The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, wrote in 2004 that Oakley's thinking and approach is in the tradition of Westcott. A later article (2008) by Oakley in the Church Times, entitled "An Issue!
In 2004, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, stated that Oakley's ideas and methods were consistent with those of Westcott.  A subsequent article by Oakley published in the Church Times in 2008, titled "An Issue!", further elaborated on this point.