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In praise of Justin Welby’s ‘less bossy’ Church of England

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Justin Welby is not my sort of Anglican. Or maybe he is, in a way. I’m not really sure who he is. And I don’t mean that entirely negatively.

When he was appointed Archbishop of Canterbury, the Church seemed to be opting for cheesy banality after the intellectual roller-coaster of his predecessor, Rowan Williams.

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Theo Hobson
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Theo Hobson is the author of seven books, including God Created Humanism: the Christian Basis of Secular Values

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