Justin Welby
Justin Welby
Justin Portal Welbyis the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury and the most senior bishop in the Church of England. Welby was the vicar of Southam, Warwickshire, and most recently was the Bishop of Durham, serving for just over a year. As Archbishop of Canterbury he is the Primate of All England and the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionReligious Leader
Date of Birth6 January 1956
parish
I have never had demands on me as acute as when I was a parish priest.
bishops
Let's be clear, I'm one of the thicker bishops in the Church of England.
beings god human society
Human fallibility recognised, God's sovereignty trusted; these are also the only stable foundations for human beings in society.
father ideas people
A lot of people reject the idea of God as Father if theyve had a competitive relationship with their own father.
wells
I am not particularly well-behaved.
kind policy celestial
Turning God into some kind of celestial insurance policy is just mental.
goes-on finance
The longer I go on, the more I am aware of the power of finance.
relationship gay quality
You see gay relationships that are just stunning in the quality of the relationship.
eye phones different
There's something different about looking someone in the eyes and doing something dishonest to doing it over the phone or screen.
leader reorganisation may
Put not your trust in new leaders, better systems, new organisations or regulatory reorganisation. They may well be good and necessary, but will to some degree fail.
thinking banking done
Banks need to think through their ethics very carefully, and many have done so. I dont know any bank that dismisses the concept of ethical banking.
foundation sovereignty humans
Human fallibility recognised, Gods sovereignty trusted; these are also the only stable foundations for human beings in society.
running looks good-questions
It is a really good question. The other day I was praying over something as I was running, and I ended up saying to God, ‘Look, this is all very well, but isn’t it about time you did something, if you’re there?’ Which is probably not what the archbishop of Canterbury should say.
support needs vulnerable
As a civilised society, we have a duty to support those among us who are vulnerable and in need. When times are hard, that duty should be felt more than ever, not disappear or diminish.