978 1 917362 20 7 |February 2026
Paperback |160 pp |178 x 110 mm
Price: £8.99
 
Marking the installation of Sarah Mullally as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury – the first woman to take the role, at a time of unprecedented levels of challenge facing the Church of England – this unique book is essential reading for all who care about the future of the national church and the wider Anglican Communion.
 
The book opens with an insightful biography and exclusive interview with Sarah Mullally by journalist Tim Wyatt, helping us to better understand her qualities as a person, as a pastor and as a leader. This is followed by ten short chapters by prominent Anglican writers, each outlining the background and scale of the most significant challenges facing Archbishop Sarah as the new leader of the Church of England. The Afterword by Rowan Williams offers words of solidarity from someone who has been there before.
 
The chapters and writers are: Spirituality (Mark Oakley), Mission (Chantal Noppen), Anglican Unity (Amatu Christian-Iwuagwu), Safeguarding (Andrew Graystone), Climate Crisis (Ruth Valerio), Same-Sex Marriage (Charlie Bell), Transgender Inclusion (Christina Beardsley), Disability Inclusion (Emily Richardson), Poverty (Jon Kuhrt), Nationalism and Racism (Eileen Harrop). Each chapter is written candidly but constructively, in a spirit of hope, and ends with a prayer for strength and support for Archbishop Sarah.
 
Tim Wyatt  is a journalist specialising in religion and social affairs. Amatu Christian-Iwuagwu is a priest and Area Director of Mission and Racial Justice. Andrew Graystone is a journalist, author and broadcaster. Ruth Valerio is an environmentalist and theologian, and Programmes, Partnerships and Advocacy Director for Embrace the Middle East. Charlie Bell is a priest and author, and Official Fellow and College Lecturer in Medicine and Public Theology at Girton College, Cambridge. Christina Beardsley is a retired priest and healthcare chaplain, theologian and writer. Emily Richardson is a writer and speaker whose interests include theology, inclusion and communication. Jon Kuhrt is Chief Executive of Hope into Action and a former government advisor on homelessness. Eileen Harrop is the elected Chair of AMEN (Anglican Minority Ethnic Network). Mark Oakley is Dean of Southwark and author of a number of acclaimed books on literature and spirituality. Chantal Noppen is a priest and National Coordinator of Inclusive Church. Rowan Williams was Archbishop of Canterbury between 2002 and 2012.