Quite a lot of our contemporary culture is actually shot through with a resentment of limits and the passage of time, anger at what we can't do, fear or even disgust at growing old. Rowan Williams angercontemporaryculture Change image and share on social
To help the poor to a capacity for action and liberty is something essential for one's own health as well as theirs: there is a needful gift they have to offer which cannot be offered so long as they are confined by poverty. Rowan Williams actioncapacityconfine share on social
Friendship is something that creates equality and mutuality, not a reward for finding equality or a way of intensifying existing mutuality. Rowan Williams createequalityexist Change image and share on social
The Church is the new creation, it is life and joy, it is the sacramental fellowship in which we share the ultimate purpose of God, made real for us now in our hearing the Word and sharing the Sacrament. Rowan Williams churchcreationfellowship share on social
Well, today, the diocese is more than ever a microcosm. Rowan Williams diocesemicrocosmtoday Change image and share on social
The answer was that in Burundi, having a clean bill of health has taken on a very particular meaning: unless and until you have paid for your hospital treatment, you simply can't leave, you are in effect a captive. Rowan Williams answerbillburundi share on social
I value unity because I believe we learn truth from each other in this process. Rowan Williams learnprocesstruth Change image and share on social
To conclude: good journalism is one of the models of good conversation and communication in the wider social context. Rowan Williams communicationconcludecontext Change image and share on social
It is impossible to deny that Christians and Muslims have a common agenda here: both faiths have at their heart the living image of a community raised up by God's call to reveal to the world what God's purpose is for humanity. Rowan Williams agendumcallchristian share on social
Christian teaching about sex is not a set of isolated prohibitions; it is an integral part of what the Bible has to say about living in such a way that our lives communicate the character of God. Rowan Williams biblecharacterchristian Change image and share on social
