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Rowan's Rule
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
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Description for Rowan's Rule
paperback. Reviled and adored in equal measure, and constantly in the news for his controversial statements, this biography explores both the public and private sides of Archbishop Rowan Williams. Num Pages: 496 pages, 2 x 8pp colour. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC91. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 334. Williams.
Rupert Shortt's celebrated biography of Archbishop Rowan Williams provides a rich assessment of an exceptional but much-maligned churchman as he seeks to steer the Anglican Communion through the stormiest period in its history. Rowan Williams's decisions have upset both conservatives and progressives alike. Is he playing a long game, obliged to rate church unity above the pursuit of his own vision? Written with Dr Williams's cooperation and including lucid summaries of the Archbishop's ideas, Rupert Shortt's book answers this question and many more.
Rupert Shortt's celebrated biography of Archbishop Rowan Williams provides a rich assessment of an exceptional but much-maligned churchman as he seeks to steer the Anglican Communion through the stormiest period in its history. Rowan Williams's decisions have upset both conservatives and progressives alike. Is he playing a long game, obliged to rate church unity above the pursuit of his own vision? Written with Dr Williams's cooperation and including lucid summaries of the Archbishop's ideas, Rupert Shortt's book answers this question and many more.
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780340954331
SKU
KTJ0000648
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99-1
About Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Rupert Shortt is religion editor of The Times Literary Supplement and a former Visiting Fellow at the University of Oxford. He writes for The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph and the London Evening Standard. His books include Benedict XVI (2005), Christianophobia: A Faith Under Attack (2012), Rowan's Rule: The Biography of the Archbishop (2014) and God Is No Thing: Coherent Christianity (2016).
Reviews for Rowan's Rule
This excellent biography of the Primate of all England is theologically heavyweight, psychologically perceptive and sometimes strikingly critical.
The Sunday Times
There is something refreshingly timeless in the well-rounded portrait of Rowan Williams that emerges from these pages.
The Mail on Sunday
'Fascinating'
The Telegraph
Sympathetic and balanced
The Times
'Outstanding'
The Guardian
Deeply encouraging in terms of insights into this sensitive, intellectual and complex figure
The Times
Shortt 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 Times
An intriguing new insight into the personal life of an archbishop better known for his liberal views and intellectual agility
The Daily Mail
a major work . . . [a] timely assessment of a remarkable, gifted and much maligned leader.
Rt Revd Lord Habgood, Former Archbishop of York
This is a remarkable book . . . essential reading for those concerned about the future of Christianity in Britain today.
Peter Sedgwick, Senior Lecturer, Cardiff University
... a very fascinating and moving account of Rowan Williams' life and ministry.
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, Archbishop of Westminster
It's an interesting 580-page book, especially for those with a curiosity about theology.
Dover Express & Folkestone Herald
Sympathetic yet critical biography
Mark Chapman
The Tablet
The Sunday Times
There is something refreshingly timeless in the well-rounded portrait of Rowan Williams that emerges from these pages.
The Mail on Sunday
'Fascinating'
The Telegraph
Sympathetic and balanced
The Times
'Outstanding'
The Guardian
Deeply encouraging in terms of insights into this sensitive, intellectual and complex figure
The Times
Shortt 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 Times
An intriguing new insight into the personal life of an archbishop better known for his liberal views and intellectual agility
The Daily Mail
a major work . . . [a] timely assessment of a remarkable, gifted and much maligned leader.
Rt Revd Lord Habgood, Former Archbishop of York
This is a remarkable book . . . essential reading for those concerned about the future of Christianity in Britain today.
Peter Sedgwick, Senior Lecturer, Cardiff University
... a very fascinating and moving account of Rowan Williams' life and ministry.
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, Archbishop of Westminster
It's an interesting 580-page book, especially for those with a curiosity about theology.
Dover Express & Folkestone Herald
Sympathetic yet critical biography
Mark Chapman
The Tablet