Religious Experience

by William Temple

William Temple, the ninety-sixth Archbishop of Canterbury, was one of the outstanding Anglican figures of the twentieth century. His honesty, wide interests, immense humanity, sense of fun, and utter lack of pomposity won him the respect of thousands of men and women who never even darkened the doors of a church, whilst his intellect and seriousness of purpose impressed the clergy and his peers. This volume brings together twenty two of Temple's essays and addresses covering the whole span of his adult life. These impressive essays and addresses illustrate the catholicity of Temple's interests, the breadth of his social thinking and the depth of his religious faith. Truly absorbing and fascinating for the layperson and their religious counterpart alike, they represent just a small proportion of William Temple's good-natured wisdom.

240 pages, Hardcover

First published December 3, 1959

About the author

Archbishop William Temple