Archbishop Sarah Mullally

Name: Archbishop Sarah Mullally
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A Biography

Andrew Atherstone

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John Murray Publishers Ltd
19 March 2026

Biography: religious & spiritual; Anglican & Episcopalian Churches, Church of England; Christian life & practice

Examining the formation of Dame Sarah Mullally's character and priorities, and the shaping of her Christian faith, this biography offers insight into what drives the first female Archbishop of Canterbury forward, and how she is likely to navigate the many debates raging across church and nation.

Archbishop Sarah Mullally: A Biography is an authoritative study of

the first woman to be Archbishop of Canterbury in Anglicanism's 1,400-year history. Engagingly written and expertly told, Atherstone's

biography charts Dame Sarah's distinguished career and her rapid rise

through the ranks of two of Britain's most important institutions: the

National Health Service and the Church of England. In nursing, she rose

from a student trainee to become the youngest ever Chief Nursing

Officer in the Department of Health. In the Church, she began as a volunteer curate, rising through

parish rectory and cathedral canonry to become the first female Bishop of London, and now the first

female Archbishop. Her appointment is a defining moment not only for the Church of England but for

international Christianity.

By: Andrew Atherstone
Imprint: John Murray Publishers Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 158mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 420g
ISBN: 9781399828789
ISBN 10: 1399828789
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 19 March 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Andrew Atherstone is Professor of Modern Anglicanism at the University of Oxford, and Tutorial Fellow and Latimer Research Fellow at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. He has published widely on modern Christian history, especially the evangelical, Anglican, and charismatic movements, for both general and scholarly audiences. His recent scholarly books include, as co-editor, The Routledge Research Companion to the History of Evangelicalism (Routledge, 2018), Making Evangelical History: Faith, Scholarship and the Evangelical Past (Routledge, 2019), The Oxford Handbook of Christian Fundamentalism (OUP, 2022) and Repackaging Christianity: Alpha and the Building of a Global Brand (Hodder & Stoughton, 2022) Andrew is the biographer of the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Archbishop Justin Welby: Risktaker and Reconciler (DLT, 2013).