Archbishop of Canterbury

Archbishop Welby and the Fiery Cauldron of a Broken Family

April 11, 2016 by Andrew Atherstone

Archbishop Justin’s biographer, reflects on the recent news about his father – “Christian conversion, as a Cambridge undergraduate, has turned that self-sufficiency into God-dependency. Welby’s unshakeable confidence is shaped by his personal relationship with Jesus Christ”.

From Communion to…..Federation ?

September 20, 2015 by Andrew Goddard

What would it mean to move to being an Anglican Federation and is this a likely development?

Review of “The Church of the East and the Church of England: A History of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Assyrian Mission”

October 5, 2014 by Graham Kings

Dr Graham Kings, now Bishop of Sherborne, wrote this review in 1994 for the International Bulletin of Missionary Research. Fulcrum is republishing it, with permission, in the light of the current crisis in the Middle East.

What kind of leader is Justin Welby?

September 6, 2014 by Ian Paul

One of the books I read over the summer was Andrew Atherstone’s fascinating biography of Justin Welby. It is a considerably expanded version of the short book which Atherstone wrote immediately after it was announced that Welby would be Archbishop. The first thing which strikes you in opening the book is the thoroughness of the research. Atherstone has … Continue Reading

Justin Welby’s Leadership Manual

July 11, 2014July 10, 2014 by Andrew Atherstone

Justin Welby has not yet written a leadership manual, but were he to do so, these would be his top four principles: strategize, build a trusted team, don’t play safe, recognise your fallibility.

The Archbishop, Gay Marriage and Violence: What are the issues?

April 8, 2014April 6, 2014 by Andrew Goddard

Sadly, but perhaps inevitably, Archbishop Justin’s excellent and wide-ranging LBC phone-in (transcript here and recording here) in which he talked about food banks, Jesus as defining who God is for us, poverty, church and politics, climate change has, in reporting, been almost wholly reduced to one short exchange responding to one of a number of … Continue Reading

Sexual Revolution: Responding Reasonably and Faithfully

November 25, 2013July 26, 2013 by Andrew Goddard

Andrew Goddard explores the challenges facing the Pilling Group

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Andrew Goddard

Andrew Goddard has been on the Leadership Team of Fulcrum since its launch in 2003. He is currently a Senior Research Fellow of the Kirby Laing Institute for Christian Ethics based in Cambridge (where he was previously Associate Director). He has taught Christian Ethics at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford and Trinity College, Bristol and is also an Adjunct Professor at Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California. He is a canon at Winchester Cathedral and Assistant Minister at St James the Less, Pimlico where his wife, Lis, is Vicar. He is author of a number of books, most recently Rowan Williams: His Legacy (Lion, 2013) and co-editor with Andrew Atherstone of Good Disagreeement? Grace and Truth in a Divided Church (Lion, 2015).

Archbishop Welby and the E-Word

July 10, 2014March 20, 2013 by Andrew Atherstone

Alongside his Evangelical heritage Justin Welby has been strongly influenced by Anglo-Catholic and Roman Catholic spirituality.

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Andrew Atherstone

Andrew Atherstone is tutor in history and doctrine, and Latimer research fellow, at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford

Visit of Holiness

November 26, 2013December 30, 2012 by Graham Kings

As Rowan Williams moves from being Archbishop of Canterbury to Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge, a poem written in 2003 following his visit to St Mary Islington

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Graham Kings

The Rt Revd Dr Graham Kings is Hon Assistant Bishop and World Mission Adviser, Diocese of Southwark, and SCR Member, St Chad’s College, Durham. He has been theological secretary of Fulcrum since its founding.

Fulcrum Statement on the Appointment of Justin Welby as Archbishop of Canterbury

November 25, 2013November 9, 2012 by Fulcrum

Fulcrum Statement on the Appointment of Justin Welby as Archbishop of Canterbury "Fulcrum is delighted at the announcement of Bishop Justin Welby's appointment to be the next Archbishop of Canterbury. Bishop Justin's warm support for women bishops, and his considerable international experience in and beyond the Anglican Communion will hold him in good stead as … Continue Reading