One Firm Anchor

Currently a Catholic Priest in the west of England, Robert Miller has been a long-time student of Maritime Social History and member of the Society for Nautical Research and the International Maritime Economic History Association. He has worked for both the Missions to Seaman and the Apostleship of the Sea. He is the author of Priest in Deep Water (2010), also published by the Lutterworth Press.

• Abbreviations used in the textAcknowledgementsIntroduction1. The Early ChurchThe Medieval Scene2. Where was the Shipping and who was at sea?3. Devotion to the Saints4. The Canons and Sea Codes5. Religious Practice at Sea6. From the Reformation to the Nineteenth CenturyThe Nineteenth Century7. The Nineteenth Century Revival8. Early Anglican Societies9. The Church Congresses10. The Missions to Seamen11. St Andrew's Waterside Church Mission12. The Gibraltar Mission to Seamen13. American Work14. The Religious Orders15. Work among FishermenNineteenth Century Catholic Work16. Fr Goldie SJ and the CTS17. The Work for Catholic Bluejackets18. The Œuvres de MerTwentieth Century Catholic Work19. Catholic Work 1900-1420. Peter F. Anson21. Catholic Work after Anson22. ConclusionBibliography

This extensive introductory history goes beyond anything previously written on the subject in scope and detail. [...] One Firm Anchor demonstrates that maritime history is more than the study of seas and ships, and that religious practices of the men on board represented an integral part of life at sea.