Know the Truth

Know the Truth
George Carey

In this remarkable and candid memoir the former Archbishop of Canterbury recalls his life and his spiritual quest; this is the first time in history that an Archbishop of Canterbury has written his autobiography.‘Know the Truth’ tells George Carey’s story from growing up in Dagenham to his experiences in the RAF in the early 1950s, of how he was to become Bishop of Bath and Wells and thereafter attained the position of Archbishop of Canterbury.Utterly sincere and told with warmth and compassion, ‘Know the Truth’ shares George Carey’s story of marriage, family and friendship as well as addressing the wider political aspects of his time at Lambeth.

KNOW THE TRUTH

A MEMOIR

George Carey

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CONTENTS

Cover (#u17ea7384-816a-537e-a24e-fe459d185deb)

Title Page (#ue403f6a4-c007-519d-ae13-a584ca835ff8)

Copyright (#uf190663c-f6f3-5e59-a9c0-b7c01fe0a293)

Foreword (#u028677e8-aa95-59d0-9688-058544dda802)

PART I (#u26995365-fe26-5edd-a662-e26682f4ac40)

1 No Backing Out (#ua3526e80-320a-5c3d-80e6-0149c617482c)

2 East End Boy (#u05b29ce2-bc98-5c40-8662-e22771928701)

3 Signals (#u8dbb84f4-7165-58bb-9ed2-d64897a66fb8)

4 Shaken Up (#u2469cfed-d4d4-5464-9d26-bdce24efa798)

5 A Changing Church (#uca1190ea-429e-56cc-ba88-6bb13db82f84)

6 Challenges of Growth (#u5a4b58f6-6e55-51e9-8b2a-0487a54b1da0)

7 Letters from Number 10 (#u6f7a1322-3e91-581b-a21f-4beda9f38b4c)

8 Archbishop-in-Waiting (#litres_trial_promo)

PART II (#litres_trial_promo)

9 Women Shake the Church (#litres_trial_promo)

10 Forced to Change (#litres_trial_promo)

11 Bishop in Mission (#litres_trial_promo)

12 Power and Politicians (#litres_trial_promo)

13 Clash of Cultures (#litres_trial_promo)

14 Empty Stomachs Have no Ears (#litres_trial_promo)

15 The Rosewood Tree (#litres_trial_promo)

16 The Challenge of Homosexuality (#litres_trial_promo)

17 Lambeth ’98 (#litres_trial_promo)

18 Opening the Door (#litres_trial_promo)

19 Rubbing Our Eyes (#litres_trial_promo)

20 From Crusades to Co-Operation (#litres_trial_promo)

21 The Glory of the Crown (#litres_trial_promo)

22 A World in Crisis (#litres_trial_promo)