SPIRITED THINKING SINCE 1888
Rowan Williams
The flesh made word
December 03, 2021
Collected Poems Rowan Williams Carcanet, £15.99, 249 pages ________ The poetry of Rowan Williams is full of moments when the known world becomes translucent and lets in an unfamiliar light. Sometimes, this happens when watching someone – a child, perhaps – fall asleep. …sleepy yourself, impatient and resigned   at once, and out of nowhere
It came down from Heaven
September 01, 2021
Visionary craftsman-artist David Montalto has used dust from the moon to create a Cross for the Cosmos. Here is his extraordinary story
Rowan Williams on his debt to Catholics
February 22, 2021
"Was there a clear call to the religious life, and if so did that entail becoming a Roman Catholic? Monasticism in the Anglican context was a reality, often an impressive one, but was it really rooted in the day-to-day practice of the Anglican Church? Looking back now, what comes most clearly into focus is that the Roman Catholics with whom I discussed this never exerted the least pressure; and I think of them as setting out to help me be a better Christian rather than to secure a convert."
Catholic schools are diverse and successful. How did Rowan Williams end up opposing them?
March 07, 2018
The former Archbishop of Canterbury is being used as a willing pawn in an ugly power play
Rowan Williams and Richard Dawkins oppose expansion of Catholic schools
March 06, 2018
They said changing admissions rules for new faith schools would be 'divisive'
Morning Catholic must-reads: 14/09/17
September 14, 2017
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Morning Catholic must-reads: 25/09/15
September 25, 2015
A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church
Worship makes our lives bigger and better
September 26, 2014
In this extract from his new book Rowan Williams argues that effective ritual is far from being a retreat to a comforting alternative world
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