Joseph Clayton

Anselm reluctantly accepted the post of Archbishop of Canterbury in his sixties. Those who chose him thought him to be a man too old to make waves, but suffered for their underestimation of a man who saw allegiance to God to be a separate and higher calling from allegiance to his king. Because of his reputation for integrity and popularity with the common people, royalty was brought to heel by the Catholic church. Written by a Catholic priest and published by a Catholic press, Saint Anselm is a fascinating biography of a willful servant of his church.… (mer)