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Rowan Williams
‘Truth makes love possible; love makes truth bearable’
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 Cambridge University and held the Lady Margaret Chair of Divinity at Oxford University.
He is one of the world’s leading thinkers on issues pertaining to theology, spirituality, philosophy, and religious aesthetics, and is the author of several best-selling books, including ‘Being Human: Bodies, Minds, Persons’ and ‘Candles in the Dark: Faith, Hope and Love in a Time of Pandemic
'Rowan Williams’ most striking characteristics are his humanity and his fine intellect…. he uses both gifts quite brilliantly to illuminate what it means to be human' ― Baroness Helena Kennedy QC
‘Truth makes love possible; love makes truth bearable’
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 Cambridge University and held the Lady Margaret Chair of Divinity at Oxford University.
He is one of the world’s leading thinkers on issues pertaining to theology, spirituality, philosophy, and religious aesthetics, and is the author of several best-selling books, including ‘Being Human: Bodies, Minds, Persons’ and ‘Candles in the Dark: Faith, Hope and Love in a Time of Pandemic
'Rowan Williams’ most striking characteristics are his humanity and his fine intellect…. he uses both gifts quite brilliantly to illuminate what it means to be human' ― Baroness Helena Kennedy QC
Rowan Williams Videos
A Tale of Love and Hate
Are love and hate inextricably linked?
What religion and stoicism both misunderstand
Rowan Williams and Angie Hobbs In Conversation
The end of good and evil
Can humans ever be inherently good or evil?
Embracing solidarity in a secular age
An interview with Rowan Williams
More Videos
The Agony & the Ecstasy
Is pain a necessary part of human experience?
The Problem of Evil
Does 'evil' exist?
Morality of the Tribe
Should and can we treat all people equally?
The Lure of Lucifer
Why do we love Evil?
Our Sins and Our Selves
Should we embrace our inconsistency?
The Mystery of the Good
Is morality relative or absolute?
The Really Real
Is absolute right and wrong a fantasy?
The Good, The Bad, and the Controversial
Is morality simply prejudice?
Rethinking Feminism
Is there a universal goal for women's rights?
Being Human and Being Good
Is morality relative?
Why Philosophy Won't Go Away
Rebecca Goldstein | Plato in the Age of Google
Is Religion Dangerous?
Faith - The Problem or The Solution
After Buddhism
What could secular Buddhism bring the West?
The Last Taboo
Paedophilia, innocence and morality
Doing Right and Feeling Good
Is morality about thinking or feeling?
Thinking Good and Doing Evil
Is belief in any morality dangerous?
On Evil
How do we explain our fascination with evil?
Trouble with Heaven
Why does the dark and the dangerous attract us?
On Humans and Animals
Peter Singer and Mary Midgley on what's next for animal rights
Dancing with the Devil
Can and should art be moral? Our controversial panel confront the darkness.
Rethinking Science and Spirituality
Rupert Sheldrake | They complement each other
Can Animals Be Moral?
Reason and the Gods
What do secular and religious worldviews share?
New Gods
Do we need religion? And if so, why?
The Fountain
Morality and Mindfulness
Vishvapani Blomfield | Can meditation fix ethics?
How to See Things Clearly
Overcoming Wilful Blindness | Margaret Heffernan
The Death of God and the War On Terror
Secularism versus religious fundamentalism
Ethics, Darwin and Dante
The assumptions behind moral beliefs
Good and Evil Around the Globe
Is morality rooted in culture? | Joel Robbins
Belief and the Gods
Is the divine a fantasy?
The Myth of Being Happy
We should give up on the obsession with happiness
Science and Religion
Can science and religion coexist?
In Place of Prejudice
Can rationality provide a basis for morality?
Death and the Human Animal
Is the quest for immortality a fool's errand?
God is an Orgasm
Of Lies and Necessity
Is honesty a fantasy?
Return of the Pagans
Does paganism offer a new haven for spirituality?
Moral Animals and Our Place in the Universe
Are good and evil unique to humans?
The Point of It All
Where should we turn to find meaning?
The Age of Nothing
The consequences of the decline of faith
The Banality of Evil
Nature versus nurture
Life's Secret
Purpose and the Pursuit of Happiness
Beyond Good and Evil II
Is morality instinctual?
True to Myself
Morality, virtues & consequences
A Tale of Love and Hate
Are love and hate inextricably linked?
Competition versus Cooperation
Can we survive and succed without competition?
Morality, Cruelty and Freedom
Attitudes towards animal suffering
In the Beginning was Nature
Spirtuality and the environment
Purity and Dirt
Uncovering the significance of cleanliness