I want also to pay tribute to David Shepherd who died yesterday. He was a big influence on me as a yong evangelical Christian because of his taking with utmost seriousness the gospel's valuing of the poor and the Christian duty to take, therefore, issues of urban deprivation and evangelism seriously. My sympathy goes to his family and friends and I look forward to meeting him in glory.
"He worked closely with the city's Roman Catholic bishop Derek Worlock, and in the 1980s played a major part in the Church of England's response to the problems of the inner cities. He attacked urban deprivation in Liverpool, putting him at odds with Margaret Thatcher's Tory government, and steered the city through traumatic times. He was also a noted campaigner against apartheid in South Africa."
The Observer | UK News | Former bishop of Liverpool dies:
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