Rowan Williams

Reflecting On Rowan: The Archbishop Who Almost Walked on Water

Rev. Susan Russell | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Episcopal Church, Lgbt, Religion and Sexuality, Anglican Communion, Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, Christianity, Religion News

We chose to walk on water. We chose to step out in faith in response to the one who says "come" and to believe that miracles can happen.

Read Post

My Dinner With The Archbishop

Rev. Malcolm Boyd | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Religion and Sexuality, Christianity, Anglican Communion, Gay Christians, LGBT Christians, Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, Religion News

There was give-and-take conversation instead of either a lecture or a sermon. Rowan Williams listened and spoke, spoke and listened. It was all about different people coming together and "getting to know you."

Read Post

Who Will Succeed Archbishop Rowan Williams? The Short List

Posted 03.16.2012

Read More: Rowan Williams Successor, Christianity, Who Will Succeed Rowan Williams, Rowan Williams Retires, Rowan Williams Retirement, Rowan-Williams-Resigns, Next Anglican Leader, Rowan Williams, Video, Religion News

By Al Webb and Kevin Eckstrom Religion News Service LONDON (RNS) Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams said Friday (March 16) he will step down ...

Read Whole Story

Appreciating the Leadership of Rowan Williams

Greg Garrett | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Episcopal Church, Lambeth Conference, Church of England, Rowan Williams, Anglican Church, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, Christianity, Anglican Communion, Religion News

If Rowan Williams could not convince followers of Christ to love each other, I cannot conceive of anyone -- or anything -- that will.

Read Post

The Highest Possible Stakes: Human Rights And Religion

Bishop Pierre Whalon | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Health Care Reform, Religious Freedom, Sexual Minorities, Human Rights, Timothy Dolan, Rowan Williams, Religion and Politics, Religion News

Should the Catholic Church militate for equal rights for women before the law and support access to health care as a basic human right? Yes indeed -- the credibility of the Gospel requires it.

Read Post

Opening Ourselves By Opening The Science-Religion Debate

Paul Wallace | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Religion, Albert Mohler, Religion and Science, Richard Dawkins, Rowan Williams, God, Religion Science, Religion News

Facing the radical insufficiency of even our best ideas about God, even for a moment, may help us see the static and fruitless opposition that characterizes much of the science-religion debate.

Read Post

Writing Jews Out Of History: The Sounds Of Silence

Georgette Bennett, Ph.D. | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Holocaust, Rowan Williams, Judaism, Genocide, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Holocaust Remembrance, Rowan Williams Holocaust, Religion News

How does one commemorate the Holocaust and fail to mention the major group that was singled out for obliteration?

Read Post

Rowan Williams Says Jesus Would Be Siding With Occupy Movement

Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Rowan Williams Occupy Movement, Video, Rowan Williams Occupy, Rowan Williams Occupy Jesus, Williams Occupy Movement Jesus, Occupy-London, Rowan Williams, Religion News

By Al Webb Religion News Service LONDON (RNS) Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams says Jesus would have joined protesters from the anti-corpor...

Read Whole Story

When Times Are Tough, True Leaders Emerge

Rev. Seamus P. Finn, OMI | Posted 01.28.2012

Read More: Deficit, Italy, Investment, Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, Banking, Occupy Wall Street, Rowan Williams, Greece, Austerity, Occupy Faith, Economy, Religion News

Those who are called to leadership when times are tough will be searching for allies and ideas from all sectors. They face a disgruntled, angry and dispirited public that has lost faith in its political and financial leaders.

Read Post

Crash Tax: Wall Street Reparations

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: 1 Percent, James Tobin, Social Security, European Commission, George Soros, Financial Transactions Tax, Tom Harkin, Main Street, Bill Gates, Occupy Wall Street, Medicaid, Robin Hood Tax, Paul Volcker, Banksters, Rowan Williams, Nicolas Sarkozy, 99 Percent, Bank of America, Freddie Mac, Joseph Stiglitz, Wall Street, Peter DeFazio, Angela Merkel, Paul Krugman, Medicare, Fanny Mae, Crash Tax, Tobin Tax, Peter G. Peterson, Business News

It's time for Wall Street to pay reparations for the financial collapse it caused. It's time for a crash tax, a tiny sales tax on Wall Street transactions, the revenues from which would pay for Main Street restoration.

Read Post

Rowan Williams Confronts Mugabe With Dossier Of Abuse

Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Rowan Williams Zimbabwe, Video, Williams Mugabe, Zimbabwe, Rowan Williams Robert Mugabe, Williams Confronts Mugabe, Rowan Williams Mugabe, Robert Mugabe, Rowan Williams, Religion News

By ENInews STAFF Religion News Service HARARE, Zimbabwe (RNS/ENInews) Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has asked Zimbabwe President Robert ...

Read Whole Story

Archbishop Williams Visits Zimbabwe Amid Standoff With Former Bishop Nolbert Kunonga

Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Video, Church, Gay Rights, Zimbabwe, Anglican Church, Robert Mugabe, Kunonga, Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, Religion News

HARARE, Zimbabwe (RNS/ENInews) Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams will visit Zimbabwe in a show of support for Anglicans who are under siege from...

Read Whole Story

Christian Leaders Call For Holy Land Protection

Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Holy Land, Vincent Nichols, Religion and Politics, Christians in Palestine, Christians in Holy Land, Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, Religion News

By Martin Revis Religion News Service LONDON (RNS/ENInews) Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams on Tuesday (July 19) ended a conference on the ...

Read Whole Story

Church Of England Affirms Celibacy Requirement For Gay Bishops

Posted 08.20.2011

Read More: Christianity and Homosexuality, Church of England, Gay Clergy, Religion and Sexuality, Anglican Communion, Anglican Church Gay Bishops, Church of England Gay Bishops, Homosexual Clergy, Rowan Williams, Religion News

The Church of England will not refuse a promotion to the rank of bishop on the basis of sexual orientation as long as the candidate maintains celibacy...

Read Whole Story

Archbishop Of Canterbury Blasts U.K. Cuts

Posted 08.17.2011

Read More: Church of England, United Kingdom, England, David Cameron, Anglican Church, Religion and Politics, Austerity, Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, Video, Religion News

By Trevor Grundy c. 2011 Religion News Service CANTERBURY, England (RNS) Nearly a millennium ago, four unruly knights crossed the English Channel ...

Read Whole Story

Anglican Leader Slams British Austerity Budget

Posted 08.11.2011

Read More: Austerity Economics, David Cameron, Anglican Church, Austerity Budget, Austerity Measures, Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, Britain-Austerity-Measures, Budget Cuts, Religion News

By Al Webb Religion News Service LONDON (RNS) Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has touched off a fury by accusing the British government of ca...

Read Whole Story

NEW Royal Wedding Details: Archbishop, Time, Procession, Reception

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Prince William, Kate Middleton, Royal Wedding, Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, Royal Wedding Details, Royal Wedding 2011, Style News

Read Whole Story

It's Hats-Off To Female Bishop, And Not In A Good Way

Religion News Service | By Daniel Burke | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Katharine Jefferts Schori, Katharine Jefferts Schori Mitregate, Mitre, Church of England, Episcopalians, Katharine Jefferts Schoir Rowan Williams, Episcopal Church, Katharine Jefferts Schori Mitre, Rowan Williams, Global Anglicanism, Anglicanism, Rowan Williams Katharine Jefferts Schori, Christianity, Mitregate, Archbishop of Canterbury, Religion News

By Daniel Burke Religion News Service (RNS) Q: When is a hat more than a hat? A: When the hat is a bishop's miter, and belongs to the female head of...

Read Whole Story

Mitregate: Anglicans in Crisis Over a Woman's Hat!

Diana Butler Bass | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Katharine Jefferts Schori, Mitre, Global Anglicanism, Anglicanism, Church of England, Episcopalians, Episcopal Church, Mitregate, Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, Katharine Jefferts Schori Mitregate, Katharine Jefferts Schoir Rowan Williams, Katharine Jefferts Schori Mitre, Rowan Williams Katharine Jefferts Schori, Christianity, Religion News

It is particularly galling to American Episcopalians to have the Archbishop of Canterbury direct their Presiding Bishop not to display any signs of her spiritual authority.

Read Post

The Real Reason for the Anglican-Episcopal Divide

Diana Butler Bass | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Katharine Jefferts Schori, Anglican Schism, Episcopal Anglican, Anglican Episcopal, Anglican Split, Anglican Church, Episcopal Church, Christianity, Anglican Communion, Episcopal Church Split, Rowan Williams, Religion News

This week, dueling pastoral letters from Rowan Williams, the Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury, and Katharine Jefferts Schori, the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, caught my attention.

Read Post

Lesbian Bishop-Elect Clears Crucial Hurdle

BeliefNet.com | Daniel Burke | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lesbian, Anglican Communion, Bishop-Elect, Archbishop of Canterbury, Mary Glasspool, Episcopal Bishop, Gay Bishop, Religion, Rowan Williams, Archbishop Rowan Williams, Glasspool, Episcopal Church, Anglican Church, Bishop, Lesbian Bishop-Elect, Anglicans, Lesbian Bishop, Religion News

A majority of dioceses in the Episcopal Church have confirmed the election of an open lesbian as a bishop in Los Angeles, bringing Bishop-elect Mary G...

Read Whole Story

Mary Glasspool Is Second Gay Bishop Elected At LA Episcopal Church

AP | CHRISTOPHER WEBER and RACHEL ZOLL | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Katharine Jefferts Schori, Gay Bishop, Episcopal Diocese, Diane M. Jardine Bruce, Episcopal Church Gay Bishop, Becki Sander, Episcopal Church, Episcopal Church Lesbian Bishop, Anglicans, Mary Glasspool, Episcopal Diocese Los Angeles, Lesbian Bishop, Rowan Williams, Los Angeles News

LOS ANGELES — The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles has elected a lesbian as assistant bishop, the second openly gay bishop in the global Anglica...

Read Whole Story

Memo to Rome: Some of Us Like the Reformation

Rev. Astrid Storm | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Liberal-Protestant, Pope Benedict, Women Priests, Catholic Church, Ecumenical, Gay Priests, Ecumenism, Episcopal Church, Homophobia, Anglicans, Rowan Williams, Religion, World News

The Anglicans that the Vatican probably comes into the most (perhaps sole) contact with seem to wish they were Roman Catholic.

Read Post