This major new edition of Rupert Shortt's acclaimed biography of Rowan Williams provides fresh insight into the life and thought of perhaps the most gifted Christian leader of our time. Unburdened by national office, the former Archbishop has spoken more candidly than ever about the multiple conflicts - over gay clergy, women bishops and the place of faith in the public square - that rocked the Anglican Church and wider society during his decade at the helm.
Read MoreThis excellent biography of the Primate of all England is theologically heavyweight, psychologically perceptive and sometimes strikingly critical. - The Sunday TimesThere is something refreshingly timeless in the well-rounded portrait of Rowan Williams that emerges from these pages. - The Mail on Sunday'Fascinating' - The TelegraphSympathetic and balanced - The Times'Outstanding' - The GuardianDeeply encouraging in terms of insights into this sensitive, intellectual and complex figure - The TimesShortt shows with commendable honesty why it is the world might judge and misunderstand, but leaves the reader with the discomfiting suspiscion that Jesus would surely approve - The TimesAn intriguing new insight into the personal life of an archbishop better known for his liberal views and intellectual agility - The Daily Mail