Kingsley, Charles

Charles Kingsley was a broad church priest of the Church of England, a university professor, social reformer, historian, novelist and poet. He is particularly associated with Christian socialism, the working men's college, and forming labour cooperatives, which failed, but encouraged later working reforms. Kingsley received letters from Thomas Huxley in 1860, and sent letters in 1963 discussing Huxley's early ideas on agnosticism