The book was almost universally condemned by traditionalists, but was hailed as a breath of fresh air by many liberals. Not so with most Anglo-Catholics. Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury, thought that Robinson's theology was weak, and that he had only a vague understanding of many of the issues he brought into the mainstream. Professional theologians saw "Honest to God" as a popularisation of the radical shifts in theological thinking brought about by Protestant theologians like Rudolf Bultmann, Paul Tillich and Dietrich Bonhoeffer, although Robinson did not intend to write a work for a wide popular audience.