Written with the verve and panache that characterized his ministry, this moving and compelling memoir, Sentamu, tells the story of the Right Revd Dr John Sentamu's journey from his childhood in rural Uganda to his elevation to the British House of Lords in 2021.

Born in 1949, John Tucker Mugabi Sentamu became Archbishop of York in 2005 - the first Black Archbishop in the Church of England. Before that, he was Bishop of Birmingham (2002-2005), and Bishop of Stepney (1996-2002), when he served on the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry Team and chaired the Damilola Taylor Murder Investigation Review.

Throughout his long and eventful ministry, Archbishop Sentamu has campaigned on a range of important issues - including the family, gay relationships, multiculturalism, poverty, race, slavery, the welfare of young people, and conflict and injustice abroad.

Sentamu's decision to flee his native country in 1974 followed a turbulent time when, as an advocate of the High Court of Uganda, he was imprisoned for speaking out against the oppressive rule of Idi Amin. Since then, his stated priorities have been 'to seek God's rule of justice, peace and love' and 'to be part of God's movement of change, standing at the intersection where human need and God's love meet.'

Sentamu's inspiring autobiography demonstrates the life-transforming power of God's love and one man's incredible journey to be part of God's movement of change.

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The powerful and inspirational autobiography of the Right Revd and Right Hon. Dr John Sentamu, the boy from a Ugandan village who became the first Black archbishop in the Church of England.
The powerful and inspirational autobiography of the Right Revd and Right Hon. Dr John Sentamu, the boy from a Ugandan village who became the first Black archbishop in the Church of England.

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ISBN
9780281086689
Publisert
2026-06-10
Utgiver
SPCK Publishing
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
288

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Biografisk notat

The sixth of thirteen children, born and educated in Uganda, John Sentamu practised Law both at the Bar and at the Bench before he came to the UK in 1974. He was ordained priest in 1979, he was appointed Bishop for Stepney in 1996, Bishop for Birmingham in 2002 and Archbishop of York in 2005. He is Primate of England and Metropolitan, a member of the House of Lords and a Privy Councillor.