Embracing solidarity in a secular age | Rowan Williams full interview

Former Archbishop Rowan Williams discusses his life and work.

What is the role of the church today?

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Join Rowan Williams for an in-depth interview where he discusses everything from ritual, climate change, and moral responsibility.

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Rowan Williams, the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury, is a highly acclaimed theologian, writer, and pastor. In addition to his ten-year post as Archbishop, Lord Williams has also enjoyed an esteemed academic career, having been a lecturer at the University of Cambridge as well as having held the Lady Margaret Chair of Divinity at the University of Oxford.

00:00 Introduction
00:11 Why is having traditional practices a useful thing for society?
01:41 How do you see the church’s role today in keeping those traditions
for people to latch their experiences to?
03:46 What are the interfaith relations that can support this kind of work?
05:38 What led you to take public involvement in the climate question?
07:43 What is it like having been the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Master of
Magdalene College, and now spending more time on your own research?
10:07 Were the diplomatic skills you developed as Bishop
useful in your role at Magdalene College?
12:14 What have you been spending your time on
since Magdalene College?

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