A Pedagogy of Complexity: Reappraising the Contribution of John Habgood to Public Theology

John Habgood has usually been seen as one of the last great Anglican liberals, a quintessential Establishment figure, firmly occupying the centre ground of the Church. Although there is truth in this, closer attention to Habgood’s published work, especially that intended for wider public consumption in the form of sermons, lectures, talks and diocesan letters, suggests that this portrait does not do him justice. This article suggests a more radical Habgood, whose public ministry as a theological and ethical educator deserves more credit.