I have read a number of books that seek to motivate the reader to study history.

Though I had high expectations for this one by Williams, I was disappointed.

My disappointment was due to the rather meandering reflections, the less than clear writing style, and illustrating things with arcane examples from the history of the church.

It seems Rowan Williams so desperately wants to give credence to every possible position that it is difficult to see where his own convictions lie.