Philip Carrington was born July 6, 1892, in Lichfield, England, and died October 3, 1975. He was educated at Christ's College, New Zealand; Canterbury University College, New Zealand; and Selwyn College, Cambridge. His degrees included both earned (M.A.,D.D., Litt.D.) and honorary ones (S.T.D, D.C.L.). As an Anglican scholar he held various positions in New Zealand (1922), Australia (1924-27), and Canada (1927-60), including the Archbishopric of Quebec. He was the author of fourteen scholarly books on subjects as diverse as apologetics, ecclesiology, the life of Christ, church history, and the New Testament.