William Temple (archbishop)
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- For other men of same name, see William Temple.
William Temple (1881– 26 October, 1944), Archbishop of Canterbury (1942–1944) was the second son of Archbishop Frederick Temple (1821-1902). In 1932-1933, he gave the Gifford Lectures. A renowned teacher and preacher, he is perhaps best known for his 1942 book Christianity and Social Order, which set out an Anglican social theology and a vision for what would constitute a just post-war society. One of his more famous sayings (though it's hard to pin down a source) is that "the Church is the only society that exists for the benefit of those who are not its members".
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