Rowan D. Williams
Rowan D. Williams
church shall speak week
Now the more we live and speak - this week and every week - as Church in this sense, the more we shall have to say to the real world.
anxieties caused clear discuss point reached recent sit
I am clear that the anxieties caused by recent developments have reached the point where we will need to sit down and discuss their consequences,
bound christian gospel organise political putting questions
I think the Christian gospel is bound to be putting questions as to how we organise our society, how we make our political decisions.
bonds forward hope preserve respect situation unite ways
I hope that in our deliberations we will find that there are ways forward in this situation which can preserve our respect for one another and for the bonds that unite us.
above again capture country draw energies imagination strongest thinking
If there is one thing I long for above all else, it is that the years to come may see Christianity in this country able again to capture the imagination of our culture, to draw the strongest energies of our thinking and feeling.
human levels life shared
In human life generally, information, significant and otherwise, is shared in such overlapping networks, and absorbed at different levels over time.
consult hope time
I hope we can use the time between now and then to reflect, to pray, to consult and to take counsel,
less rather reading seems sex suddenly
It seems to me rather sad, and rather revealing, that when it comes to sex we suddenly become much less intelligent about our reading of the Bible,
costs evils gained groups leaders religious repeating simply slogans
Not much is to be gained simply by religious groups and religious leaders repeating slogans about the costs and evils of globalisation.
address happens listened predict run whatever
Whatever happens in the long run -- and I wouldn't want to predict -- I think there are things we can do at least to address that sense of not being listened to,