Rowan Williams has served as Archbishop of Canterbury through one of the most turbulent periods in the history of global Anglicanism. He has also faced numerous challenges within the Church of England. How has he coped with the huge issues of a divided church and a rapidly changing world? What has he done as archbishop when parts of the church are campaigning for an inclusive church with gay-partnered clergy and women bishops, while others are determined to resist these developments? How has he related to other Christian traditions and those of other faiths? What has he said about the Iraq war, the financial crash, Sharia Law? In this fascinating assessment, Andrew Goddard surveys Archbishop Rowan's time in office. Goddard draws on Williams' speeches and writings, as well as interviews and comments from those who have worked with him. This book shows the pressures faced by an academic scholar who only took on this demanding role because he believed it to be God's call. What sort of leader has he been, and what sort of legacy does he leave for his successor, Justin Welby?

ContentsPREFACE 71 The Making of an Archbishop 122 A New Archbishop of Canterbury 383 Mission-Shaped Church and Fresh Expressions 494 Leader in Mission 625 Capturing the Imaginat ion 766 The Reading Crisis and Sexuality Debate s 897 W omen Bishops 1138 Canterbury and the Anglican Communion 1359 Cracking Communion? 1. The Windsor Pat h 15110 Cracking Communion? 2. Lambeth, Indaba, a nd the Future 17411 Anglicanism and Other Churches 18812 Anglicanism and Other Faiths 20813 The Sharia Lecture and Interactive Pluralism 22614 "Doing God": Society and Politics 24115 Be ing a Priest and a Bishop 271Notes 315INDEX 332