Fishing for Souls

Dr Stephen Friend FRSA has a PhD from the University of Hull. His main areas of research have included the history, theology, anthropology and the psychology of religion. He was a joint founder in 1990 of the International Association for the Study of Maritime Mission (IASMM). He is a Winston Churchill Fellow and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

Stephen has made the history of the churches and their work with British fishermen his own. Starting as a junior employee on the staff of one of the societies about which he writes so well, he began what became a lifelong study of the history of his subject, on the way uncovering inspired pioneers, drug smuggling, storms, cooked books and fascinating statistics. I have known Stephen's work for forty or so years and I can say for anyone interested in the sea in this period, reading this book is a 'must'.

• Illustrations and Charts Abbreviations and Glossary Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1. The Development of the British Fishing Industry Chapter 2. The Social and Theological Context Chapter 3. Fishing for Souls, 1800-1856 Chapter 4. Fishing for Souls, 1856-1880 Chapter 5. Fishing for Souls, 1880-1900 Chapter 6. The 'Devil's Mission Ships' Chapter 7. Medical Work at Sea Chapter 8. Enebezer Joseph Mather: Resignation Chapter 9. The Roman Catholic Concern for Seafarers and Fishermen Chapter 10. Missions Influenced by the RNMDSF Chapter 11. Conclusion Appendices Bibliography Index