Blog Posts - Rowan Williams

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Tomorrow I will be guest-lecturing on theodicy for a colleague’s class on pastoral care and theology. Knowing the problem of evil to be one of those prevalent digressions in the theology classroom, I agreed to teach a whole unit on theodicy some ye...

Tornado GR4 fighter bombers are very formidable pieces of military hardware. The plans to deploy them over Northern Iraq as announced yesterday will be cheering news for the Kurdish communities and the estimated 150,000 Yazidis currently surviving...

Former Archbishop of Canterbury reveals intense daily meditation ritual influenced by Buddhism and Orthodox mysticism The former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Williams has disclosed that he spends up... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we...

11/05/2011Your Lord Grace Archbishop of Canterbury,I want an answer as to why I am a homeless criminal after your churches failed to protect and then damaged me, why clergy you employ who have done much worse than autistic anger are out there un...

Tomorrow I'll be heading down to Adelaide to give a commencement lecture for St Barnabas' Theological College. It will be held at St Peter's Cathedral, with a commencement service at 6.30, followed by the public lecture at 7.30. I'll be speaking (gas...

How do you get the attention of a world that thinks it knows what Jesus is all about, when it is often only familiar with misconceptions? You do what Jesus did—you tell surprising, beguiling, captivating stories. A piece written for the #BigRead13...

This article is almost completely unhelpful in explaining exactly what Sharia divorce is. It does say that “men have the right of unilateral divorce under classical Sharia” and that a Sunni Muslim divorce is effective when the man tells h...

My Rowan Williams book, Christ the Stranger, has been getting a lot of generous attention over the past week or two. I was astounded to see it listed as one of the Guardian's books of the year for 2012 (selected by the travel writer Colin Thubro...

Too often this debate gets sidetracked by prejudice, bigotry and hatred. But this time there is an engagement that honours the participants. This is worthy of your time and your mind. ...

If it is true that Justin Welby, Bishop of Durham, is to be the new ABC, then I wonder whether he will heed the advice that Rowan Williams is offering his successor (as reported in the same article): Speaking in Auckland yesterday, at what aides said...

The Lord Judge is the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales and is the head of the judiciary and President of the Courts of England and Wales. The Lord Chief Justice is also the presiding judge of the Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal. The f...

The Lord Judge is the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales and is the head of the judiciary and President of the Courts of England and Wales. The Lord Chief Justice is also the presiding judge of the Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal. The f...

Life is never easy for the Archbishop of Canterbury – as these photos attest. Anyone want to supply the caption? (Thanks to Buzzfeed for the great pics.) ...

… was online within moments of the service ending. Now, I’d disestablish the C of E tomorrow were that feasible, because  I believe the church is meant to be a radical counter-cultural kingdom community. The consorting with power leaves...

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One of Karl Barth's great-great-grandchildren has created a new Barth website as part of a university project. It's well worth a visit, especially for the nice selection of photos, videos, and audio. And speaking of Barth, I can't resist reposting t...

Archbishop John Carroll January 8 1735 – December 3 1815 the first Roman Catholic bishop and archbishop in the United States of America serving as the ordinary of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Archbishop Carroll is also known as the founder of Geor...

Archbishop John Carroll January 8 1735 – December 3 1815 the first Roman Catholic bishop and archbishop in the United States of America serving as the ordinary of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Archbishop Carroll is also known as the founder of Geor...

Archbishop John Carroll January 8 1735 – December 3 1815 the first Roman Catholic bishop and archbishop in the United States of America serving as the ordinary of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Archbishop Carroll is also known as the founder of Geor...

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