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Books recommended by Rowan Williams
Archbishop of Canterbury (2002–2012)
Archbishop of Canterbury (2002–2012). Their picks here come from a Five Books interview, on Saint Teresa of Avila.
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This is a selection of sourced recommendations, not a complete list of everything Rowan Williams has read or praised. How we choose.
Recommendations
Books Rowan Williams recommends
5 books from 1 source. Each one links to the place where Rowan recommended it.
The best books on Saint Teresa of Avila
Five Books interview in which Rowan Williams chooses and discusses five books.
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The Book of Her Life
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2021 Five Books interview “The best books on Saint Teresa of Avila”.
The best books on Saint Teresa of Avila Interviewfivebooks.com
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Imperial Spain 1469-1716
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2021 Five Books interview “The best books on Saint Teresa of Avila”.
The best books on Saint Teresa of Avila Interviewfivebooks.com
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The Avila of Saint Teresa
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2021 Five Books interview “The best books on Saint Teresa of Avila”.
Listed in the source as “The Avila of Saint Teresa: Religious Reform in a Sixteenth-Century City”.
The best books on Saint Teresa of Avila Interviewfivebooks.com
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Ruth Burrows
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2021 Five Books interview “The best books on Saint Teresa of Avila”.
Listed in the source as “Ruth Burrows: Essential Writings”.
The best books on Saint Teresa of Avila Interviewfivebooks.com
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Teresa of Avila
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2021 Five Books interview “The best books on Saint Teresa of Avila”.
Listed in the source as “Teresa of Avila: Doctor of the Soul”.
The best books on Saint Teresa of Avila Interviewfivebooks.com
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