Books by Shirley Williams
Climbing the Bookshelves
by Shirley Williams
An interesting dimension to the book is her religion. Shirley Williams is a serious Catholic, and she talks about her upbringing and her father who was a Catholic convert. Yet the religious dimension to her life is very low-key in the book, and she certainly doesn’t claim the high moral ground as a result of it. She talks about her admiration for the Liberation Theologians and of Jesus as a liberator who stood alongside the poor and the vulnerable, so that gives us an indication of where she stands.
Interviews where books by Shirley Williams were recommended
The best books on Faith in Politics, recommended by Richard Harries
Former Anglican Bishop and House of Lords crossbencher says that the moral vision we need to recover in politics has its roots in faith. He chooses five books to combat political cynicism
