 1999
  • Huddleston Centre (Hackney) Hackney, London

Archives

  • Community of the Resurrection archives (Mirfield)

In Popular Culture

  • Stories of his support for musicians such as Hugh Masekela and commemorative lectures and events

Quotes

  • God bless Africa, Guard her people, Guide her leaders, And give her peace.
    Source: "Prayer for Africa" (Trevor Huddleston)

Trivia

  • Known by the nickname Makhalipile (“dauntless one”) for his work in Sophiatown.
  • Provided Hugh Masekela with his first trumpet and helped his early musical opportunities.
  • Investigated in 1974 over allegations involving boys; no prosecution followed and the episode remains controversial.
  • 'Naught for Your Comfort' is one of his seminal works and influential in anti-apartheid thought.