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#RowanWilliams #Creation
A minimalist text graphic featuring a quote by Rowan Williams printed in a clean serif typeface against a softly lit, off-white wall: "Faith doesn't try and give you an alternative theory about the mechanics of the world; it invites you to take a step further, beyond the nuts and bolts, even beyond the Big Bang, to imagine an activity so unrestricted, so supremely itself, that it depends on nothing and is constantly pouring itself out so that the reality we know depends on it. Creation isn't a theory about how things started; it's a way of seeing everything in relation to God. —Rowan Williams"
August 30, 2026 at 7:28 PM
gabebell12fi.bsky.social
Add to this there are three positive stories about #NigelFarage and no mention of #RowanWilliams open and blatant criticism of him in regard to using Christianity to attack Muslims.

Every day it becomes more and more apparent just how fucked up the #BBC has become.
August 21, 2026 at 9:39 PM
frostinthepines.bsky.social
[T]he Gospel is always about healing... and we tell it in our theology and our practice, in what we do in our work for justice when we learn to live on earth, here and now inhabiting the space in which God has placed us.

—Rowan Williams
@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social #holyliving #rowanwilliams
A hardcover copy of the book "Holy Living: The Christian Tradition for Today" by Rowan Williams, resting on a rustic wooden table. The cover is white with large, grey, 3D block letters spelling out "HOLY LIVING." Scattered around and on top of the letters are small, illustrated figures of diverse people engaging in everyday activities, such as a person in a wheelchair, children, someone pushing a stroller, and a person walking a dog.
July 13, 2026 at 10:49 PM
frostinthepines.bsky.social
#RowanWilliams #FaithandPolitics
​Graphic quote image on a dark gray background with white serif typography and red accents. At the top left, there is a red quotation mark icon. The text reads: "The more you believe that God really is God, the less you believe God needs to be protected by human beings... And so you may find yourself emerging with a more critical attitude to human power and local culture and cultural superiority. If you truly believe that what the New Testament is talking about is a living relationship with Jesus in the spirit brought about by the gift of God, you will look a little bit skeptically at any claim that this or that cultural or political force can guarantee it." At the bottom left, below a thin red line, the quote is attributed in red capital letters to Rowan Williams.
July 2, 2026 at 2:11 PM
frostinthepines.bsky.social
youtube.com/watch?v=F3hf...

#RowanWilliams #Anglican @ox.ac.uk
500th Anniversary Lectures: The Rt Revd Dr Rowan Williams
YouTube video by Christ Church, University of Oxford
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June 11, 2026 at 4:54 PM
cronologia.bsky.social
🗓 2002–2012
Rowan Williams
Archbishop of Canterbury (2002–2012)

#RowanWilliams
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June 10, 2026 at 7:42 PM
frostinthepines.bsky.social
​As ever, Rowan Williams offers profound wisdom:

"As Christ represents humanity by standing where sinful and suffering human beings stand, so we seek, not innocence... but fidelity to the place where suffering is happening" (239).
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@bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social #RowanWilliams #Solidarity
A photograph of the book cover for Solidarity: The Work of Recognition by Rowan Williams, resting on a weathered, grey wooden surface. The author's name, "Rowan Williams," is printed at the top in large, clean, reflective gold foil typography. The main title, "Solidarity," is centered below in a bold, dark blue, minimalist sans-serif font that creates a striking, high-contrast visual against the lighter background. The subtitle, "The Work of Recognition," is positioned near the bottom in the same clean, dark blue text. Two short endorsement quotes are featured mid-cover in a smaller gold font: "'Illuminating' Jacqueline Rose" and "'Magisterial' Slavoj Žižek." The background illustration depicts an immense, dense crowd of overlapping, minimalist outline-style human figures drawn in subtle shades of blue, white, and pale red, set against an abstract wash of light blue, white, and soft yellow. The publisher name, "Bloomsbury," is faintly visible at the very bottom edge.
June 9, 2026 at 6:19 PM
seanstillman.bsky.social
OUT TODAY on all audiobook platforms
The complete unabridged original text plus some additional material to bring it bang up to date
#godsbikerbook
God’s Biker: Motorcycles & Misfits by #SeanStillman with a foreword from #RowanWilliams
April 14, 2026 at 8:58 PM
publicorthodoxy.bsky.social
#AcademicTheology #AnglicanTheology #BookDiscussion #Chalcedon #Christology #DavidBentleyHart #EasternOrthodox #FordhamTheology #JordanDanielWood #LightOfTabor #MaximusTheConfessor #MonisticChristology #OnlineEvent #OrthodoxChristian #Patristics #PhilosophicalTheology #ReligionSeminar #RowanWilliams
April 14, 2026 at 4:55 PM
churchtimes.bsky.social
"Here is classic Rowan Williams. This is a significant work of compassion and wisdom, one that — I dare to guess — will stand out even among the great range of writings that he has produced."

📚Peter Selby follows the argument that solidarity is fulfilled in communion

#Books #RowanWilliams
Book review: Solidarity: The work of recognition by Rowan Williams
HERE is classic Rowan Williams. This is a significant work of compassion and wisdom, one that — I dare to guess — will stand out even among the great range of writings that he has produced. It brings together the fruits of engagement with philosop...
www.churchtimes.co.uk
March 28, 2026 at 3:58 PM
cjd66.bsky.social
#NSS #RowanWilliams #Archbishop #ChildAbuse
March 5, 2026 at 4:03 PM
churchtimes.bsky.social
A sermon is not “an op-ed for a newspaper”, the former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Williams has said. He offered the comments in a new podcast, Preaching Well, launched by the Bishop of Loughborough, the Rt Revd Saju Muthalaly 🎧

#Sermon #RowanWilliams
Lord Williams reflects on the art of preaching
A SERMON is not “an op-ed for a newspaper”, the former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Williams has said. “You are not just there to comment on current affairs, and I am always rather wary when I hear a sermon which is dominated by what’s in the med...
www.churchtimes.co.uk
February 25, 2026 at 9:40 PM
kevdudeula.bsky.social
#VladimirPutin #RussianMilitaryInvasion #ExArchbishopOfCanterbury #RowanWilliams #Heresy #Ukraine #EuropeanSecurity #NATO

The Independent:

"Ex-Archbishop of Canterbury: Putin is a heretic – he has no holy mission in Ukraine": www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Ex-Archbishop of Canterbury: Putin is a heretic – he has no holy mission in Ukraine
For years, the Russian Orthodox Church has given its blessing to Moscow’s brutal invasion and attempted to frame it in religious terms. The former archbishop tells Maira Butt that Vladimir Putin’s vio...
www.independent.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 11:18 PM
stgermancardiff.bsky.social
Wisdom from #RowanWilliams
November 12, 2025 at 12:35 AM
christiansvshate.bsky.social
What do you think of the statement? What else should be be doing in our churches to stand against this? 👇

#christianity #christian #faith #antiracism #rowanwilliams #churchofengland #refugees #asylumseekers #immigration
Image: English and UK flags being flown at a protest. Text reads: Jesus calls us to love both our neighbours and our enemies and to welcome the stranger. Any co-opting or corrupting of the Christian faith to exclude others is unacceptable. As Christian leaders we are proud of our country and commit ourselves to work with others building a more United Kingdom where the values of love, humility and compassion shine through in every community; and we do so unapologetically in the name of Jesus Christ.” A list of signatories to the letter. The list is too many characters to fit in the BlueSky alt text limit.
September 22, 2025 at 10:35 AM
juliegittoes.bsky.social
#Bart #TheSimpsons #StBartholowmew #RowanWilliams #grace - last week’s sermon juliegittoes.blogspot.com/2025/08/bart...
Bart - self-delusion and grace
24 August - St Bartholomew: Isaiah 43:8-13, Acts 5:12-16 and Luke 22:24-30 Some years ago, Rowan Williams made headlines for sharing his l...
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August 30, 2025 at 12:41 PM
grahamkings.bsky.social
‘[We need] a story about the kind of vulnerabilities that people in the streets in the UK can identify with – something that amplifies the voice of the ordinary migrant and helps it to be recognisable.’ #RowanWilliams
August 30, 2025 at 11:11 AM
grahamkings.bsky.social
‘Thanks to the rhetoric of both the nationalist right and some voices in or near government, what causes most fear among settled and newly arrived migrants is that they are assumed without argument to be criminal, morally alien, actively hostile to the communities around them.’ #RowanWilliams
August 30, 2025 at 11:08 AM
grahamkings.bsky.social
Profound and perceptive review by #RowanWilliams, in The Observer today, of @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social’s new book, ‘Silence of the Gods: The Untold History of Europe’s Last Pagan Peoples’ (CUP, 2025).
The deep roots of paganism | The Observer
A revelatory study shows how pagans not only survived the spread of Christianity but also made its practices their own
observer.co.uk
July 27, 2025 at 1:35 PM
frostinthepines.bsky.social
In *Discovering Christianity*, Rowan Williams offers a profound and gracious exploration of faith, inviting both the devout and the inquisitive to rediscover Christianity’s heart. Not as a tool of power, but as a path of love grounded in God’s nearness and grace. #rowanwilliams #spck #christianity
The cover of the book Discovering Christianity: A Guide for the Curious by Rowan Williams. The background is a solid blue, with the title in orange and white serif text. At the bottom, a white endorsement quote by Marilynne Robinson reads: “A wise and gentle introduction.”
June 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
frostinthepines.bsky.social
#rowanwilliams #dietrichbonhoeffer #bonhoeffer #justice #liberty
A quote from Dr. Rowan Williams about Dietrich Bonhoeffer's perspective on liberty and faith. The quote reads: "[Dietrich Bonhoeffer] says very bluntly, either we are in Adam or we are in Christ. Either we are prisoners of a false image or ideal of individual liberty, or we are caught up in Christ knowing that our liberty is given us to make the neighbour free." The quote is from Dr. Rowan Williams' work titled Truth, Faith and Politics in a Post-Truth World: Exploring Bonhoeffer Today. The image has a red background with large quotation marks in the corners.
June 17, 2025 at 8:45 PM
grahamkings.bsky.social
‘In our search for meaning, Pope Francis showed us where to look’. Classic #RowanWilliams in @thetimes.com today: profound, probing, and puzzling thoughts after the funeral. Good to see the photo illustrating the close friendship between Pope #Francis and Archbishop Justin #Welby.
In our search for meaning, Pope Francis showed us where to look
Growing faith among young people reflects a human need to leave our comfort zones and find a positive pattern for life, the former Archbishop of Canterbury writes
www.thetimes.com
April 27, 2025 at 4:47 AM
stiles-tyson.bsky.social
#RowanWilliams 'When we hear politicians [ ... ] appealing to the imperative of #growth, we should be asking insistently what the word means, what we are supposed to be growing into or towards.'
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
When politicians tell us to focus on growth we need to ask: ‘Why, and for whom?’
Isolate growth from public good and you are simply planning for breakdown. My research shows that a resilient society should be rooted in wellbeing, not wealth, says former archbishop of Canterbury Ro...
www.theguardian.com
March 8, 2025 at 10:42 AM
garlict-twitarch.bsky.social
new blog Control Alt Grauniad - apologies for typos and crap humour - written in snatched minute at work#rowanwilliams

controlaltgrauniad.blogspot.com
Control Alt Grauniad
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January 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
tempus-fukit.bsky.social
I'm with #RowanWilliams. Given how much mileage #Peterson gets out of #God, he seems unsure if there’s a real “other” on the other end of his spiritual hotline. Are we talking about God, an outside force, or just a mirror inside Peterson?

amp.theguardian.com/books/2024/n...
We Who Wrestle With God by Jordan Peterson review – a culture warrior out of his depth | Jordan Peterson | The Guardian
The popular psychologist’s blinkered reading of the Bible does his cause no favours
amp.theguardian.com
November 20, 2024 at 1:58 PM