Who was William Temple?
Born in 1881, William Temple was an outstanding priest, who would go on to become Bishop of Durham, Archbishop of York, and from 1942 until his untimely death in 1944, served as Archbishop of Canterbury.
To list his achievements would take more space than is available here,
but amongst his greatest were his presidency of the World Council of Churches (and indeed he was instrumental in setting it up), and his championing of the poor- later being recognised by the labour party for preparing the ground for the national Health service and welfare support.
His most famous book was 'Christianity and Social Order'.
“The Church is the only organisation
that does not exist for itself,
but for those who live outside of it.”- William Temple
For further reading on William Temple:-
F.A. Iremonger, 'William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury'
(an old but thorough biography)
S. Spencer, 'William Temple: A Calling to Prophecy'
(a modern re-assessment of Temple's life and achievements)
To list his achievements would take more space than is available here,
but amongst his greatest were his presidency of the World Council of Churches (and indeed he was instrumental in setting it up), and his championing of the poor- later being recognised by the labour party for preparing the ground for the national Health service and welfare support.
His most famous book was 'Christianity and Social Order'.
“The Church is the only organisation
that does not exist for itself,
but for those who live outside of it.”- William Temple
For further reading on William Temple:-
F.A. Iremonger, 'William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury'
(an old but thorough biography)
S. Spencer, 'William Temple: A Calling to Prophecy'
(a modern re-assessment of Temple's life and achievements)
