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Title: Carpenter should be ashamed. . .
Review: Robert, Lord Runcie died last night after a long battle with cancer. Sadly, though, he lived long enough to see this book published.Humphrey Carpenter, the son of an Anglican bishop, and the author of several well-received books on JRR Tolkien and the Inklings, did not live up to his previous standards in this volume, and did, in the opinion of this reviewer, seriously strain the bounds of journalistic ethics, confidentiality, and certainly good taste.This book needs to be set in strong contrast with scholarly works about the life and ministry of Lord Runcie, and should not be considered an accurate or clear picture of the late archbishop.For a better picture of Lord Runcie, read Adrian Hastings biography, and the archbishop's own sermons.
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