Rowan Williams
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 73 |
| Date of birth | June 14,1950 |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Born | Swansea |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse | Jane Williams |
| Office | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Children | Rhiannon Williams |
| Pip Williams | |
| Awards | Royal Victorian Chain |
| Order of Friendship | |
| Education | Wadham College |
| Christ's College Cambridge | |
| Influences | Gillian Rose |
| Vladimir Lossky | |
| Donald M. MacKinnon | |
| C. F. D. Moule | |
| John Neville Figgis | |
| Movies/Shows | The Diamond Queen |
| Parents | Delphine Morris |
| Aneurin Williams | |
| Books | Being Christian: Baptism, Bible, Eucharist, Prayer |
| Looking East in Winter: Contemporary Thought and the Eastern Christian Tradition | |
| Being Disciples: Essentials of the Christian life | |
| Christ the Heart of Creation | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 704659 |
Rowan Williams Life story
Rowan Douglas Williams, Baron Williams of Oystermouth, PC, FBA, FRSL, FLSW is a Welsh Anglican bishop, theologian and poet. He was the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury, a position he held from December 2002 to December 2012.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Author warns about 'epidemic of self-censorship'
... In the other Reith Lectures, former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Rowan Williams will explore freedom of worship; Dr Fiona Hill, former White House adviser to the President on Russia, will talk about freedom from fear; and author and musician Darren McGarvey will discuss freedom from want...
'I'm shocked by my church leaders in Moscow' - priest in Ukraine
... The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has said he finds Patriarch Kirill s sentiment concerning...
Ukraine: People's generosity to refugees 'extraordinary'
... politicians would like them to be, " according to Dr Rowan Williams...
The Marvellous Neil Baldwin is back to make us feel better
... Some of his famous friends, from Toby Jones to former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, are expected to join him...
Welsh independence to be considered by commission
... Prof McAllister will lead the new Independent Constitutional Commission alongside ex-Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams...
Rowan Williams: Climate change 'largest challenge ever'
...Rowan Williams said some people have sinister reasons for denying climate change The environmental crisis is the largest challenge ever to the human race, the former Archbishop of Canterbury has said...
New Archbishop of York: Evangelist Stephen Cottrell
... John was pressured to stand aside by then Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, who feared that elevating an openly gay priest to the position of bishop was likely to split the Anglican Communion...
Rowan Williams: Climate change 'largest challenge ever'
Rowan Williams said some people have 'sinister' reasons for denying Climate Change
The environmental crisis is the "largest challenge ever" to the human race, the former Archbishop of Canterbury has said.
Interviewed by artist Grayson Perry for BBC Radio 4 's Today programme, Rowan Williams said Climate Change is "everybody's problem".
Dr Williams said some people do not believe in The Crisis because it is "just too uncomfortable to face".
But he warned that for others there is a more "sinister" reason for denial.
Perry, who was The Day 's guest editor on the Today programme, asked Dr Williams what the Driving Force was behind people disbelieving Climate Change .
Dr Williams, who held the senior Church of England post between 2002 and 2012, said some people were reluctant to acknowledge the climate crisis because it would require them to change their behaviour.
"For others I think there's a rather a more sinister feeling that this must be some kind of conspiracy," Dr Williams said, citing those who might think Climate Change has been "invented by communists, illuminati or some mysterious group".
Dr Williams added: "So that's something I worry about a bit more, the idea that there are people who genuinely believe Climate Change is a huge confidence trick. "
Perry, a Turner Award prize winning artist, said he wanted to speak to Dr Williams as he was an "expert on the nature of belief", which is not "necessarily about facts".
Grayson Perry is The First of this year's four guest editors on Today over Christmas weekDiscussing this month's general election, Dr Williams said there were "myths" on both sides of the political spectrum.
"Broadly on the Conservative side, there's an assumption still that most of our ills are caused by something Coming In from outside," Dr Williams said, adding it was a "compelling" and "comforting" myth.
Whereas a "left wing myth" would be the idea that it is possible to "legislate justice into being" and make tragedy and misunderstanding impossible, Dr Williams said.
Dr Williams spoke to Perry as part of the latter's guest editorship of the Today programme, the reins of which are handed to high-profile public figures during the week between Christmas Day and New Year .
This year's line-up includes environmental activist Greta Thunberg , Supreme Court President, Baroness Hale, Spoken Word artist George The Poet and journalist Charles Moore .
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Source of news: bbc.com
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