Rowan Williams Bibliography: 2004-2005

[For some acknowledgments, and an important note, please see this post. See also 1972–1979 (with an explanation), 1980–1985, 1986-1990, 1991-1995, 1996-2000, and 2001-2003. NB: This is as far as I’m going for now.]

2004

Books

2004a     Anglican Identities, London: DLT; including ‘Introduction’, pp.1-8; 1998h, 2000d, 1993f, 1993g, 2001h, 1995d, 2002i, 2003d

2004b     Dialogues with the Archbishop of Canterbury and global experts on governance, economy, environment and health, St Paul’s Cathedral, London, September 8, 15, 21, 30; transcripts of the four dialogues available online at http://www.stpauls.co.uk/page.aspx?theLang=001lngdef&pointerID=12494hhXmqniD2vd771NnsLnh7WBE8LM; published as Edmund Newell and Claire Foster (eds), The Worlds We Live in: Dialogues with Rowan Williams on Global Economics and Politics, London DLT

Lectures and Articles

2004c     ‘Analyzing Atheism: Unbelief and the World of Faiths’, a Pacem in Terris lecture at Georgetown University, 29 March; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1176 and http://president.georgetown.edu/pit/canterbury.html; reproduced in Michael Ipgrave (ed.) Bearing the Word: Prophecy in Biblical and Qur’anic Perspective, London: Church House Publishing, 2005, pp.1–12

2004d     ‘Augustine and the Psalms’, Interpretation 58.1 (January), 17-27

2004e     ‘Belief, Unbelief, and Religious Education’, Downing Street, 8 March; available online at http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1173 and http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page5480.asp

2004f     ‘Balthasar on the Trinity’ in Edward T. Oakes and David Moss, eds, The Cambridge Companion to Hans Urs von Balthasar (New York: Cambridge, 2004), pp.37-50 (Am)

2004g     ‘Theology in the Twentieth Century’ in Ernest Nicholson, A Century of Theological and Religious Studies in Britain, British Academy Centenary Monographs, Oxford: OUP, pp.237-252

2004h     CEFACS (Centre for Anglican Communion Studies) Lecture, Birmingham, Wednesday 3 November; available online at http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1048

2004i     ‘Changing the Myths We Live By’, Environment Lecture, 5 July; available online at http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1064; also printed in Sourozh 97 (August), pp.16-26

2004j     ‘Children at War’, a lecture given at Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital, London, Wednesday 29 September; available online at http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1052

2004k     ‘The Christian Priest Today’, lecture on the occasion of the 150 th Anniversary of Ripon College, Cuddesdon, 28 May 2004; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1185; printed in Glory Descending, pp.163-175

2004l     Address at al-Azhar al-Sharif, Cairo, Saturday 11 September; available online at http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1053; printed as ‘Christians and Muslims before the one God’, in Irfan Omar (ed.), Islam and Other Religions: Pathways to Dialogue, London / New York: Routledge, 2006, pp.175-180

2004m     ‘Community Well-Being’ Rose Street Methodist Centre, Wokingham, 30 July; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1058

2004n     ‘Convictions, Loyalties, and the Secular State’, Chatham Lecture, Trinity College, Oxford, Friday 29 October; available online at http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1478

2004o     ‘The Courage not to Abstain from Speaking: Monasticism, Culture and the Modern World in the Public Interventoins of a Disturbing Monk’, paper presented at Italian Merton Conference, Bose, Italy; published in The Merton Journal 12.1 (Eastertide 2005), 8-18

2004p     ‘The Creed and the Eucharist in the Fourth and Fifth Centuries’, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms Universität, Bonn, 11 March; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1174

2004q     ‘Holy Land and Holy People’, lecture to the 5 th International Sabeel Conference, Jerusalem (in absentia), http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1175

2004r     ‘Internationalism and Beyond’, Speech on the occasion of a fund raising dinner for the Anglican Observer to the United Nations, Connecticut, USA, 18 June 2004; available online at http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1204

2004s     The Nicholas Hinton Lecture, given at the AGM of the National Council for Voluntary Organisations, 17 November; available online at http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1044

2004t     ‘The Lutheran Catholic’, Ramsey Lecture, Durham Cathedral, 23 November; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1042; printed in Glory Descending, pp.211-222

2004u     ‘Religious Lives’, Romanes Lecture, Oxford, 18 November; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1043

2004v     ‘Theology in the Face of Christ’, address given to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Archbishop Michael Ramsey, 4 October; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1057; reprinted in Glory Descending, pp.176-187

2004w     ‘Thoughts on the Resurrection’, Sermon delivered at Great St Mary’s, Cambridge; Great St Mary’s Papers 12

2004x     House of Lords Speech on Criminal Justice – the Social Purpose of Sentencing, 26 March; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1116; full debate: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200304/ldhansrd/vo040326/text/40326-01.htm#40326-01_head0

2004y     Keynote Address at ‘Mission-Shaped Church’ conference, 23 June 2004; available online at http://graham-turner.com/Resources/Williams/Rowan%20Williams%20%20%20Keynote%20address,%20Mission-Shaped%20Church%20conference.doc

2004z     Keynote Address at the Methodist Conference, 28 June 2004; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1065

2004aa     A lecture given at a conference on ‘The place of Covenant in Judaism, Christianity and Jewish-Christian relations’ Centre for the Study of Jewish Christian Relations, Cambridge, 6 December; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1040

Sermons and Speeches

2004ab     Sermon at the Anglican Church of the Redeemer, Amman, Jordan, 26 January; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1169

2004ac     Sermon at Ecumenical Service at St. George’s Anglican Cathedral, Jerusalem, 27 January; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1170

2004ad     General Synod: interventions in the debates on (i) the Agenda, 9 Feb (http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1189), (ii) ‘Mission-Shaped Church’, 10 Feb (http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1188), the (iii) Future use of the Church Commissioners’ Funds, 11 Feb (http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1190), (iv) Telling the Story: Being Positive About HIV/AIDS, 12 Feb (http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1192), (v) The Gift of Authority, 13 Feb (http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1194), (vi) Asylum, 13 Feb (http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1193); also (vii) Welcome to the Secretary of State for International Development, 12 Feb (http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1191)

2004ae     Sermon at Southwark Cathedral, 12 February; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1186

2004af     Sermon at Service to Celebrate the Bicentenary of the British and Foreign Bible Society, St Paul’s Cathedral, 8 March; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1171

2004ag     Remarks at opening of St Cecilia’s Church of England School, Wandsworth, 23 March; available online at http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1182

2004ah     Meditations for Easter Morning, Canterbury Cathedral, 11 April; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1195

2004ai     Easter Sermon, Canterbury Cathedral, 11 April; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1183

2004aj     Sermon for John Mere’s Commemoration, St Benet’s Church, Cambridge, 20 April; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1187

2004ak     Sermon at Service of Thanksgiving to Celebrate 350 Years of Peace and Friendship Between the UK and Sweden, The Swedish Church, London, 28 April; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1196

2004al     Remarks at Official Opening of the Waltham Forest Credit Union, 5 May; available online at http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1197

2004am     Address at Church of Ireland General Synod, St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh, 11 May 2004; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1172

2004an     Sermon to Mark the 10th Anniversary of the Ordination of Women, 16 May; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1198

2004ao     Sermon at the 350th Festival Service of the Son of the Clergy Corporation, 18 May; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1201

2004ap     Sermon at Eucharist Marking the 1400th Anniversary of the Re-Organisation of the Diocese of London, 22 May; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1202

2004aq     Sermon on the Occasion of the National Pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham, 31 May; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1203

2004ar     Sermon at the Temple Church, 17 June; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1184

2004as     Oxford University Commemoration Day Sermon, University Church of St Mary the Virgin, 20 June; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1205

2004at     Sermon at Church Army Commissioning Service, Sheffield, 8 July; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1063

2004au     General Synod: interventions in the debates on (i) Clergy Discipline (Doctrine), 10 July (http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1062), (ii) Rethinking Sentencing, 11 July (http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1061), and (iii) Trade Justice, 12 July (http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1059).

2004av     Address at the Scottish Episcopal Church Provincial Conference, 3 September, http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1055

2004aw     Service to mark the 175th anniversary of King’s College, London, Westminster Abbey, 19 October, http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1049

2004ax     Evensong address given to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Archbishop Michael Ramsey, Magdalene College, Cambridge, 31 October, http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1049; reprinted in Glory Descending, pp.241-244

2004ay     Address at Service to Mark the 300th Anniversary of Queen Anne’s Bounty, 4 November, Westminster Abbey, http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1047

2004az     Sermon at Rochester Cathedral on the occasion of the 1400 anniversary celebrations, 10 November, http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1045

2004ba     Sermon given in Truro Cathedral at the launch of the New Testament in Cornish, 28 November, http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1041

2004bb     Christmas Message, Friday 17 December;http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1473

2004bc     Christmas Sermon, Canterbury Cathedral, 25 December; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1039

2004bd     New Year Message, Friday 31 December, Tate Modern, London; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1038

Introductions and Forewords

2004be     ‘Foreword’ in The Archbishops’ Council, Mission-Shaped Church: Church Planting and Fresh Expressions of Church in a Changing Context, London: Church House Publishing, p.vii; available online at http://www.cofe.anglican.org/info/papers/mission_shaped_church.pdf

2004bf     ‘Foreword’ in Stephen Batalden, Kathleen Cann and John Dean, Sowing the Word: The Cultural Impact of the British and Foreign Bible Society 1804-2004, Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2004, p.x

2004bg     ‘Foreword’ in Robert Beaken, Beginning to Preach: A Practical Guide to Preaching Well, London: Tufton Books (Church Union)

2004bh     ‘Foreword’ in Anne Cluysenaar and Norman Schwenk, The Hare That Hides Within: Poems about St. Melangell, Aberteifi, Parthian

2004bi     ‘Introduction’ in Tom Devonshire-Jones (ed.), Presence: Images of Christ for the Third Millennium, Guidebook to accompany BibleLands Exhibition, High Wycombe: BibleLands; extracts reprinted as ‘Imitations of Christ’ in The Guardian, Jan 31, http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/features/story/0,11710,1135472,00.html

2004bj     ‘Afterword’ in Stanley Hauerwas and Sam Wells (eds), Blackwell Companion to Christian Ethics. Malden, MA / Oxford / Carlton, Australia: Blackwell, pp.495-498

2004bk     ‘Foreword’ in John Henstridge, Transforming the Ordinary: Bible Meditations for Every Day, Oxford: Bible Reading Fellowship; available online at http://ebooks.gmpsoft.com/ebook_excerpt/fb/TransformtOrdina.html

2004bl     ‘Foreword’ in Clifford S Hill, The Wilberforce Connection, Oxford: Monarch, pp.11-12

2004bm     ‘Afterword’ in Jeremy Martineau (ed.) Changing Rural Life: A Christian Response to Life and Work in the Countryside, Norwich: Canterbury

2004bn     ‘Foreword’ in Charles Richardson (ed.), This is Our Calling, London SPCK

2004bo     ‘Foreword’ in Geoffrey Rowell and Christine Hall (eds), The Gestures of God: Explorations in Sacramentality, London: Continuum, 2004, pp.xiii-xiv

Book Reviews

2004bp     ‘A near miraculous triumph’, review of Nicholas Wright’s National Theatre production of Philip Pullman’s His dark materials, The Guardian, Wednesday March 10; http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/artsandentertainment/story/0,6000,1166271,00.html

Dictionary and Encyclopedia Entries

2004bq     ‘Athanasius and the Arian Crisis’ and ‘Origen’ in GR Evans, ed., The First Christian Theologians, Oxford; Blackwell, pp.157-167

Newspaper and Magazine Articles

2004br     Statement from the Archbishop of Canterbury on the Windsor Report, Monday 18 October; available online at http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1479

Interviews

2004bs     ‘Am I happy? No…Life isn’t like that’, interview with Mary Ann Sieghart, The Times, 26 May; available online at http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/article432183.ece

2004bt     ‘Just Williams’, the Archbishop of Canterbury talks to Roy Hattersley about Tony Blair, war and God, The Observer 11 July; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1060

2004bu     Transcript of an interview with John Humphrys for BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, following the Beslan school tragedy, 4 September; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1054

Other

2004bv     Letter Sent to Archbishop Robin Eames on Publication of the Windsor Report, Friday 15 October; available online at http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1480

2004bw     Archbishop’s Advent Pastoral Letter to Primates and Moderators of the United Churches, Saturday 27 November; available online at http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1471
 
 

2005

Books

2005a     ‘Grace, Necessity and Imagination: Catholic Philosophy and the Twentieth Century Artist’, Clark Lectures, Trinity College, Cambridge, Jan/Feb/Mar; available online at http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1019, http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1016, http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1015, and http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1007; published (with a new introduction) as Grace and Necessity:Reflections on Art and Love, London: Continuum, 2005; sometimes with subtitle Towards a New Theology for the 21st Century

Books (edited and translated)

2005b     (with Douglas Dales, Geoffrey Rowell, John Habgood) Glory Descending: Michael Ramsey and his Writings, Canterbury Studies in Spiritual Theology, Norwich: Canterbury / Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans; includes ‘The Christian Priest Today’ (2004j), pp.163-175, ‘Theology in the Face of Christ’ (2004s), pp.176-187, ‘The Lutheran Catholic’ (2004q), pp.211-222, and ‘True Glory’ (2004av), pp.241-244

Articles and Lectures

2005c     ‘Becoming Trustworthy: Respect and Self-Respect’, Temple Address, Church House, 10 November; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/968

2005d     ‘The Care of Souls’, editorial in Advances in Psychiatric Treatment 11.1 (January), pp.4-5

2005e     ‘Christianity, Islam, and the Challenge of Poverty’, lecture given at the Bosniak Institute, Sarajevo, 18 May; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/994

2005f     ‘Creation, Creativity and Creatureliness: the Wisdom of Finite Existenc’, the St Theosevia Centre for Christian Spirituality, Oxford, 5 April; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/997

2005g     ‘Ecology and Economy’, University of Kent, Canterbury, 8 March; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1006

2005h     ‘Is Europe at its End?’, Forum Debate, Sant’Egidio International Meeting of Prayer for Peace – Palais de Congress, Lyons, 12 September; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/958

2005i     ‘Formation: Who’s Bringing up our Children?’, Citizen Organising Foundation lecture, Queen Mary College, University of London, Mile End, 11 April; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/911; published in Sewanee Theological Review 48.4 (Michaelmas), pp.379-386

2005j     ‘The Gifts Reserved for Age: Perceptions of the Elderly’, lecture to mark the Centenary of Friends of the Elderly, Church House, Westminster, 6 September; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/956

2005k     ‘God’ in David F. Ford, Ben Quash and Janet Martin Soskice, Fields of Faith: Theology and Religious Studies for the Twenty-first Century, Cambridge: CUP, pp.75-89

2005l      ‘The Influence of History in Public Life’, a British Academy/Oxford Dictionary of National Biography seminar with Peter Hennessy, Quentin Skinner and Baroness O’Neill, 19 October; audio available at http://britac.studyserve.com/home/Lecture.asp?ContentContainerID=108

2005m     ‘Law, Power and Peace: Christian Perspectives on Sovereignty’, David Nicholls Memorial Lecture, The University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford, 25 September, http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/959

2005n     ‘The Media: Public Interest and Common Good’, lecture delivered at Lambeth Palace, 15 June; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/992

2005o     ‘The Mission for L’Arche Today’, address at L’Arche International Federation Meeting, Assisi, 29 May; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/993

2005p     ‘One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church’, address to the 3rd Global South to South Encounter Ain al Sukhna, Egypt, 28 October; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/965; subsequent question and answer session transcribed at http://www.globalsouthanglican.org/index.php/comments/questions_to_the_archbishop_of_canterbury_q_a_transcribed/

2005q     ‘Religion, Culture, Diversity and Tolerance – Shaping the New Europe’, address at the European Policy Centre, Brussels, 7 November, http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/967

2005r     ‘Richard Hooker (c1554-1600): The Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity Revisited’, The Richard Hooker Lecture, Temple Church, London, 26 October; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/987

2005s     ‘Sustainable Communities’, lecture at Chatham, 16 March; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1005

2005t     ‘What is Christianity?’, lecture given at the international Islamic University in Islamabad, Pakistan, 23 November; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1872

Sermons and Speeches

2005u     Address at the installation of Kenneth Kearon as Secretary General of the Anglican Communion, Anglican Communion Office, London, 18 January; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1020

2005v     Contibution to House of Lords Debate on Africa, Millennium Development Goals, and Causes of Conflict, 2 February; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1096

2005w     Sermon at Eucharist Service, General Synod, London, 16 February; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1014

2005x     General Synod, 16-17 February: Speech moving motion on Women in the Episcopate, Parts 1 and 2, 16 Febraury (http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1011 and http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1012); contributions to Take Note debate on the theology of Women in the Episcopate, 16 February (http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1013), on the Windsor Report, 17 February (http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1009), and on the Environment, 17 February (http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1010)

2005y     Sermon at Evensong in St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh, 22 February; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1008

2005z      Contribution to press conference at Primate’s Meeting, Dromantine Conference Centre near Newry, Northern Ireland, February 25; audio available at http://www.episcopalchurch.org/3577_4919_ENG_HTM.htm (RW’s remarks at 12:14)

2005aa     Easter Message to Anglican Communion, 22 March; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1763

2005ab     Thought for the Day, Today Programme, BBC Radio 4, 25 March, http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1163

2005ac     Easter Sermon, Canterbury Cathedral, 27 March; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1000

2005ad     Sermon at 60 th anniversary of Christian Aid, St Paul’s Cathedral, 26 April; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/906

2005ae     Sermon at ‘Tsunami 2004: A Service of Remembrance’, St Paul’s Cathedral, 11 May; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/995

2005af     Speech given at a reception at the conclusion of the 4th Building Bridges Christian-Muslim Dialogue, 18 May; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1562

2005ag     Presidential Address, Anglican Consultative Council, Nottingham, 20 June; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/991; audio available at http://www.episcopalchurch.org/3577_4912_ENG_HTM.htm

2005ah     Sermon at the Diocesan Celebration for the 13th Meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council, Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, 26 June; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/990; video available at http://www.episcopalchurch.org/3577_4912_ENG_HTM.htm

2005ai     Sermon at Southwark Diocese Centenary Eucharist, Lambeth Palace, 2 July; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/954

2005aj     Thought for the Day, Today Programme, BBC Radio 4, 8 July; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/988

2005ak     Sermon at service of prayer and thanksgiving to mark the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II, Westminster Abbey, 10 July; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/964

2005al     Presidential Address, General Synod, York, 11 July; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/953

2005am     Sermon at enthronement of Bernard Ntahoturi as Archbishop of Burundi, 15 July; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/931

2005an     Address at opening ceremony Sant’Egidio International Meeting of Prayer for Peace – Palais de Congress, Lyons, 11 September; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/957

2005ao     Speech at Confirmation of Election of John Sentamu, St Mary-le-Bow, London, 5 October; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/960

2005ap     Sermon at Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim, 9 October; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/961

2005aq     Tribute at Memorial Service for Brother Roger of Taizé, Westminster Cathedral, 14 October; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/962

2005ar     ‘Pause for Thought’, Terry Wogan, Radio 2, 18 October, http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1152 – transcript missing, but also available at http://www.chpublishing.co.uk/uploads/documents/supplementary(7).pdf, p.67

2005as     Sermon at Service of Remembrance for the victims of the London bombings, St Paul’s Cathedral, 1 November; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/966

2005at     General Synod, 15-16 November: (i) remarks at opening session, 15 November (http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/970); (ii) speech moving the loyal address, 16 November (http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/986); (iii) farewell tribute to the Bishop of Oxford, 16 November (http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/972); and contributions to debates on (iv) terrorism, 15 November (http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/969), (v) Episcopacy in the Church of England, 16 November (http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/971), and (vi) the Review of Clergy Terms of Service, 16 November (http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/984)

2005au     Presidential Address, General Synod, London, 16 November, http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/985

2005av     ‘Christmas tells us why people matter’, Remarks delivered at the switching on of the Lambeth Council Christmas lights, 1 December; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/871

2005aw     Sermon at Centenary Service for Diocese of Birmingham, 4 December; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/954

2005ax     ‘Fresh expressions’, BBC Local Radio, 8 December; transcript: http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/976

2005ay     ‘Pause for Thought’, Terry Wogan, Radio 2, 19 December; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1143

2005az     Christmas Day sermon, Canterbury Cathedral; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/974

2005ba     New Year Message, 31 December; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/973

2005bb     ‘Being Biblical Persons’ in Anthony Dancer (ed.), William Stringfellow in Anglo-American Perspective, Aldershot: Ashgate, 2005, pp.184–187

Newspaper and Magazine Articles

2005bc     ‘Of course this makes us doubt God’s existence’, The Sunday Telegraph, 2 July; http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2005/01/02/do0201.xml; also available as ‘The Asian Tsunami’, http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/834

2005bd     ‘Does a right to assisted death entail a responsibility on others to kill?’, The Times, 20 January; http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article414581.ece; also available at http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1018

2005be     ‘Why abortion challenges us all’, The Sunday Times, 20 March; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1004

2005bf     ‘Easter – the awkward time of year’, The Daily Telegraph, 26 March; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1001

2005bg     ‘A planet on the brink’, The Independent on Sunday, 17 April; http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/rowan-williams-a-planet-on-the-brink-489537.html; also available at http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/998

2005bh     ‘Forget the tea and cakes. How the Mothers’ Union is riding to the rescue of Africa’, The Independent on Sunday, 7 August; http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/rowan-williams-forget-the-tea-and-cakes-how-the-mothers-union-is-riding-to-the-rescue-of-africa-501795.html; also available at http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/955

2005bi     Contributions to Radio 3’s Bach Experience, December; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1144

Introductions and Forewords

2005bj     ‘Foreword’ in Church of England Mission and Public Affairs Council, Sharing God’s planet: A Christian Vision for a Sustainable Future, London: Church House Publishing, pp.vii–viii; full text of report available online at http://www.cofe.anglican.org/about/gensynod/agendas/gs1558.pdf; foreword only at http://www.shrinkingthefootprint.cofe.anglican.org/cofe_env_sgp_foreword.php

2005bk     ‘Foreword’ in Creston Davis, John Milbank and Slavoj Žižek (ed.), Theology and the Political: the New Debate, Durham, NC: Duke University Press, pp.1-6

2005bl     ‘Foreword’ in Duncan J. Dormor, et al., eds., Anglicanism: the Answer to Modernity (London: Continuum, 2005)

2005bm     ‘Foreword’ in Fynn, Mister God this is Anna, 30th anniversary edition, London: HarperCollins; available online at http://browseinside.harpercollins.com.au/index.aspx?isbn13=9780007202027, pp.1-4

2005bn     ‘Foreword’ in Michael Hampson, Head versus Heart – and our Gut Reactions: The 21st Century Enneagram; Mapping the Different Ways we Engage with the World, Wincester: O Books, p.5

2005bo     ‘Foreword’ in Chris Keating, Work and Prayer, New York: Morehouse Publishing, 2005 / London: Continuum, 2006

Book Reviews

2005bp     Review of Matthew Grimley, Citizenship, Community and the Church of England: Liberal Anglican Theories of the State Between the Wars, Oxford: Clarendon, 2004, The English Historical Review 120 (June), pp.801-3

2005bq     ‘Books of the year’, TLS: The Times Literary Supplement, Dec 2; http://tls.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,25771-1928241,00.html

Interviews

2005br     ‘Belief and Theology: Some Core Questions: Rowan Williams’ in Rupert Shortt, God’s Advocates: Christian Thinkers in Conversation, London: DLT / Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2005, pp.1-23

2005bs     Interview with Episcopal News Service at the meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council in Nottingham, June; video available at http://www.episcopalchurch.org/3577_4912_ENG_HTM.htm

2005bt     Pakistan Sunday Programme, 27 Novemberhttp://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/982

2005bu     Interview with Simon Mayo, BBC Radio 5, December 6; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/977

Other

2005bv     Text of the Advent Letter sent by the Archbishop of Canterbury and Moderators of the United Churches, 5 December; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/870

2005bw     Reflections in memory of Sergei Hackel; http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/787

Rowan Williams Bibliography: 2001-2003

[For some acknowledgments, and an important note, please see this post. See also 1972–1979 (with an explanation), 1980–1985, 1986-1990, 1991-1995, and 1996-2000]

2001

Books

2001a     ‘Spirit in the Desert’, the John Main Seminar (World Community for Christian Meditation), Sydney; published as Silence and Honeycakes: The Wisdom of the Desert, including a transcript of the question and answer session, pp.99-116, Oxford: Lion, 2003; reprinted as Where God Happens: Discovering Christ in One Another and Other Lessons from the Desert Fathers, without question and answer session but with Laurence Freeman (ed.) ‘The Monastic Wisdom of the Christian Desert: A Selection of Sayings’, 123-162, Boston: New Seeds, 2005; also available as audio tapes of the original seminar: http://www.mediomedia.org/shopexd.asp?id=1800

Poetry

2001b     Remembering Jerusalem, Oxford: Perpetua Press; all poems subsequently included in The Poems of Rowan Williams, 2002.

Books (translated and edited)

2001c     (ed.) John Henry Newman, The Arians of the Fourth Century, The Works of Cardinal John Henry Newman, vol. 4 (Birmingham Oratory Millennium edn, ed. James Tolhurts); Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2001, including (i) ‘Introduction’ and (ii) ‘Editor’s Notes’, pp.xiv-xlvii, pp.475-505

2001d     (ed. with Geoffrey Rowell and Kenneth E Stevenson) Love’s Redeeming Work: The Anglican Quest for Holiness, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, including, with Geoffrey Rowell and Kenneth E Stevenson, ‘General Introduction’ and ‘Part 1: Introduction’

Books (booklets and pamphlets)

2001e     Words and Music: the Welsh experience (Festival Lecture), Llanelwy: Patrons of the North Wales International Music Festival and Coleg Harlech, 2001

Articles and Lectures

2001f     ‘Beyond Liberalism’, Political Theology 3.1 (November), pp.64-73; http://www.equinoxjournals.com/ojs/index.php/PT/article/view/415/150

2001g     ‘The Child and the Whiteness’ in New Welsh Review 51 (Remebering R.S. Thomas) (Winter 2000-2001), pp.6-7

2001h     ‘Defining Heresy’, in Alan Kreider (ed.) The Origins of Christendom in the West, Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 2001, pp.313-335

2001i     ‘The Fate of Liberal Anglicanism’, lecture delivered at Westcott House, Cambridge; printed in Anglican Identities, pp.73-86

2001j     ‘A History of Faith in Jesus’, in Marcus Bockmuehl (ed.) Cambridge Companion to Jesus, Cambridge: CUP, pp.220-236

2001k     ‘The Landscape of Faith’, address at the National Eisteddfod, 8 August; (transcript http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/structure/bishops/sermonsr/r09.html

2001l     ‘On Globalisation’, Address to the Christian Association of Business Executives; transcript available at http://www.anglocatholicsocialism.org/williamsglobal.html

2001m     ‘Preface to the Second Edition’ and ‘Arius Since 1987’ in Arius: Heresy and Tradition, 2 nd edn, London: SCM

2001n     ‘Reformed Characters: Rediscovering a Common Tradition’ in Epworth Review 28:2

2001o     ‘What Does Love Know: St Thomas on the Trinity’, The Aquinas Lecture, Oxford, Jan 24 th, published in New Blackfriars 82.964 (June), pp.260-272

Sermons and Speeches

2001p     ‘Easter Message 2001’; available online at http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/structure/bishops/sermonsr/r08.html; printed in Addresses and Sermons/Areithiau a Phregethau, pp45-47

2001q     ‘Presidential Address’ [to Church in Wales Governing Body], 20 September; available online at http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/structure/bishops/sermonsr/r10.html; printed in Addresses and Sermons/Areithiau a Phregethau, pp.51-58

2001r     ‘Christmas Message 2001’; available online at http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/structure/bishops/sermonsr/r11.html; printed in Addresses and Sermons/Areithiau a Phregethau, pp59-60

2001s     ‘Buried Truth’, ‘Inhabiting the ruins’, ‘Let a child be a child’ and ‘The shadow of a crucifix’ in Darkness Yielding: Angles on Christmas, Holy Week and Easter, WH Vanstone, Sylvia Sands, Martin Percy and Jim Cotter, Harlech: Cairns; reprinted as Darkness Yielding: Liturgies, Prayers and Reflections for Christmas, Holy Week and Easter, Norwich: Canterbury, 2008

Dictionary and Encyclopedia Entries

2001t     ‘Incarnation 2’ and ‘Inspiration’ in Erwin Fahlbusch, et al. (eds.), The Encyclopedia of Christianity, vol. 2, Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans [check German original?]

Introductions and Forewords

2001u     Foreword in Una Kroll, Anatonmy of Survival: Steps on a Personal Journey Towards Healing, London: Continuum (Mowbrays), 2001

2001v     ‘Foreword’ in Mark Pryce (ed.), Literary Companion to the Lectionary: Readings Throughout the Year, London: SPCK

2001w     ‘Introduction’ in Michael Woodward (ed.) That Mysterious Man: Essays on Augustine Baker OSB 1575-1641, Abergavenny: Three Peaks

Book Reviews

2001x     Review of David Brown, Tradition and Imagination: Revelation and Change, Oxford: OUP, 1999 in Theology 104:822, pp.452-453

2001y     Review of Daniel B Clendenin, Eastern Orthodox Christianity: A Western Perspective (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1994) and Eastern Orthodox Theology: A Contemporary Reader (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1995), and Judith Deutsch Kornblatt and Richard F. Gustafson (eds.) Russian Religious Thought (Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1996), Religion, State & Society 29.3 (September), pp.247-248

2001z     Review of Rudolf Lorenz, Das vierte Jahrhundert (Osten), Die Kirche in ihrer Geschichte: Ein Handbuch (ed. Bernd Moeller), Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprevht, 1992, Journal of Theological Studies 52.1, p.364

2001aa     Review of ‘Books’ with Clifford Longley, Linda Hogan, Shirley Du Boulay, Tina Beattie, Anthony Harvey, Paul Hypher, Henry Wansbrough, Michael Morton and David Forrester, The Tablet 255, no 8386

2001ab     Review of ‘Books’ with Mark Oakley, Walter Schwarz, Alan Webster, James Le Fanu, Robert Tanitch and Lucy Lethbridge, The Tablet 255, no 8409, pp.1604-9

Interviews

2001ac     On Belief with Joan Bakewell, Radio 3, 3 December; audio available at http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/people/rowanwilliams_4.shtml; transcript published in Joan Bakewell, Belief, London: Gerald Duckworth and Co., 2005, pp.72–83

Other

2001ad     Note on September 11, Anglican World, Michaelmas, London: Anglican Communion; printed as ‘Comments made in the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre, New York, 11 September 2001’ in Addresses and Sermons/Areithiau a Phregethau, pp.49-50

2001ae     ‘Profile: Frances Young’ in Epworth Review 28:1; reprinted in RS Sugirtharajah (ed.), Wilderness: Essays in Honour of Frances Young, Library of New Testament Studies, London, Continuum, 2005, pp.1-9
 
 

2002

Books

2002a     Ponder These Things: Praying with Icons of the Virgin, Franklin, Wis: Sheed & Ward, Norwich: Canterbury

2002b     Writing in the Dust:Reflections on 11th September and its Aftermath, London: Hodder & Stoughton; American edition: Writing in the Dust: After September 11, Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans; note that extracts appear in various places: e.g., ‘War as We Know It: False Dramas, True’, Christian Century 119.4 (Feb), pp.7-8; ‘For God’s Sake, Stop this Talk of War’, The Guardian, Jan 21; http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/jan/21/afghanistan.september114 (with correction in Corrections and Clarifications, Jan 24: http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2002/jan/24/correctionsandclarifications); ‘End of War’, The South Atlantic Quarterly 101.2 (Spring 2002), pp.267-78; in Stanley Hauerwas and Frank Lentricchia (eds), Dissent from the Homeland: Essays after September 11, Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2003, pp.25–36

Books (booklets and pamphlets)

2002c     ‘From William Temple to George Herbert: Anglican Origins – Prayer and Holiness’, Seminar for the Institute of Spiritual Studies, St Peter’s, Eastern Hill, Melbourne, 25 May; available online at http://www.stpeters.org.au/iss/reports/RWjun02pt1.shtml and http://www.stpeters.org.au/iss/reports/RWjun02pt2.shtml published as Christian Imagination in Poetry and Polity: Some Voices from Temple to Herbert, London: SLG, 2004

2002d     ‘Living Baptismally’ and ‘Living Eucharistically’, the St Peter’s Public Lectures at Trinity College, University of Melbourne, 14 and 16 May; published as Sacramental Living, Trinity Papers no.32 (http://www.trinity.unimelb.edu.au/publications/trinity_papers/ Trinity_Paper_No._32_-_Williams.pdf)

Poetry

2002e     Poems of Rowan Williams, Oxford: Perpetua Press (including all poems from 1994b, After Silent Centuriesand 2001a, Remembering Jerusalem; see also 1997b)

Articles and Lectures

2002f     ‘Bonhoeffer and the Poets’ in Elizabeth Templeton (ed.), Travelling with Resilience: Essays for Alastair Haggart, Edinburgh: Scottish Episcopal Church

2002g     ‘Community, Opportunity, and “Political Virtue” – An Agenda for the Bevan Foundation’ in Bevan Foundation Review, 1 (Autumn), pp.40-42

2002h     ‘The Deflections of Desire: Negative Theology in Trinitarian Disclosure’ in Oliver Davies and Denys Turner (eds) Silence and the Word: Negative Theology and Incarnation, Cambridge: CUP

2002i     ‘Honest to God in Great Britain’ in John A.T. Robinson, Honest to God (Fortieth Anniversary Edition), Louisville: WJKP, pp.163-83; reprinted in Anglican Identities, pp.103-120

2002j     ‘“Is it the same God?” Reflections on Continuity and Identity in Religious Language” in John H. Whittaker (ed.), The Possibilities of Sense, London: Palgrave, pp.204-218

2002k     ‘Looking for Jesus and Finding Christ’ paper presented at the Claremont Conference on the Phhilosophy of Religion; published in D.Z. Phillips and Mario van der Ruhr, eds, Biblical Concepts and Our World, Claremont Studies in the Philosophy of Religion (London / New York: Palgrave, 2004), pp.141-152 with a reply by Stephen T Davis, ‘Looking for Jesus and still finding Christ’, pp.153-162, and Discussion, pp.163-166

2002l     Raymond Williams Lecture, Hay Festival, 1 June; available online at http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/structure/bishops/sermonsr/r13.html

2002m     The Richard Dimbleby Lecture, broadcast on BBC1, 19 December; text at http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/846

2002n     ‘Statements, Acts and Values: Spiritual and Material in the School Environment’ in Stephen Prickett and Patricia Erskine-Hill (eds) Education! Education! Education! Managerial Ethics and the Law of Unintended Consequences, Exeter: Imprint Academic, pp.167-78

Sermons and Speeches

2002o     ‘Presidential Address’ [to Church in Wales Governing Body], 10 April; available online at http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/structure/bishops/sermonsr/r12.html; printed in Addresses and Sermons/Areithiau a Phregethau, pp.61-68

2002p     Jubilee Sermon, Bangor Cathedral, 11 June; available online at http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/structure/bishops/sermonsr/r14.html; printed in Addresses and Sermons/Areithiau a Phregethau, pp.69-72

2002q     ‘Thought for the Day’, broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 11 September; available online at http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/structure/bishops/sermonsr/r16.html; printed in Addresses and Sermons/Areithiau a Phregethau, pp.73-74

2002r     ‘Presidential Address’ [to Church in Wales Governing Body], 19 September; available online at http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/structure/bishops/sermonsr/r17.html; printed in Addresses and Sermons/Areithiau a Phregethau, pp.75-81

2002s     ‘Presidential Address’ [to Monmouth Diocesan Conference, 12 October; available online at http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/structure/bishops/sermonsr/r18.html; printed in Addresses and Sermons/Areithiau a Phregethau, pp.83-90

2002t     ‘Christmas Message’, http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/843

2002u     ‘Christmas Day Meditation’, http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/844

2002v     ‘New Year Message’, http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/845

Dictionary and Encyclopedia Articles

2002w     ‘Mysticism’, ‘Resurrection’ and ‘Trinity’ in Wesley Carr et al (ed.), The New Dictionary of Pastoral Studies, London: SPCK

Newspaper and Magazine Articles

2002x     ‘Neighbours from hell: Does it have to be like this?’, Church Times 12 April 2002; available online at http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/content.asp?id=19286 or at http://www.simonbarrow.net/terror12

2002y     ‘Statement’ [about nomination to the See of Canterbury], Press Release, 23 July; available online at http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/848

2002z     ‘Blair makes his case, but what does the jury think?’, The Guardian 25 September; available online at http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2002/sep/25/uk.iraq6

2002aa     ‘Don’t call us appeasers for hesitating at war with Iraq’, The Daily Telegraph, 5 November; available online at http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fopinion%2F2002%2F11%2F05%2Fdo0501.xml also at http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/structure/bishops/sermonsr/r19.html

2002ab     (i) ‘Rowan Williams Responds … on Druidism’ and (ii) ‘Rowan Williams Responds… on Homosexuality’, statements to Evangelical Alliance – originally appeared on http://www.eauk.org/

2002ac     Response to Diane Knippers, Institute of Religion and Democracy, December 12 th, originally available on http://www.ird-renew.org/

Introductions and Forewords

2002ad     ‘Foreword’ in Jeffrey John, The Meaning in the Miracles, Norwich: Canterbury

2002ae     ‘Foreword’, in Michael J. Meredith, Beyond All Reasonable Doubt, New Alresford: O Books; available online at http://www.dr-meredith.com/Books/BeyondAllReasonableDoubt/foreword.html

2002af     ‘Epilogue’ in Christina Rees (ed.), Voices of This Calling: Experiences of the First Generation of Women Priests, Norwich, Canterbury Press

2002ag     ‘Foreword’ in David Wood, Poet, Priest and Prophet: Bishop John V. Taylor, London: CTBI

Book Reviews

2002ah     ‘Against the Market?’; review of Richard H. Roberts, Religion, Theology and the Human Sciences, Cambridge: CUP, 2002, TLS, The Times Literary Supplement no 5165 (29 March), p. 3; available online at http://tls.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,25371-1923158,00.html

2002ai     ‘A Displaced Male Orgasm’; review of John Wingaards, The Ordination of Women in the Catholic Church: Unmasking a Cuckoo’s Egg Tradition, London: DLT, 2001, TLS, The Times Literary Supplement no 5154 (11 January), pp.28-30; available online at http://tls.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,25371-1923641,00.html

Interviews

2002aj     Interview with Gerry McCarthy, The Social Edge, March http://www.thesocialedge.com/archives/gerrymccarthy/1articles-mar2002.htm

2002ak     ‘You’re Bored…’, interview with Christopher Morgan – Sunday Times, 31 Mar 2002; not available online

2002al     ‘Living the questions: the converging worlds of Rowan Williams’, Christian Century, 119.9 (April), pp.18-29 (interview with David S. Cunningham)

2002am     Interview with Roland Ashby, Anglican Media Melbourne: The Melbourne Anglican, June

2002an     Interview with Paul Handley, Church Times 29 Nov and 6 Dec, available online at http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/content.asp?id=19942

2002ao     On Desert Island Discs with Sue Lawley, Radio 4, December; audio available at http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/people/rowanwilliams_4.shtml

Other

2002ap     Family Prayers (with Nick Aiken), London: SPCK / New York: Paulist Press

2002aq     ‘The Cross in the 21 st Century’ in E. Newell (ed.) Seven Words for the 21 st Century, London, DLT; partially reproduced in Seven Words for Three Hours, London, DLT, 2005.

2002ar     ‘The Anglican Church and the Future’, discussion at Trinity College Theological School, Melbourne University; summary available online at http://www.trinity.unimelb.edu.au/publications/trinity_today/summer2002/TT_2002_61-64.pdf

2002as     Letter to Primates, 23 July; transcript: http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/structure/bishops/sermonsr/r15.html
 
 

2003

Books

2003a     Areithiau a Phregethau y Parch a Gwir Arhryd. Dr Rowan Williams Chwe 2000-Rhag 2002: Addresses and Sermons Delivered by the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Dr Rowan Williams, Feb 2000-Dec 2002, Welsh Books Council / Church in Wales; contains 2000h, i, j, l, m, o; 2001o, ab, p, q, 2002o, p, q, r, s

2003b     The Dwelling of the Light: Praying with Icons of Christ, Norwich: Canterbury

2003c>      ‘The Quest for the Historical Church’, Sarum Lectures, Salisbury Cathedral, May; published as Why Study the Past? The Quest for the Historical Jesus, London: DLT / Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2005

Articles and Lectures

2003d     ‘Anglicans on the Fourth Gospel’, lecture delivered at the University of St. Andrew’s; printed in Anglican Identities, pp.121-37; reprinted in Richard Bauckham and Carl Mosser (eds) The Gospel of John and Christian Theology, Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2007, pp.68–81

2003e     ‘Christian Theology and Other Faiths’, Birmingham University, printed in Michael Ipgrave (ed.) Scriptures in Dialogue: Christians and Muslims studying the Bible and Qur’an Together, London: Church House Publishing, 2004, pp.131-143

2003f     ‘A Culture of Hope? Priorities and Vision in Church Schools’, The Association of Anglican Secondary School Heads annual conference, Exeter, 11 September; available online at http://www.ncsl.org.uk/media-f7b-9a-randd-relig-charac-pre-1-04.pdf

2003g     ‘Does the Church of England Exist?’, Presidential address at General Synod, 14 July; available online at http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/news.cfm/2003/7/14/ACNS3507

2003h     ‘God’s Workshop’, paper presented at ‘Shaping Holy Lives’, a conference on Benedictine Spirituality, Trinity Wall Street, New York, 29 April, http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1698

2003i     ‘Just War Revisited’, Lecture to Royal Institute for International Affairs, Chatham House, 14 October, http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1214 ; adapted and reprinted in ‘War and Statecraft: An Exchange’, First Things 141 (March 2004), pp.14-21

2003j     ‘May They All Be One – But How?’, lecture presented at Ecumenical Conference, St. Albans, 17 May; available online at http://sfes.faithweb.com/0305williamsfull.pdf

2003k     ‘Suspending the Ethical: R.S. Thomas and Kierkegaard’ in Damian Walford David (ed.), Echoes to the Amen: Essays after R.S. Thomas, Cardiff: University of Wales Press

2003l     ‘The Structures of Unity’, New Directions 100 (September); available online at http://trushare.com/0100Sep03/Rowan%20Williams%20Structures%20of%20Unity/Rowan%20Williams%20020903%20structures%20of%20Unity.htm

2003m     ‘Swansea’s Other Poet: Vernon Watkins and the Threshold Between Worlds’, Welsh Writing in English 8, March

2003n     ‘The Theology of Faith and Healing’, Hildegard Lecture at Holy Rood House Centre for Health and Pastoral Care, Thirsk, Thirsk, 7 Feb, available online at http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1700

2003o     Article review on Eugene Rogers, Sexuality and the Christian Body, Oxford: Blackwell, 1999, in Scottish Journal of Theology 56.1, pp.82-88

Sermons and Speeches

2003p     Enthronement sermon, 27 Feb, http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/842 ; revised version published as ‘Life in Christ: Thoughts on Being the Authentic Church’, Sewanee Theological Review 46.3 (Pentecost), pp.383-388

2003q     Sermon at Canterbury Cathedral, morning service, 2 March, available online at http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1704

2003r     Sermon at Canterbury Cathedral, diocesan service, 2 March, available online at http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1702

2003s     ‘Children and Parents’, Maiden speech in the Lords, 26 March, http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1706

2003t     ‘Opening Remarks’, 2nd Building Bridges seminar, Doha, Qatar, 7 April, http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1707; reprinted in Michael Ipgrave (ed.) Scriptures in Dialogue: Christians and Muslims studying the Bible and Qur’an Together, London: Church House Publishing, 2004, p.xi

2003u     Palm Sunday sermon, Cathedral of St. George the Martyr, Jerusalem, 13 April, http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/sermons_speeches/030413.html

2003v     Easter Day sermon, Canterbury Cathedral, 20 April, http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/sermons_speeches/030420.html ; a modified version printed as ‘Do not cling to me’, Sojourners magazine, July-August (32.4), pp.32-33, 46; available online at http://www.sojo.net/index.cfm?action=magazine.article&issue=soj0307&article=030721

2003w     National Memorial to the Victoria Cross and the George Cross, Westminster Abbey, 14 May; originally available on http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/ – now missing

2003x     Sermon at Celebration for the Unity of the People of God, which was held in Gramado, Brazil, 24 May, available online at http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/news.cfm/2003/5/25/ACNS3449

2003y     Address at the closing service of the CEC General Assembly, Trondheim, 2 July; available online at http://www.cec-kek.org/cd/trondheim/sermon_will.htm

2003z     Sermon at York Minster during General Synod, 13 July; available online at http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/news.cfm/2003/7/13/ACNS3506

2003aa     Address at Churches Together in England Forum, Swanwick, 19 July, originally available on http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/

2003ab     Address given at the funeral of Metropolitan Anthony, 13 Aug; printed in Sourozh: A Journal of Orthodox Life and Thought, pp.6-11

2003ac     Address at Fourth National Evangelical Anglican Congress, Blackpool, 19 September, originally available on http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/ , now missing; report at http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/news.cfm/2003/9/21/ACNS3588

2003ad     Address at the Children’s Society National Festival Service, Canterbury Cathedral, 20 September, originally available on http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/ , now missing; report at http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/news.cfm/2003/9/21/ACNS3587

2003ae     Tribute to Lord Williams of Mostyn, Monday 6 October, http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1111

2003af     (i) Greeting to Cardinal Kasper, Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome and (ii) Greeting to Pope John Paul II, the Vatican, 4 October; the first was available on http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/ , but is now missing; the second is available at http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/news.cfm/2003/10/6/ACNS3607

2003ag     Sermon at service of remembrance for Iraq, St Paul’s Cathedral, 10 October; available online at http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/news.cfm/2003/10/10/ACNS3619

2003ah     Greeting to His All Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch, 17 November http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1212

2003ai     Sermon at the Launch of Housing Justice, St Martins-in-the-Fields, London, 27 November, http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1211

2003aj     Address at the Launch of ‘Parents, Pennies and Pounds’ website, Portcullis House, 8 December, http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1210

2003ak     Christmas Sermon, Thursday 25 December, http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1209

2003al     New Year Message, 31 December, http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1208

Newspaper and Magazine Articles

2003am     ‘Opening Statement’, Pre-enthronement press conference, 21 Feb, http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1701

2003an     ‘Weakness and moral inconsistency led us to war’, The Times 25 March; http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article1123065.ece and http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1705

2003ao     Statement by the primates of the Anglican Communion, Lambeth Palace, 15 and 16 October; available online at http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1213

2003ap     Article in Rethinking Mission 1

Introductions and Forewords

2003aq>     ‘Preface’ in Duncan Dormor, Jack McDonald and Jeremy Caddick, Anglicanism: The Answer to Modernity, London, Continuum

2003ar     ‘Foreword’ in Peta Dunstan (ed.) The Anglican Communion Religious Communities Year Book, 2004-5, Norwich: Canterbury

2003as ‘Foreword’ in Herbert McCabe, God, Christ and Us, London: Continuum

2003at     ‘Foreword’ in John Moses (ed.), One Equall Light: An Anthology of the Writings of John Donne, ed. John Moses, Norwich: Canterbury

2003au     ‘Foreword’ in Judith Pinnington, Anglicans and Orthodox: Unity and Subversion 1559-1725, Leominster, Gracewing

2003av     ‘Foreword’, in Stephen Platten (ed.), Anglicanism and the Western Christian Tradition: Continuity, Change, and the Search for Communion, Norwich: Canterbury Press

2003aw     ‘Foreword’ in David Runcorn, Choice, Desire and the Will of God, Hendrickson

2003ax     ‘Foreword’ in David Stancliffe, God’s Pattern: Shaping our Worship, Ministry, and Life. London: SPCK

2003ay     ‘Foreword’ in Tim Vivian and Apostolos N. Athanassakis (with Rowan Greer), Athanasius of Alexandria: The Life of Antony (The Coptic Life and the Greek Life), Cistercians Studies 202, Kalamazoo, MI: Cistercian; cf 1995

2003az     ‘Foreword’ in Adrian Whittaker (ed.), Be Glad: An Incredible String Band Compendium, Helter Skelter

Book Reviews

2003ba     ‘What Shakes Us?’, review of Andrew Shanks, What is Truth: Towards a Theological Poetics, London: Routledge, and Stanley Hauerwas, With the Grain of the Universe: The Church’s Witness and Natural Theology, London: SCM, TLS: The Times Literary Supplement, July 4; available online at http://tls.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,25371-1913496,00.html

Interviews

2003bb     ‘Beware, Christian Solider on the Warpath’, interview with Christopher Morgan, Sunday Times, Feb 2; available online at http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/article861386.ece

Other

2003bc     Conversations with Rowan Williams, Channel 4 Television (Presentable), September: ‘Playing God’, ‘Rights and Responsibilities’, ‘Bringing Up Children’ and ‘Faith, Politics, and Tradition’
 
 

Rowan Williams Bibliography: 1996-2000

[For some acknowledgments, and an important note, please see this post. See also 1972–1979 (with an explanation), 1980–1985, 1986-1990, and 1991-1995]

1996

Books (booklets and pamphlets)

1996a     The Kingdom is Theirs: Five Reflections on the Beatitudes, London: Christian Socialist Movement; reissued 2002

Articles and Lectures

1996b     ‘Between the Cherubim: The Empty Tomb and the Empty Throne’, in Gavin D’Costa (ed.) Resurrection Reconsidered, Oxford: Oneworld Pubns, pp.87-101; reprinted in On Christian Theology, pp.183-196

1996c     ‘Forbidden Fruit: New Testament Sexual Ethics’; address delivered at Christ’s College, Cambridge; printed in Martyn Percy (ed.), Intimate Affairs: Spirituality and Sexuality in Perspective, London: DLT, pp.21-31

1996d     ‘Sacraments of the New Society’, in David Brown and Ann Loades (eds) Christ: The Sacramental Word – Incarnation, Sacrament, and Poetry, London: SPCK, pp.89-102; reprinted in On Christian Theology, pp.209-221

1996e     ‘Theological Perspectives’, in Gordon R Dunstan and Peter J Lachmann (eds) Euthanasia: Death, Dying and the Medical Duty (British medical bulletin 52.2), London: Royal Society of Medicine, pp.362-9

Dictionary and Encyclopedia Entries

1996f     ‘Church and State’ in Paul Barry Clarke and Andrew Linzey (eds.), Dictionary of Ethics, Theology, and Society, London: Routledge

1996g     ‘Jungfrauengeburt’ and ‘Soteriologie’ in Evangelisches KirchenlexiconViertier Band: S – Z, Göttingen: Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht; English versions ‘Virgin Birth’ and ‘Soteriology’ in The Encyclopedia of Christianity 5: Si-Z, Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2008

Introductions and Forewords

1996h     ‘ Foreword’ in Tom and Barbara Butler, Just Spirituality in a World of Faiths, London: Mowbray

1996i     ‘Foreword’ in Melvyn Matthews, Rediscovering Holiness: The Search for the Sacred Today, London: SPCK

Book Reviews

1996j     Review of Sara Maitland, Big-Enough God, New York: Henry Holt, London: Mowbrays, 1995, Theology 99 (January – February), pp.59-60

1996k     Review of Elizabeth Stuart, Just Good Friends: Towards a Lesbian and Gay Theology of Relationships, London: Mowbrays, 1995, Theology & Sexuality 4 (March), pp.123-126
 
 

1997

Books (booklets and pamphlets)

1997a     The Future of the Papacy – an Anglican View, Michael Richards Memorial Lecture, Oxford; Catholics for a Changing Church, pamphlet 12, London: Blackfriars Publications / Catholics for a Changing Church, 2000

Poetry

1997b     ‘Penrhys’ and ‘Curtains for Bosnia’, Image 16 (Summer), pp.62-64; reprinted in The Poems of Rowan Williams (2002).

Articles and Lectures

1997c     ‘Beyond Aesthetics: Theology and Hymnody’, Kenote address at the International Hymn Conference, in York, August 1997; printed in Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland Bulletin 213.15 (4), pp.73-78

1997d     ‘Gardens and Cities’, in David Clark (ed.) Changing World, Unchanging Church? An Agenda for Christians in Public Life, London: Mowbray, pp.48-50

1997e     ‘Interiority and Epiphany: A Reading in New Testament Ethics’, Modern Theology 13 (January), pp.29-51; and in L Gregory Jones and James J Buckley(eds) Spirituality and Social Embodiment, Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1997, pp.29-51; reprinted in On Christian Theology, pp.239-264

1997f     ‘Knowing Myself in Christ’ in Timothy Bradshaw (ed.) The Way Forward: Christian Voices on Homosexuality and the Church, London: Hodder and Stoughton; 2 nd edition: 2003

1997g     ‘Minding the Gaps: Thoughts on the Education of the Spirit’, paper presented at the 7th National Training Conference for Chaplains in Further Education; published in Journal of Chaplaincy in Further Education 1.1 (Spring 2005), pp.3-7.

1997h     ‘Origen: Between Orthodoxy and Heresy’, in Walther Bienert and Uwe Kühneweg (eds) Origeniana Septima: Origenes in den Auseinandersetzungen des 4 Jahrhunderts, proceedings of the seventh international colloquium for Origen studies, 25-29 Aug 1997, Bibliothecum Ephemeridem Theologicarum Lovaniensum 137, Louvain: Leuven Univ Press / Peeters, 1999, pp.3-14; German translation ‘Origenes: ein Kirchenvater zwischen Orthodoxie und Häresie’ (trans. Peter Gemeinhardt), Zeitschrift für Antikes Christentum 2.1, 1998, p 49-64 (English abstract, p 64)

1997i     ‘Prophecy Today’, 1997 Las Casas lecture; published in Priests and People (now The Pastoral Review ), July 1998; available online at http://www.thepastoralreview.org/cgi-bin/archive_db.cgi?priestsppl-00034

Introductions and Forewords

1997j     ‘Foreword’, in C. Crowder (ed.) God and Reality: Essays on Christian Non-Realism, London: Mowbray, 1997, pp.v-ix

Book Reviews

1997k     Review of Gillian T W Ahlgren, Teresa of Avila and the Politics of Sanctity, Ithaca, NY: Cornell, 1996, Journal of Ecclesiastical History 48 (October) 1997, pp.780-781

1997l     Review of David Brakke, Athanasius and the Politics of Asceticism, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1995, Theology 100 (March to April), pp.140-141

1997m     Review of Grace M Jantzen, Power, Gender and Christian Mysticism, Cambridge: CUP, 1995, Theology 100 (March – April), pp.132-133

1997n     ‘God is One and All Alone’, Review of Maurice Wiles, Archetypal Heresy: Arianism through the Centuries, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1997, TLS: The Times Literary Supplement no 4925, p. 31 (22 Aug); available online at http://tls.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,25371-1954389,00.html

1997o     ‘Acting on God’s behalf’, Review of NT Wright, Jesus and the victory of God, p.14, Church Times, 14 March
 
 

1998

Articles and Lectures

1998a     ‘Afterword: Making Differences’ in Lucy Gardner, David Moss, Ben Quash and Graham Ward (eds) Balthasar at the End of Modernity, Edinburgh: T&T Clark, pp.173-9; reprinted as ‘Balthasar and Difference’ in Wrestling with Angels, pp.77-85

1998b     ‘On Being a Human Body’, Henry Cooper Lecture at the Lambeth Conference; published in Chrism: The St Raphael Quarterly 35.3 (August); reprinted in Sewanee Theological Review 42 (Michaelmas 1999), pp.403-413

1998c     ‘Being a People: Reflections on the Concept of the “Laity”’, paper delivered at a conference in Leeds University, June 30- July 3; printed in Reflection on the Laity: a Focus for Christian Dialogue between East and West = Religion, State & Society 27.1 (1999), pp.11-21

1998d     ‘Logic and spirit in Hegel’, in Phillip Blond (ed.) Post-Secular Philosophy: Between Philosophy and Theology, London: Routledge, pp.116-130; reprinted in Wrestling with Angels, pp..35-52

1998e     ‘On Making Moral Decisions’ [plenary session, Lambeth Conference, July 22 1998], published in Sewanee Theological Review 42 (Easter), pp.147-158; and Anglican Theological Review 81 (Spring), pp.295-308; revised in Robin Gill (ed.) The Cambridge Companion to Christian Ethics, Cambridge: CUP, 2001, pp.3-15

1998f     ‘New Words for God: Contemplation and Religious Writing’, in Thomas Merton: Poet, Monk, Prophet; Papers presented at the Second General Conference of the Thomas Merton Society of Great Britain and Ireland at Oakham School, March 1998, Abergavenny: Three Peaks Press

1998g     ‘Troubled Breasts: The Holy Body in Hagiography’, paper delivered at a conference at the University of Wales, Cardiff; printed in Jan Willem Drijvers and John W. Watt (ed.) Portraits of Spiritual Authority: Religious Power in Early Christianity, Byzantium, and the Christian Orient, Religions in the Graeco-Roman World 137, Leiden: E J Brill, 1999, pp.63-78

1998h     ‘Tyndale and the Christian Society’, 5 th Annual Tyndale Society Lambeth Lecture; published in Tyndale Society Bulletin 12 (1999), pp.38-49, reprinted in Anglican Identities, pp.9-23

Dictionary and Encyclopedia Entries

1998i     ‘Alexander von Alexandrien’ and ‘Athanasius’ in Hans Dieter Betz et al (eds) Religion in Geschichte und Gegenwart, 4th edition, vol.1, Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck

1998j     ‘Arianism’ in Everett Fergusson, Michael McHugh, and Frederick Norris (eds) The Encyclopedia of Early Christianity, N.Y. and London: Garland, 2nd edn

1998k     ‘Justification’ and ‘Péché’ in Jean-Ives Lacoste (ed.), Dictionnaire critique de théologie, Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, 1998 (2 nd edition, 2002; third, 2007); translated as ‘Justification’ and ‘Sin’ in Encyclopedia of Christian Theology, New York, Routledge: 2004

1998l     ‘Simone Weil’ in The Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, London: Routledge

Newspaper and Magazine Articles

1998m     ‘Is Blair still a Christian Socialist?’, New Statesman, 25 September

1998n     ‘No life here – no joy, terror or tears’ (Response to Bishop Spong’s statement), Church Times, 17 July

1998o     ‘Whatever happened to all the hope?’, Church Times, 1 May, p.12

Introductions and Forewords

1998p     ‘Foreword’ in Colin Coward (ed.) TheOther Way: Anglican Gay and Lesbian Journeys, London: Changing Attitude

1998q     ‘Foreword’ in Tarjei Park, The English Mystics: An Anthology, London: SPCK
 
 

1999

Books (edited and translated)

1999a     (ed. and tr.) Sergii Bulgakov: Towards a Russian Political Theology, Edinburgh: T&T Clark

Books (booklets and pamphlets)

1999b     The Apocalyptic and the Charismatic in Early Monastic Literature: the Case of the Letter of Ammonas, lecture on receiving Dr. Theol. honoris causa (introduced by Brennecke H C), published as Faith and Experience in Early Monasticism: New Perspectives on the Letter of Ammonas / Laudatio und Festvortrag anlässlich der Ehrenpromotion von Rowan Douglas Williams durch die Theologische Fakultät der Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg am 02.07.1999 in der Aula des Erlanger Schlosses, Erlangen: Universitätsbibliothek: Erlangen-Nürnberg Friedrich-Alexanders-Universität, Erlangen

1999c     Room for the Spirit: Thoughts on Spiritual Values and Bodily Persons, National Society’s RE Centre, Annual Lecture; London: National Society (Church of England) for promoting Religious Education

1999d     ‘To Stand where Christ Stands’, in Ralph Waller and Benedicta Ward (ed.)Introduction to Christian Spirituality, London: SPCK, pp.1-13

Dictionary and Encyclopedia Entries

1999e     ‘Christologie II.1: Alte Kirche’ in Hans Dieter Betz et al (eds) Religion in Geschichte und Gegenwart, 4th edition, vol.2, Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck

1999f     (i) ‘Creation’ and (ii) ‘Trinitate, de’ in Allan Fitzgerald (ed.), Augustine Through the Ages: An Encyclopedia, Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans

Introductions and Forewords

1999g     ‘Foreword’ in Philip Crowe, Strange Design: Exploring the Ways of God in the World, Canterbury: Norwich

1999h     ‘Foreword’ in John Davies, Be Born in us Today: The Message of the Incarnation for Today, Canterbury: Norwich

Book Reviews

1999i     Review of David Martin, Does Christianity Cause War?, Oxford: Clarendon, 1997, in Journal of Contemporary Religion 14.1, (January), pp.148–150

1999j     Review of ‘Books’ with Conor Gearty, Keith Mitchell and Elizabeth Longford, The Tablet 253, no 8291, pp.990-3

Interviews

1999k     ‘Quarrying for God’, interview with Roland Ashby, Anglican Media, The Melbourne Anglican, Australia, March, http://www.prayerbook.ca/cann/1999/03/pblam110.htm

Other

1999l     ‘To Augustine’ [Letters at the End of the Millennium], broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 31 December; transcript: http://cargo.ship-of-fools.com/Features00/Features/Millennium2.html
 
 

2000

Books

2000a     Christ on Trial: How the Gospel Unsettles our Judgement, London: Fount

2000b     Lost Icons: Reflections on Cultural Bereavement, Edinburgh: T&T Clark; Harrisburg: Morehouse, 2002; Reissued: London: Continuum, 2003

2000c     On Christian Theology, Challenges in Contemporary Theology. Oxford /Malden, Mass: Blackwell

Lectures and Articles

2000d     ‘Hooker the Theologian’, Lecture delivered at Corpus Christi College, Oxford; printed in Journal of Anglican Studies, 1.1 (2003), pp.103-116; reprinted in Anglican Identities, pp.24-39

2000e     ‘Insubstantial Evil’, in George Lawless and Robert Dodaro (eds) Augustine and his Critics: Essays in Honour of Gerald Bonner, London, New York: Routledge, pp.105-123

2000f     ‘The Seal of Orthodoxy: Mary and the Heart of Christian Doctrine’ lecture at a day conferences organized by the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham in Norfolk; published in Martin Warner (ed.), Say Yes to God: Mary and the Revealing of the Word Made Flesh, London: Tufton

2000g     ‘The Sermon’, lecture delivered at the 10th anniversary conference of Affirming Catholicism, Durham, September 2000, published in Stephen Conway (ed.) Living the Eucharist: Affirming Catholicism and the Liturgy, London: Darton, Longman & Todd, 2001, pp.44-55

Sermons and Speeches

2000h     Sermon delivered at enthronement service as Archbishop of Wales, St Woolos Cathedral, Newport, 26 February; printed in Addresses and Sermons/Areithiau a Phregethau, pp.7-14

2000i     ‘Presidential Address’ [to Church in Wales Governing Body], 27 April; available online at http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/structure/bishops/sermonsr/r01.html; printed in Addresses and Sermons/Areithiau a Phregethau, pp.15-22

2000j     ‘Reaffirming the Value of the Child’ [Sermon following publication of the Waterhouse Report], May 2000; available online at http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/structure/bishops/sermonsr/r02.html; printed in Addresses and Sermons/Areithiau a Phregethau, pp.23-31

2000k     ‘Ascension Day 2000’, sermon; available online at http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/structure/bishops/sermonsr/r03.html

2000l     ‘Presidential Address’ [to Church in Wales Governing Body], 21 September; available online at http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/structure/bishops/sermonsr/r04.html; printed in Addresses and Sermons/Areithiau a Phregethau, pp.33-40

2000m     ‘Advent Message 2000’; available online at http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/structure/bishops/sermonsr/r05.html; printed in Addresses and Sermons/Areithiau a Phregethau, pp.41-42

2000n     Sermon, broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 10 December; available online at http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/structure/bishops/sermonsr/r06.html

2000o     ‘Christmas Message 2000’; available online at http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/structure/bishops/sermonsr/r07.html; printed in Addresses and Sermons/Areithiau a Phregethau, pp.43-44

Dictionary and Encyclopedia Entries

2000p     (i) ‘Catholicity’, (ii) ‘Resurrection’ and (iii) ‘Russian Christian thought’ in Adrian Hastings (ed.), Oxford Companion to Christian Thought, New York: Oxford

Newspaper and Magazine Articles

2000q     ‘Banking without Barclays’, The Guardian, April 6, http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2000/apr/06/ruralaffairs.comment

2000r     ‘Our Differences Need Not Destroy Us’, The Tablet 254, no 8328, April 8, p.476; reproduced online at http://copies.anglicansonline.org/tablet/tablet000408a.html

2000s     ‘Wanted: Imaginative, Attentive, Ideological, Inspirational Mediators’, Church Times, 6 Oct 2000

2000t     ‘Telling that Christmas story like it is’, The Guardian, December 23, http://education.guardian.co.uk/xmas2000/story/0,,416133,00.html

Introductions and Forewords

2000u     ‘Foreword’ in Douglas Davies, Private Passions: Betraying Discipleship on the Journey to Jerusalem, Norwich: Canterbury Press

2000v     ‘Foreword’ in Michael Doe, Seeking the Truth in Love: The Church and Homosexuality, London: DLT

2000w     ‘Preface’ in Mike Endicott, Healing at the Well, Bradford on Avon: Terra Nova

2000x     ‘Foreword’ in Una Kroll, Forgive and Live, London: Mowbray

Book Reviews

2000y     Review of ‘Books’ with Lavinia Byrne, Michael Walsh, Fergus Kerr, Henry Wansbrough, Rosalie Osmond, Gemma Simmonds, Bernard Green, Lucy Lethbridge and Alban McCoy, The Tablet 254, no 8336, pp.792-9

Interviews

2000z     Interview, Greenbelt Festival; edited text published as ‘The Lambeth Talk’, http://www.surefish.co.uk/news/features/2003/rowan2.htm
 
 

Rowan Williams Bibliography: 1991–1996

[For some acknowledgments, and an important note, please see this post. See also 1972–1979 (with an explanation), 1980–1985, and 1986-1990]

[Edit: Updated, 6 July – I’d left off the items that are now 1991b and 1993a.]

1991

Books

1991a     Teresa of Avila, Outstanding Christian thinkers, London: Geoffrey Chapman / Harrisburg, PA: Morehouse; re-issued London / New York: Continuum, 2000

Books (edited and translated)

1991b     (tr. with Brian McNeil, Andrew Louth, John Saward and Oliver Davies) Hans Urs von Balthasar, The Glory of the Lord: A Theological Aesthetics, vol.5: The Realm of Metaphysics in the Modern Age, Edinburgh: T&T Clark / San Francisco: Ignatius

Articles and Lectures

1991c     ‘The Filioque and the Immanent Trinity: Some Notes’, paper presented at the International Commission of the Anglican/Orthodox Theological Dialogue, Oxford 1991

1991d     ‘Imagining the Kingdom: Some Questions for Anglican Worship Today’, in Kenneth Stevenson and Bryan Spinks (eds) The Identity of Anglican Worship, Harrisburg, Penn: Morehouse Pub, pp.1-13

1991e     ‘“Know Thyself”: What Kind of an Injunction?’, paper delivered at Royal Institute of Philosophy Conference, Liverpool; printed in Michael McGhee (ed.) Philosophy, Religion and the Spiritual Life, Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplement 32, Cambridge: CUP, 1992, pp.211-227

1991f     ‘Teaching the Truth’, presented at Affirming Theology conference; reprinted in Jeffrey John (ed.) Living Tradition: Affirming Catholicism in the Anglican Church, London: Darton, Longman and Todd, 1992, pp.29-43

1991g     ‘Theological Integrity’, New Blackfriars 72 (March), pp.140-51; adapted in Cross Currents 45.3 (Fall 1995), pp.312-325; reprinted in On Christian Theology, pp.3-15

1991h     Review article on Peter Winch, Simone Weil: The Just Balance, Cambridge: CUP, 1989, Philosophical Investigations 14.2 (April), pp.155-171

Dictionary and Encyclopedia Entries

1991i     ‘The Bible’, in I. Hazlett(ed.) Early Christianity: Origins and Evolution to AD 600; in Honour of WC Frend, London: SPCK / Nashville: Abingdon Press, pp.81-91

1991j     (i) ‘European Theology’ and (ii) ‘Jesus Christ’ in Nicholas Lossky et al. (eds.), Dictionary of the Ecumenical Movement, Geneva: WCC / Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans; see also 2nd edn, 2003

Book Reviews

1991k     Review of Hans Küng, The Incarnation of God: An Introduction to Hegel’s Theological Thought as Prolegomena to a Future Christology, New York: Crossroad, 1988, Journal of Theological Studies ns 42.1 (April), pp.403-406

1991l     Review of GG Meersseman, Capitules du Diurnal de Saint-Denis: Cod. Verona cap. LXXXVIII Saec IX, Spicilegium Friburgense 30, Fribourg Suisse: Editions Universitaires, 1987, Journal of Theological Studies ns 42.1 (April), pp.370-372

1991m     Review of Robert Strèauli, Origenes der Diamantene, Zurich: ABZ, 1987, Journal of Theological Studies ns 42.1 (April), pp.336-337
 
 

1992

Articles and Lectures

1992a     ‘The Need for a Christian Critique of National Messianism’ [Reply to Z Krakhmal’nikova and S Lezov, pp 7-47], Religion, State & Society 20.1 1992, pp.57-59

1992b     ‘The Nicene Heritage’, in James M. Byrne (ed.) Christian Understanding of God Today: Theological Colloquium on the Occasion of the 400th Anniversary of the Foundation of Trinity College, Dublin, (March 1992), Dublin: Columba, 1993, pp.45-48

1992c     ‘Saving Time: Thoughts on Practice, Patience and Vision’, New Blackfriars 73.861 (June), p.319-26; reprinted as ‘A Theological Critique of Milbank’ in Robin Gill, Theology and Sociology: A Reader, London: Cassell, 2 nd edn.

1992d     Review Article on ‘R P C Hanson’s Search for the Christian Doctrine of God‘, Scottish Journal of Theology 45.1, pp.101-111

Dictionary and Encyclopedia Entries

1992e     ‘Methodios von Olympos’ in Theologische Realenzyklopädie, ed G Müller, vol. XXII, Berlin / New York, de Gruyter, pp.680-85

Book Reviews

1992f     Review of Edith Wyschogrod, Saints and Postmodernism: Revisioning Moral Philosophy, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1990, Modern Theology 8.3 (July), pp.305-307
 
 

1993

Articles and Lectures

1993a     ‘“Adult Geometry”: Dangerous Thoughts in R.S. Thomas’ in M. Wynn Thomas (ed.), The Page’s Drift: R.S. Thomas at Eighty, Bridgend: Seren Books

1993b     ‘Baptism and the Arian controversy’, in Michel Barnes and Daniel Williams (eds) Arianism after Arius: Essays on the Development of the Fourth-Century Trinitarian Conflict, Edinburgh: T & T Clark, pp.149-180

1993c     ‘Catholic and Reformed’, paper presented at Gloucester Cathedral to mark formal launch of Affirming Catholicism in the diocese; abridged version published in Affirming Catholicism journal (Autumn)

1993d     ‘Catholic Persons: Images of Holiness: A Dialogue’ (with Philip Sheldrake) in Jeffrey John (ed.)Living the Mystery: Affirming Catholicism and the Future of Anglicanism; Talks and Dialogies from the 2 nd National Conference of Affirming Catholicism, 1993, London: Darton, Longman and Todd, 1994, pp.76-89

1993e     ‘Damnosa Haereditas: Pamphilus’ Apology and the Reputation of Origen’, in Hanns Christof Brennecke, Ernst Ludwig Grasmuck and Chritsoph Markschies (eds) Logos: Festschrift Fur Luise Abramowski Zum 8. Juli 1993 (Beihefte Zur Zeitschrift Fur Die Neutestamentliche Wissenschaft, ed. Erich Gräßer, Band 67), Berlin, New York: de Gruyter, pp.151-169

1993f     ‘Doctrinal criticism: some questions’, in Sarah Coakley and David A. Pailin (ed.) The Making and Remaking of Christian Doctrine: Essays in Honour of Maurice Wiles, Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp.239-264; reprinted as ‘Maurice Wiles and Doctrinal Criticism’ in Wrestling with Angels, pp.275-299

1993g     ‘Hooker: Philosopher, Anglican, Contemporary’, paper presented at a conference marking the completion of the Folger edition; published in Arthur McGrade (ed.) Richard Hooker and the Construction of Christian Community, Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Studies 165, Washington, Tempe, Az: Medieval & Renaissance Texts & Studies, 1997, pp.369-383; reprinted in Anglican Identities, pp.40-56

1993h     ‘Inside Herbert’s Afflictions‘, lecture delivered at Trinity College, Cambridge; printed in Anglican Identities, pp.57-72

1993i     ‘Macrina’s Deathbed Revisited: Gregory of Nyssa on Mind and Passion’, in Lionel Wickham and Caroline Hammond Bammel (eds) Christian Faith and Greek Philosophy in Late Antiquity: Essays in Tribute to George Christopher Stead, Ely Professor of Divinity, University of Cambridge (1971-1980), in Celebration of his Eightieth Birthday, 9th April 1993, Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae ed. J. den Boeft et al, 19, Leiden: E J Brill, pp.227-246

1993j     ‘The Necessary Non-existence of God’, in Richard H. Bell (ed.)Simone Weil’s Philosophy of Culture: Readings towards a Divine Humanity, Cambridge: CUP, pp.52-76; reprinted as ‘Simone Weil and the Necessary Non-existence of God’ in Wrestling with Angels, pp.203-227

1993k     ‘Visible Unity’, in Colin Davey (ed)Returning Pilgrims: Insights from British and Irish participants in the Fifth World Faith and Order Conference, Santiago de Compostela, 3-14 August 1993, London: Council of Churches for Britain and Ireland, 1994 pp.12-14

Dictionary and Encyclopedia Entries

1993l     ‘Agennesia’ and ‘Arius, Arianismus’ in Walter Kasper (ed.) Lexikon für Theologie und Kirche, vol. 1, Freiburg: Herder, p.230

1993m     ‘Eastern Orthodox Theology’ in Alister E. McGrath (ed.), Blackwell Encyclopedia of Modern Christian Thought, Cambridge, MA: Blackwell

Introductions and Forewords

1993n     ‘Foreword’ in Jill Evans, Beloved and Chosen: Women of Faith, Norwich: Canterbury

Book Reviews

1993o     Review of Aidan Nichols, Theology in the Russian Diaspora: Church, Fathers, Eucharist in Nikolai Afanas’ev, 1893-1966, Cambridge: CUP, 1989, Journal of Theological Studies ns 44 (April), pp.443-446

1993p     Review of Tim Vivian, St Peter of Alexandria, Bishop and Matyr, Studies in Antiquity and Christianity, Philadelphia : Fortress Press, 1988, Journal of theological studies 44,.1 (April), p. 352-55
 
 

1994

Books

1994a     Open to Judgement: Sermons and Addresses, London: Darton, Longman & Todd; American edition: A Ray of Darkness: Sermons and Reflections, Cambridge, Mass: Cowley Publications, 1995

Books (booklets and pamphlets)

1994b     Mission and Christology, J C Jones Memorial Lecture 1994, Brynmawr: Welsh Members Council, Church Mission Society

Poetry

1994c     After Silent Centuries, Oxford: Perpetua Press; all poems subsequently included in The Poems of Rowan Williams (2002).

Articles and Lectures

1994d     ‘“Good for Nothing”? Augustine on Creation’, Augustinian Studies 25, pp.9-24

1994e     ‘Heaven and Hell: A Modern Embarrassment’, Epworth Review 21.2 (May), pp.15-20

1994f     ‘Reply: Redeeming Sorrows’, paper presented at 15 th annual conference on philosophy of religion, Claremont, February; printed in DZ Phillips (ed.) Religion and Morality, Claremont Studies in the Philosophy of Religion, New York: St Martin’s Press, 1996, pp.132-148; revised version printed as ‘Redeeming Sorrows: Marilyn McCord Adams and the Defeat of Evil’ in Wrestling with Angels, pp.255-274

Introductions and Forewords

1994g     ‘Foreword’ in Rob Marshall, The Transfiguration of Jesus, London: DLT
 
 

1995

Articles and Lectures

1995a     ‘Angels Unawares: Heavenly Liturgy and Earthly Theology in Alexandria’, Studia Patristica (Papers presented at the 12 th International Conference on Patristic Studies, Oxford) 30, Leuven: Peeters, 1997, pp.350-363

1995b     ‘Between Politics and Metaphysics: Reflections in the Wake of Gillian Rose’, Modern Theology 11 (January), pp.3-22; reprinted in Wrestling with Angels, pp.53-76

1995c     ‘Ethik und Rechtfertigung’, in Michael Beintker, Ernstpeter Maurer, Heinrich Stoevesandt and Hans G Ulrich (eds)Rechtfertigung und Erfahrung: für Gerhard Sauter zum 60. Geburtstag, Gütersloh, Germany: Christian Kaiser, 1995, pp.311-327; English version incorporated as sections 1-3 in 1997 ‘Interiority and Epiphany’

1995d     ‘Theology and the Churches’, in Robin Gill and Lorna Kendall (eds)Michael Ramsay as Theologian, London: Darton, Longman & Todd, pp.9-28; reprinted in Anglican Identities, pp.87-102

Dictionary and Encyclopedia Entries

1995e     ‘Origenes, Origenismus’ in Theologische Realenzyklopädie, ed G Müller, vol. XXV, Berlin / New York, de Gruyter, pp.397-421

1995f     ‘Religious Experience in the Era of Reform’, in JL Houlden and Peter Byrne (eds) Companion Encyclopedia of Theology, London, New York: Routledge, pp.576-593 (0415064473)

Introductions and Forewords

1995g     ‘Foreword’ in James Alison, Knowing Jesus, New Edition, London: SPCK

1995h     ‘Foreword’ in Athanasius, The Coptic Life of Antony, ed. and trans. Tim Vivian, San Francisco: International Scholars Publications

1995i     ‘Foreword’ in Henry McAdoo and Kenneth Stevenson, The Mystery of the Eucharist in the Anglican Tradition, Norwich: Canterbury, 1995, pp.

Book Reviews

1995j     Review of Aidan Nichols, Scribe of the Kingdom: Essays on Theology and Culture, London: Sheed & Ward, 1994, New Blackfriars 76 (April), pp.203-205

1995k     Review of Adrian Thatcher, Liberating Sex: a Christian Sexual Theology, London: SPCK, 1993, Theology 98 (January – February), pp.70-72

Interviews

1995l     ‘Time and Transformation: A Conversation with Rowan Williams’ (interview by Todd Breyfogle), Cross Currents 45.3 (Fall), pp.293-311
 
 

1996

Books (booklets and pamphlets)

1996a     The Kingdom is Theirs: Five Reflections on the Beatitudes, London: Christian Socialist Movement; reissued 2002

Articles and Lectures

1996b     ‘Between the Cherubim: The Empty Tomb and the Empty Throne’, in Gavin D’Costa (ed.) Resurrection Reconsidered, Oxford: Oneworld Pubns, pp.87-101; reprinted in On Christian Theology, pp.183-196

1996c     ‘Forbidden Fruit: New Testament Sexual Ethics’; address delivered at Christ’s College, Cambridge; printed in Martyn Percy (ed.), Intimate Affairs: Spirituality and Sexuality in Perspective, London: DLT, pp.21-31

1996d     ‘Sacraments of the New Society’, in David Brown and Ann Loades (eds) Christ: The Sacramental Word – Incarnation, Sacrament, and Poetry, London: SPCK, pp.89-102; reprinted in On Christian Theology, pp.209-221

1996e     ‘Theological Perspectives’, in Gordon R Dunstan and Peter J Lachmann (eds) Euthanasia: Death, Dying and the Medical Duty (British medical bulletin 52.2), London: Royal Society of Medicine, pp.362-9

Dictionary and Encyclopedia Entries

1996f     ‘Church and State’ in Paul Barry Clarke and Andrew Linzey (eds.), Dictionary of Ethics, Theology, and Society, London: Routledge

1996g     ‘Jungfrauengeburt’ and ‘Soteriologie’ in Evangelisches KirchenlexiconViertier Band: S – Z, Göttingen: Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht; English versions ‘Virgin Birth’ and ‘Soteriology’ in The Encyclopedia of Christianity 5: Si-Z, Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2008

Introductions and Forewords

1996h     ‘ Foreword’ in Tom and Barbara Butler, Just Spirituality in a World of Faiths, London: Mowbray

1996i     ‘Foreword’ in Melvyn Matthews, Rediscovering Holiness: The Search for the Sacred Today, London: SPCK

Book Reviews

1996j     Review of Sara Maitland, Big-Enough God, New York: Henry Holt, London: Mowbrays, 1995, Theology 99 (January – February), pp.59-60

1996k     Review of Elizabeth Stuart, Just Good Friends: Towards a Lesbian and Gay Theology of Relationships, London: Mowbrays, 1995, Theology & Sexuality 4 (March), pp.123-126
 
 

Rowan Williams Bibliography: 1986–1990

[For some acknowledgments, and an important note, please see this post. See also 1972–1979 (and an explanation), and 1980–1985]

[Edit: Updated, 6 July – I’d left off what is now 1986a.]

1986

Books (edited and translated)

1986a     (tr. with Andrew Louth, John Saward and Martin Simon) Hans Urs von Balthasar, The Glory of the Lord: A Theological Aesthetics, vol. 3: Studies in Theological Style: Lay Styles, Edinburgh: T&T Clark / San Francisco: Ignatius

Books (booklets and pamphlets)

1986b     (ed. with Terry Tastard and Janet Morley) Poverty, Obedience and Chastity: A Re-appraisal, Jubilee Group Easter Lectures 1986, London: The Jubilee Group; including ‘Poverty’, pp.1-13

Articles and Lectures

1986c     ‘Arius and the Meletian Schism’, Journal of Theological Studies ns 37.1 (April), pp.35-52

1986d     ‘Balthasar and Rahner’, in John Riches (ed.) The Analogy of Beauty, Edinburgh: T & T Clark, pp.11-34; reproduced as ‘Balthasar, Rahner and the Apprehension of Being’ in Wrestling with Angels, pp.86-105

1986e     ‘Barth, War and the State’, Oxford Conference in Commemoration of the Centenary of the Birth of Karl Barth, 18-21 September; reprinted in Nigel Biggar (ed.) Reckoning with Barth, Oxford: Mowbray, 1988 pp.170-190; reproduced in Wrestling with Angels, pp.150-171

1986f     ‘Introductory Memoir’ in Geoffrey Paul, A pattern of faith: An exposition of Christian doctrine, Worthing: Churchman

1986g     ‘Language, Reality and Desire in Augustine’s De doctrina’, paper presented at The Sacred Word: Religious Theories of Language conference, Department of Religious Studies, University of Lancaster, in July; published in Literature and Theology 3.2 (July 1989), pp.138-150

1986h     ‘Trinity and Revelation’, Modern Theology 2.3 (April), pp.197-212; reprinted in On Christian Theology, pp.131-147

Book Reviews

1986i     Review of Anthony Kenny, A Path from Rome: An Autobiography, London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1985, Theology 89 (May), pp.237-238

1986j     Review of Kurt Rudolph, Gnosis: The Nature and History of an Ancient Religion, San Francisco: Harper & Row / Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1983, Journal of Theological Studies ns 37.1 (April), pp.202-206

1986k     Review of Simon Tugwell, Ways of Imperfection: An Exploration of Christian Spirituality, London: DLT, 1984, New Blackfriars 67 (799) (November), pp.501-2

Other

1986k     Anglicans and Racism: The Balsall Heath Consultation – Address, Reports and Recommendations, Race, Pluralism and Community Group, London: Board for Social Responsibility (I am not sure what contribution RW made.)
 
 

1987

Books

1987a     Arius: Heresy and Tradition, London: Darton, Longman, and Todd; revised edition: London: SCM, 2001 / Grand Rapids, Mich: WB Eerdmans, 2002 (see 2001f     below)

Books (booklets and pamphlets)

1987b     Star wars, safeguard or threat?: a Christian perspective, Cana occasional papers, 1, Norton, Evesham, Worcs: Clergy Against Nuclear Arms, 1987

Articles and Lectures

1987c     ‘The Nature of a Sacrament’, in John Greenhalgh and Elizabeth Russell (eds)Signs of faith, hope, and love, London: St Mary’s, Bourne Street, pp.32-44; reprinted in On Christian theology, pp.197-208

1987d     ‘On doing theology’ (with James Atkinson) and ‘Jesus – God with us’ (with Richard Bauckham) in Christina Baxter (ed.) Stepping stones: Joint essays on Anglican Catholic and Evangelical unity, London: Hodder and Stoughton, pp.1-20, 21-41

1987e     ‘Politics and the soul: A reading of the City of God‘, Milltown Studies 19/20

1987f     ‘Postmodern Theology and the Judgment of the World’, paper delivered at Trinity Institute, New York in January, published in F.B. Burnham(ed.) Postmodern Theology: Christian Faith in a Pluralist World, San Francisco: Harper & Row, pp.92-112; reprinted as ‘The Judgment of the World’ in On Christian Theology, pp.29-43

Dictionary and Encyclopedia Entries

1987g     ‘Jesus Christus II: Alte Kirche’ and ‘Jesus Christus III” Mittelalter’ in Theologische Realenzyklopädie, ed G Müller, vol. XVI, Berlin / New York, de Gruyter, pp.726-59

Book Reviews

1987h     Review of Maximus the Confessor, Quaestiones et Dubia, Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols, 1982, Journal of Theological Studies ns 38.1 (April), pp.225-227
 
 

1988

Books (booklets and pamphlets)

1988a     Christianity and the Ideal of Detachment, Lingdale paper 12, Frank Lake Memorial Lecture 1988, Oxford: Clinical Theology Association, 1989

Articles and Lectures

1988b     ‘Nobody Knows Who I Am Till the Judgement Morning’, in Deborah Duncan Honoré (ed.) Trevor Huddleston: Essays on his Life and Work, Oxford: OUP, pp.135-151; reprinted in On Christian Theology, pp.276-289

1988c     ‘The Suspicion of Suspicion: Wittgenstein and Bonhoeffer’, in Richard Bell (ed.) Grammar of the Heart: New essays in Moral Philosophy and Theology, San Francisco: Harper and Row, pp.36-53; reproduced in Wrestling with Angels, pp.186-202

Introductions and Forewords

1988d     ‘Introduction’ in Ashley Beck and Ros Hunt, Speaking Love’s Name: Homosexuality, Some Catholic and Socialist Reflections, London: Jubilee Group; reproduced online at http://www.anglocatholicsocialism.org/lovesname.html

1988e     ‘Foreword’ in Oliver Davies, God Within: The Mystical Tradition of Northern Europe, New York: Paulist; London: DLT

Book Reviews

1988f     Review of Gerald Bonner, God’s Decree and Man’s Destiny: Studies on the Thought of Augustine of Hippo, Collected Studies 255, London: Variorum Reprints, 1987, Journal of Theological Studies ns 39.2 (October), p.669

1988g     Review of Judith Herrin, The Formation of Christendom, Oxford: Blackwell, 1987, New Left Review 170 (July-August), 118-23

1988h     Review of Dewi Z Phillips, R S Thomas: Poet of the Hidden God. Meaning and Mediation in the Poetry of R.S. Thomas, Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1986, Journal of Theological Studies ns 39.2 (October), pp.653-655

1988i     Review of Christopher Stead, Substance and Illusion in the Christian Fathers, Collected Studies 224, London: Variorum Reprints, 1985, Journal of Ecclesiastical History 39.4 (October), pp.627-628
 
 

1989

Books (edited and translated)

1989a     (tr. with Oliver Davies, Andrew Louth, Brian McNeil, and John Saward) Hans Urs von Balthasar, The Glory of the Lord: A Theological Aesthetics, vol.4: The Realm of Metaphysics in Antiquity, Edinburgh: T&T Clark / San Francisco: Ignatius

1989b     (ed.) The Making of Orthodoxy: Essays in Honour of Henry Chadwick, Cambridge, New York: CUP, including (i) ‘Preface’ and (ii) ‘Does it make sense to speak of pre-Nicene orthodoxy?’, pp.vii-xii, 1-23

Books (booklets and pamphlets)

1989c     The Body’s Grace, 10 th Michael Harding memorial address, London: Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement; also available at http://www.iconservatives.org.uk/bodys_grace.htm; also in Charles C. Hefling (ed.) Our selves, our souls and bodies, Boston: Cowley Pubns, Second Edition, 2002, pp.58-68; also in Eugene F. Rogers, Jr. (ed.) Theology and Sexuality: Classic and Contemporary Readings, Blackwell Readings in Modern Theology, Oxford, Blackwell, 2002, pp.309-321

1989d     Faith in the University, 5 th Annual Lecture, Leicester: Loughborough University and Colleges, Anglican Chaplaincy, AVS, Loughborough University; reprinted (revised?) in Simon Robinson and Clement Katulushi (eds), Values in HigherEducation, Glamorgan: Aureus Publishing/University of Leeds, pp.24-35

1989e     (ed. with Ian Swanson and Alison J. Elliot) The Renewal of Social Vision, Occasional Paper 17, Edinburgh: Centre for Theology and Public Issues, including ‘Christian Resources for the Renewal of Vision’, pp.2-7

1989f     Violence, Society and the Sacred, a lecture delivered at St. Antony’s College, Oxford on 26 October 1989, OPPS paper 18, Oxford: Oxford Project for Peace Studies, 1989; reproduced as ‘Girard on Violence, Society and the Sacred’ in Wrestling with Angels, pp.171-185

Articles and Lectures

1989g     ‘Ascetic Enthusiasm: Origen and the early Church’, History Today 39.12 (December), pp.31-37

1989h     ‘The Ethics of SDI’, in Richard J. Bauckham and R. John Elford (eds)The Nuclear Weapons Debate: Theological and Ethical Issues, London: SCM, pp.162-174; see also 1987b     

1989i     ‘God and Risk (2)’ in Holloway, R. (ed.) The Divine Risk, London: DLT, 1996 (© 1989)

1989j     ‘Incarnation and Social Vision – a New Look at an Old Theme’, Gore Lecture for 1989, Theology Wales (winter), pp.24-40; reprinted in On Christian Theology, pp.225-238

1989k     ‘The Incarnation as the Basis of Dogma’ in Robert Morgan (ed.) The Religion of the Incarnation: Anglican Essays in Commemoration of Lux Mundi, Bristol: Bristol Classical Press, pp.85-98; reprinted as ‘Beginning with the Incarnation’ in On Christian Theology, pp.79-92

1989l     ‘On Being Creatures’, 4 th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture, Westminster Abbey; reprinted in On Christian Theology, pp.63-78

1989m     ‘Resurrection and Peace’, Theology 92 (November), pp.481-490; reprinted in Robin Gill (ed.), Readings in Modern Theology, London: SPCK, pp.306-16; reprinted in On Christian Theology, pp.265-275

1989n     ‘Trinity and Ontology’, in Kenneth Surin (ed.) Christ, Ethics and Tragedy, Cambridge: CUP, pp.71-92; reprinted in On Christian Theology, pp.148-166

1989o     ‘The Unity of Christian Truth’, New Blackfriars 70.824 (February), pp.85-95; reprinted in On Christian Theology, pp.16-28

Dictionary and Encyclopedia Entries

1989p     ‘Eastern Orthodox theology’, in David Ford (ed.) The Modern Theologians, Oxford: Blackwell, pp.152-170; revised in the 2 nd edn, 1997 and the 3 rd, 2005

Sermons and Speeches

1989q     ‘Penance in the Penitentiary’, address given in Grendon Prison, March; printed in New Life 7, pp.25-34; reprinted in Theology 95 (March/April 1992), pp.88-96

Book Reviews

1989r     Review of Peter Brown, The Body and Society: Men, Women and Sexual Renunciation in Early Christianity, New York: Columbia University Press, 1988, and Elaine Pagels, Adam, Eve, and the Serpent: Sex and Politics in Early Christianity, New York: Random House, 1988, Theology 92 (July), pp.338-341

1989s     Review of Jean Zizioulas, Being as Communion: Studies in Personhood and the Church, London: Darton, Longman & Todd, 1985, Scottish Journal of Theology 42.1, pp.101-105
 
 

1990

Articles and Lectures

1990a     ‘The Finality of Christ’, in Mary Kelly (ed.) Christology and Religious Pluralism: In Memoriam Charlotte Klein, London: Sisters of Our Lady of Sion, pp.21-38; reprinted in On Christian Theology, pp.93-106

1990b     ‘Hegel and the Gods of Postmodernity’, presented at The Shadow of Spirit: Contemporary Western Thought and its Religious Subtexts conference, King’s College Cambridge; reprinted in Philippa Berry and Andrew Wernick (eds) Shadow of Spirit: Postmodernism and Religion, London: Routledge, 1992, pp.72-80; reprinted in Wrestling with Angels, pp.25-34

1990c     ‘Der Literalsinn der Heiligen Schrift’, Evangelische Theologie 50.1, pp.55-71; English version: ‘The Literal Sense of Scripture’, Modern Theology 7 (January 1991), pp.121-134; reprinted as ‘The Discipline of Scripture’ in On Christian Theology, pp.44-59

1990d     ‘Newman’s Arians and the Question of Method in Doctrinal History’, in Ian Ker and Alan Hill (eds) Newman after a Hundred Years, Oxford: OUP, pp.263-285

1990e     ‘The Paradoxes of Self-knowledge in De trinitate‘, paper presented at Marquette University, November; printed in Joseph T. Lienhard, Earl C. Muller and Roland J. Teske (eds) Augustine: Presbyter Factus Sum, Collectanea Augustiniana, ed. Joseph C. Shnaubelt, Frederick Van Fleteren, New York: Peter Lang, 1993, pp.121-134

1990f     ‘Sapientia and the Trinity: reflections on De trinitate’, in Bernard Bruning, Mathijs Lamberigts and J van Houtem (eds) Collectanea Augustiniana: Mélanges T J van Bavel, vol 1, Bibliotheca Ephemeridum Theologicarum Lovaniensium XCII-A, Louvain: Leuven University Press, pp.317-332

1990g     ‘Trinity and Pluralism’, in Gavin D’Costa (ed.)Christian Uniqueness Reconsidered: The Myth of a Pluralistic Theology of Religions, Faith Meets Faith Series, Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, pp.3-15; reprinted in On Christian Theology, pp.3-15

1990h     ?paper in Affirming Catholicism, Papers given at the Affirming Catholicims Conference at St. Alban’s, Holborn on Saturday 9 June 1990

Newspaper and Magazine Articles

1990i     ‘Onward Christian Soldiers?’, The Guardian, Nov 1; reprinted in Manchester Guardian Weekly 143.19, Nov 11, and as ‘War in the Gulf: can it be “just”?’ in Christianity and Crisis: A Christian Journal of Opinion 50.18 (December) 17, pp.391-392

Introductions and Forewords

1990j     ‘Foreword’ in John Saward, The Mysteries of March: Hans Urs Von Balthasar on the Incarnation and Easter, London: HarperCollins

Book Reviews

1990k     Review of Hubertus R Drobner, Person-Exegese und Christologie bei Augustinus: Zur Herkunft der Formel Una Persona, Philosophia Patrum 8, Leiden: E J Brill, 1986, Journal of Theological Studies ns 41.1 (April), pp.264-266
 
 

Rowan Williams Bibliography, 1980–1985

[For some acknowledgments, and an important note, please see this post. For 1972–1979, and an explanation, go here.]

1980

Articles and Lectures

1980a     ‘The Via Negativa and the Foundations of Theology: An Introduction to the Thought of V.N. Lossky’ in Stephen Sykes and Derek Holmes (ed.) New Studies in Theology 1, London: Duckworth, pp.95-117; reproduced as ‘Lossky, the Via Negativa and the Foundations of Theology’ in Wrestling with Angels, pp.1-24

1980b     ‘Wort und Geist’, in Klaus Kremkau (ed.) Religiöse Bewusstsein und der heilige Geist in der Kirche, Beiheft zur Ökumenischen Rundschau 40, Frankfurt: Verlag Otto Lembeck, pp.77-96; English version published as ‘Word and Spirit’ in On Christian Theology, pp.107-127

Other

1980c     ‘D Z Phillips and James Richmond (Letter to the Editors)’, Theology 83 no.693 (May), pp.205-207 (response to James Richmond, ‘”Religion Without Explanation”: Theology and D.Z. Phillips’, Theology 83 no.691 (January), pp.34-43)

1980d     ‘George Florovsky (1893-1979): The Theologian’ [obituary], Sobornost n.s. 2.1, pp.70-72
 
 

1981

Articles and Lectures

1981a     ‘Origen on the Soul of Jesus’, in RPC Hanson and Henri Crouzel (eds) Origeniana Tertia: The Third International Colloquium for Origen Studies (University of Manchester, September 7th – 11th, 1981), Rome: Edizioni dell’Ateneo, 1985, pp.131-137
 
 

1982

Books

1982a     Resurrection: Interpreting the Easter Gospel, London, Darton, Longman & Todd; American Edition: New York: Pilgrim Press, 1984; Revised Edition: London: Darton, Longman & Todd, 2002

Books (booklets and pamphlets)

1982b     Eucharistic Sacrifice: The Roots of a Metaphor, Grove Liturgical Study 31, Bramcote, Notts: Grove Books

Articles and Lectures

1982c     ‘Authority and the Bishop in the Church’, in Mark Santer (ed.) Their Lord and Ours: Approaches to Authority, Community, and the Unity of the Church, London: SPCK, pp.90-112
 
 

1983

Books

1983a     The Truce of God, The Archbishop of Canterbury’s Lent book, London: Collins Fount / Faith Press / New York: Pilgrim Press; revised edition Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2005 and The Truce of God: Peacemaking in Troubled Times, Norwich: Canterbury, 2005.

Books (booklets and pamphlets)

1983b     (ed. with Kenneth Leech) Essays Catholic and Radical: A Jubilee Group Symposium for the 150 th Anniversary of the Beginning of the Oxford Movement 1833-1983, London: Bowerdean Press; including (i) ‘Introduction’ (with Kenneth Leech) and (ii) ‘What is Catholic Orthodoxy?’

Articles and Lectures

1983c     ‘Liberation Theology and the Anglican tradition’, paper delivered at the Inter-Anglican Theological and Doctrinal Commission at Codrington College, Barbados; see 1984b     

1983d     ‘The Logic of Arianism’, Journal of Theological Studies ns. 34.1 (April), pp.56-81

1983e     ‘The Prophetic and the Mystical: Heiler Revisited’, New Blackfriars 64 (757), pp.330-47

1983f     ‘The Quest of the Historical Thalia’, in Robert C. Gregg (ed.) Arianism: Historical and Theological Reassessments; Papers from the Ninth International Conference on Patristic Studies, September 5-10, 1983, Oxford, England, Patristic Monographs series 11, Cambridge MA: Philadelphia Patristic Foundation, 1985, pp.1-35

Dictionary and Encyclopedia Entries

1983f     ‘Ascension of Christ’, ‘Christocentrism’, ‘Freudian psychology’, ‘Imagery, Religious’ and ‘Interiority, Interiorization’ in Alan Richardson and John Bowden (eds) Westminster Dictionary of Christian Theology, Philadelphia: Westminster / A New Dictionary of Christian Theology, London: SCM

1983g     ‘Deification’, ‘Dark Night, Darkness’, ‘Desert, Desert Fathers’, ‘St. Bernard of Clairvaux’, ‘St. Ignatius of Antioch’ and ‘St. Irenaeus of Lyons’ in Gordon Wakefield (ed.) Westminster Dictionary of Christian Spirituality, Philadelphia: Westminster / A Dictionary of Christian Spirituality, London: SCM
 
 

1984

Books (booklets and pamphlets)

1984a     with Mark Collier, Beginning Now, Part 1: Peacemaking Theology: A Study Book for Individuals and Groups, London: Dunamis

1984b     (ed. with David Nicholls) in Politics and Theological Identity: Two Anglican Essays, London: The Jubilee Group, 1984, including ‘Preface’ (with David Nicholls) and ‘Liberation Theology and the Anglican tradition’ (see 1983f); pp.5-6, 7-26

Articles and Lectures

1984c     ‘Butler’s Western Mysticism: Towards an Assessment’, Downside Review 102 (July), pp.197-215

1984d     ‘“Religious Realism”: On Not Quite Agreeing with Don Cupitt’, Modern Theology 1.1 (October), pp.3-24; reproduced in Wrestling with Angels, pp.228-254

1984e     ‘A Response’ in Colin Ogilvie Buchanan (ed.) Essays on Eucharistic Sacrifice in the Early Church: A Sequel to Liturgical Study no 31, Grove Liturgical Study 40, Bramcote, Notts: Grove Books, pp.34-7

1984f     ‘Violence and the Gospel in South Africa’, New Blackfriars 65 (774) (December), pp.505-13

1984g     ‘Women and the Ministry: A Case for Theological Seriousness’, in Monica Furlong (ed.) Feminine in the Church, London: SPCK, pp.11-27

Book Reviews

1984h     ‘Leach’s Bible’, review of Edmund Leach and D. Alan Aycock (eds), Structuralist Interpretations of Biblical Myth, Cambridge: CUP, 1983 in RAIN (Royal Anthropological Institute News) 61 (Apr 1984), pp.11–12

1984i     Review of Eric F. Osborn, The Beginning of Christian Philosophy, Cambridge: CUP, 1981, Journal of Ecclesiastical History 35 (January), pp.145-7
 
 

1985

Articles and Lectures

1985a     ‘The Son’s Knowledge of the Father in Origen’, in Lothar Lies (ed.) Origeniana Quarta: Die Referate des 4. internationalen Origeneskongresses (Innsbruck, 2.-6. September 1985), Innsbrucker theologische Studien, ed E. Coreth, W. Kern, H. Rotter, 19, Innsbruck: Tyrolia Verlag, pp.146-153

Book Reviews

1985b     Review of Gillian R. Evans, Augustine on Evil, Cambridge: CUP, 1982, Religious Studies 21.1 (March), pp.95-97

1985c     Review of Patrick Sherry, Spirit, Saints and Immortality, New York: Macmillan / Albany, NY: SUNY Press, 1984, Theology 88 (March), pp.151-153
 
 

Rowan Williams Bibliography: 1972-1979

In odd moments recently, I’ve been tidying up my Rowan Williams bibliography (mostly compiled while writing Difficult Gospel), giving it a bit of a polish before releasing it in public. I’ve had quite a few requests for it over the last couple of years, so I assume there’s some demand. I’ve still got a little bit of work to do on some of the more recent material, but I thought I’d start releasing a preliminary version of the earlier years – just in case someone eagle-eyed spots any problems. So, here’s the first in the series: 1972-1979. One quick caveat: I’m afraid that my posting of this bibliography does not mean that I am in a position to provide copies of any of these items.

Please note that this bibliography is still in draft – and that, in particular, the identifiers (e.g., ‘1987b’) are subject to some alteration as new items are added.

For some acknowledgments, and an important note, please see this post.

[Edit: I’ve done some tidying up; hopefully it’s a little easier to read.]

1972

Poetry

1972a     (ed.) The Gemini Poets: Poems in Aid of the Christian Movement for Peace, Cambridge: The Gemini Press; including eight poems by RW: Lazarus (May 1972); Praying 1, 2 & 3 (Jan 1971); Object in a Folk-Museum (Mar 1972); Counterpoint; Mass of Maundy Thursday (Mar 1972); Song for Advent

Articles and Lectures

1972b     ‘The Theology of Personhood: A Study of the Thought of Christos Yannaras’, Sobornost: The Journal of the Fellowship of St Alban and St Sergius 6.6 (Winter), pp.415-30

Book Reviews

1972c     Review of Paul Evdokimov, La Connaissance de Dieu selon la Tradition Orientale, Lyon: Xavier Mappus, 1967, Sobornost: The Journal of the Fellowship of St Alban and St Sergius 6.5 (Summer), pp.359-61

1972d     Review of Paul Evdokimov, L’Esprit Saint dans la Tradition Orthodoxe, Paris: Editions du Cerf, 1969, Sobornost: The Journal of the Fellowship of St Alban and St Sergius 6.4 (Winter), pp.284-5
 
 

1973

Articles and Lectures

1973a     ‘Bread in the Wilderness: The Monastic Ideal in Thomas Merton and Paul Evdokimov’ in M. Basil Pennington (ed.) One Yet Two: Monastic Tradition East and West (Papers from an Orthodox-Cistercian Symposium, 1973), Cistercian Studies 29, Kalamazoo, Mich: Cistercian Publications, 1976, pp.452-473

Book Reviews

1973b     Review of Methodios G Phougias, Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, and Anglicanism, Oxford: OUP, n.d., Downside Review 91 (January), pp.75-76
 
 

1974

Articles and Lectures

1974a     ‘The Spirit of the Age to Come’, Sobornost: The Journal of the Fellowship of St Alban and St Sergius 6.9 (Summer), pp.613-26
 
 

1975

Books

1975a     The Theology of Vladimir Nikolaievich Lossky: An Exposition and Critique, University of Oxford doctoral thesis; cf 1980a     
 
 

1976

Books (edited and trasnslated)

1976a     (ed. and tr.) Pierre Pascal, The Religion of the Russian People, London: Mowbrays / Crestwood NY: St Vladimir’s Seminary Press (translation of Civilisatoin Paysanne en Russe II: La Religion du People Russe); includes ‘Translator’s Foreword’, pp.vii-ix

Articles and Lectures

1976b     ‘Christian Art and Cultural Pluralism: Reflections on “L’art de l’icone”, by Paul Evdokimov’ [on L’Art de l’Icône: Théologie de la Beauté, Paris: Desclée de Brouwer, 1970, Eastern Churches Review 8.1, pp.38-44

1976c     ‘Person and Personality in Christology’, article review of Anthony T. Hanson, Grace and Truth: a Study in the Doctrine of the Incarnation, London: SPCK, 1975, Downside Review 94 (October), pp.253-260

1976d     ‘Three Styles of Monastic Reform’ in Benedicta Ward (ed.) The Influence of Saint Bernard: Anglican Essays, Fairacres Publications 66, Oxford: SLG Press, pp.23-40

Sermons and Speeches

1976e     ‘To Give and not to Count the Cost: A Sermon Preached at Mirfield in February 1976’, Sobornost: The Journal of the Fellowship of St Alban and St Sergius 7.5 (Summer 1977), pp.401-3

Book Reviews

1976f     Review of Ray Sherman Anderson, Historical Transcendence and the Reality of God: A Christological Critique, London: Geoffrey Chapman / Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1975, Downside Review 94 (July), pp.236-239

1976g     Review of Hans Urs von Balthasar, Engagement with God, tr. John Halliburton, London: SPCK, 1975, Downside Review 94 (April), pp.153-154

1976h     Review of Alain Riou, Le Monde et l’Eglise selon Maxime le Confesseur, Théologie Historique 22, Paris: Beauchesne, 1973, Eastern Churches Review 8.1, pp.92-93

1976i     Review of Benedicta Ward, The Wisdom of the Desert Fathers, Fairacres Publications 48, Oxford: SLG Press, 1975, and The Sayings of the Desert Fathers (The Alphabetical Collection), London: Mowbrays, 1975, Sobornost: The Journal of the Fellowship of St Alban and St Sergius 7.3 (Summer), pp.219-20
 
 

1977

Articles and Lectures

1977a     ‘Eric Gill’, Sobornost: The Journal of the Fellowship of St Alban and St Sergius 7.4 (Winter-Spring), pp.261-9

1977b     ‘The Philosophical Structures of Palamism’, Eastern Churches Review 9.1-2, pp.27-44

1977c     ‘Poetic and Religious Imagination’, Theology 80 (May), pp.178-187

Newspaper and Magazine Articles

1997d     ‘Christmas as a Christian Festival’, letter to The Times, Dec 3, p.15
 
 

1978

Articles and Lectures

1978a     ‘A Person that Nobody Knows: A Paradoxical Tribute to Thomas Merton’, Cistercian studies 13.4, pp.399-401; reprinted in the Advent 2002 issue of The Merton Journal
 
 

1979

Books

1979a      The Wound of Knowledge: Christian Spirituality from the New Testament to St John of the Cross, London: Darton, Longman & Todd; American edition: Christian Spirituality: A Theological History from the New Testament to Luther and St John of the Cross, Atlanta: John Knox Press, 1980; re-issued as The Wound of Knowledge: A Ttheological History from the New Testament to Luther and St John of the Cross, Eugene, Oregon: Wipf and Stock, 1998; revised edition: The Wound of Knowledge: Christian Spirituality from the New Testament to St John of the Cross, London: Darton, Longman and Todd, 1990; Cambridge, Mass: Cowley Pubns. 1991

Articles and Lectures

1979b     ‘Barth on the Triune God’ in S.W. Sykes (ed.) Karl Barth: Studies of his Theological Method, Oxford: Clarendon; reproduced in Wrestling with Angels, pp.106-149

1979c     ‘Mankind, Nation, State’ in Paul Ballard and Huw Jones (eds), This Land and People (Y Wlad A’r Bobl Hyn): A Symposium on Christian and Welsh National Identity, Cardiff: Collegiate Centre of Theology, University College, pp.119-125

Book Reviews

1979d     Review of John Meyendorff, Living Tradition: Orthodox Witness in the Contemporary World, Crestwood, NY: St Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 1978, Sobornost n.s. 1.2 (Autumn), pp.87-8
 
 

A session of Scriptural Reasoning

Scriptural Reasoning (SR) is an increasingly widespread practice. Small groups of Jews, Christians and Muslims meet together for intensive study of each others’ scriptures together. Since 2003 I have been involved in an SR group meeting annually in Cambridge and before each year’s AAR, and the following brief paper emerges from that context.

Introduction

What goes on in a Scriptural Reasoning group does not lend itself easily to summary or report. After all, the success of a Scriptural Reasoning discussion is not measured by the production of take-home conclusions, and even when a discussion generates ideas that seem to have legs those ideas sometimes seem rather lame when taken out of the context that they temporarily powered.

These difficulties of summary or report are not, of course, absolute: it is often possible to convey something of what has excited a group, even if such descriptions tend to work best when given to people who have studied the same texts in other groups. And it is similarly possible to generate interesting theoretical descriptions of the kinds of reasoning involved in SR discussions, even if, again, those descriptions have often worked better as aids to reflection for participants in SR than as clear explanations for outsiders.

Nevertheless, summary or report is difficult, as anyone can discover by returning from an SR meeting and trying to explain to those who have never been involved what it was like, what good it did, and what came of it. So I have for a while wanted to try an experiment: to write up a fictionalised version of a real SR discussion, and then to comment upon that fiction – trying to show what cannot easily be told: what SR is like.[1] SR groups differ widely, of course, and those differences are particularly marked when one moves between the different contexts in which SR is done: from academic to civic, from long-term series to one-off events, and so on. Nevertheless, although what follows is a fictionalised version of a discussion from a very particular setting – an academic ‘Scriptural Reasoning Theory Group’ meeting, largely involving people who were familiar with SR and who had met in this context before – I hope that it conveys something of the rhythm and progress of SR conversation more generally.

A discussion of Sura 40.78

The participants in the group are AALIYAH and HABIB (Muslim), MORGAN and NATHAN (Jewish), and BRIAN, JOHN and KAREN (Christian). KAREN is convenor. It so happens that in this session the group chooses to study a passage from the Qur’an; in other sessions, the group read texts from the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament.

The group has been assembling and chatting for a couple of minutes already, exchanging greetings and questions about the journey to Cambridge. Karen has asked people which text they want to start with, and in the absence of a clear preference has suggested a brief snippet from the Qur’an – 40:78.

KAREN: (After a pause, reading slowly from the Arberry translation – with the kind of tone and rhythm that might be used for a bible reading in an Anglican church.) We sent Messengers before thee; of some We have related to thee, and some We have not related to thee. It was not for any Messenger to bring a sign, save by God’s leave. When God’s command comes, justly the issue shall be decided; then the vain-doers shall be lost.

[There is silence, while the members of the group stares at the passage in front of them. After ten or fifteen seconds, HABIB reaches into his bag and pulls out his Qur’an, flicking quickly through to the passage; his lips move slightly as he reads the Arabic.]

BRIAN: The bit where it says ‘justly the issue shall be decided’ – I looked at a translation online when preparing, and it had (he refers to a sheet in front of him) ‘it will be concluded in truth’. The translation we’ve been given seems to make more sense. The other one I have here (he refers to the Penguin Classics Koran, which he has open in front of him) says ‘And when God’s will was done, justice prevailed.’

NATHAN: I have ‘when the command of Allah will come, matters will stand decided justly‘. What does the Arabic say?

HABIB: (Somewhat hesitantly) Judgment was passed, or judgment was – given, or made, with truth. True judgment was passed.

BRIAN: So – is it: God’s command comes by means of messengers, it comes when God chooses, and when it comes it executes true judgment?

HABIB: Yes. It passes or executes true judgment.

BRIAN: It sets things to rights, perhaps?

HABIB: Yes, yes. Perhaps.

[Silence falls again for a few seconds.]

MORGAN: So, who are the ‘vain-doers’? Are they, like, people consumed with vanity – all preening and posing?

HABIB: Vain-doers? They are those who deny God’s revelation. They are the ones in the wrong, the ones who oppose God. You could translate it ‘falsifiers’.
BRIAN: (Consulting his Penguin Classics Koran) My translation has ‘disbelievers’.

HABIB: Yes, yes – disbelievers.

MORGAN: Those who don’t believe the message, or the messenger?

HABIB: Yes.

[Murmurs of assent lapse into another brief silence.]

JOHN: ‘[O]f some we have related to thee…’ That’s ‘related in the Qur’an’, I assume?

HABIB: Yes. ‘Related’ – it is like saying, ‘We have given you information. We have told you stories about them. Yes, we have told you some of the messengers’ stories, and we have not told you others.’ It is not just in the Qur’an, though –

JOHN: Not just in the Qur’an?

AALIYAH: Mostly in the Qur’an. Some elsewhere, but mostly in the Qur’an.

HABIB: The Qur’an names twenty-seven messengers – but there are supposed to be 124,000 messengers in total.

JOHN: 124,000?

HABIB: Yes!

AALIYAH: Yes – (then, animated, rapid-fire:) so it is like, ‘Don’t think these are the only ones! There are many more. There’s an abundance. More than you can count’ – because 124,000 is not really fixing a clear limit – it is ‘thousands upon thousands. I have sent you more messengers. Be open to them. Wherever you turn, there will be a messenger.’

JOHN: And others – beyond the twenty-seven – are mentioned in the traditions?

AALIYAH: Some, yes – but not many. The point is not that there is any list of who they are. There couldn’t be a list. There is an abundance of witnesses, more than you know, so many more than you might think. They are everywhere!

NATHAN: (Speaking at the same time as Morgan) So, what makes someone a messenger­?

MORGAN: (Speaking at the same time as Nathan) Who is the ‘We’? Is it Allah?

HABIB: Yes: it is one of the ways that Allah speaks of himself. There are different registers in the Qur’an. ‘We’ is for God’s greatness and ‘I’ is more for God’s nearness ­-

AALIYAH: (Interrupting) Yes – like ‘I am near to them’

HABIB: – and ‘Thee’ is Muhammad (peace be upon him).

[Yet another brief pause.]

KAREN: (Taking advantage of the lull) What is the context for this verse?

HABIB: Allah is comforting Muhammad (peace be upon him). ‘You must tolerate the difficulties you have with your message, for there were many before you…’

AALIYAH: (Interrupting) It’s part of a longer discussion of messengers and signs. And there’s a story of a believer in Pharaoh’s household, who kept on trying to get Pharaoh to be open – to listen to the possibility that Moses was speaking the truth –

NATHAN: (Surprised) Moses?

AALIYAH: Yes, Pharaoh wants to kill Moses because he does not believe his message –

MORGAN: So Pharaoh is a vain-doer?

AALIYAH: Yes, because he does not believe the message.

BRIAN And so is this believer saying to Pharaoh, ‘Listen out for the message?’ Is there something, then – (He pauses, searching for the right words) – something about inculcating the right kind of attentiveness? Listen out for messengers, they’re all around you! Look out for signs, they’re everywhere! You need the right kind of attentiveness. Is that what it is saying? You need the right kind of eyes?

JOHN: But is that what this passage is saying? It’s not really addressed to those who ought to receive the message, is it? It’s addressed to the Prophet, and it tells him that he is not in charge of the message, but that when it comes, it will be effective.

BRIAN: Okay – yes, fair enough. So it’s like: don’t worry if you can’t produce the effect you want. This is not about you producing anything. You simply have to be obedient to the One who does produce – who can execute judgment when he chooses.

JOHN: Yes, I think so. I think that’s right.

NATHAN: (Who has been waiting to say something for a little while, and now finds an opportunity.) So, looking around, could anyone be a messenger? Could you be – could you find that the people around you become messengers? Are messengers sent to everyone, to all peoples?

HABIB: In other parts of the Qur’an, it does talk about how there are messengers for each community…

BRIAN: Though that’s not really in view in this text, is it?

AALIYAH: But this ayah does mean that the problem is not that Allah did not send enough messengers, because he has sent more than enough – he has sent thousands upon thousands. The problem is that you do not see them –

JOHN: You do not have eyes to see.

NATHAN: I guess what I was asking is whether a messenger is simply anyone through whom a sign is given, and whether a sign is simply anything that points you to God?

HABIB: Well… Signs – miracles or recitations – they are in the permission of God, no? They cannot be demanded: ‘it was not for any messenger to bring a sign.’ God chooses when to make a sign, not the messenger. So God makes the sign and the sign makes the messenger. The sign is a revelation, and the messenger is one who transmits it. You need to keep God in the picture.

JOHN: The priority of divine action.

AALIYAH: The messenger is one who is given a sign, who believes the sign, and who proclaims it or presents it.

NATHAN: So the messenger has to believe?

AALIYAH: I think so, yes –

JOHN: If someone proclaims – if someone preaches truth about God, is that a sign? Does it make them a messenger?

AALIYAH: Well, like Habib was saying, the most important thing of all in this passage is that the messenger does not have disposal over the message. There is something in the context here: this ayah is part of a longer story where there have been demands for signs, for miraculous proofs. And Muhammad has been saying, ‘I’m only human.’ I do not have wonders, miracles, at my command. The only miracle he gives is the one he has been given: the recitation itself – the message itself. And he’s not simply preaching: he’s – like Habib said – he’s transmitting what he’s been given.

HABIB: Yes – sign, ‘ayah’ – can mean miracle, or it can mean verse, a verse of the Qur’an –

AALIYAH: (interrupting) They are both signs that point to God, to God’s power.

HABIB: – and it is signs that confirm that a messenger is a messenger. That’s really what miracles are for – they’re secondary. They confirm a messenger’s status as a messenger: they’re signs pointing to signs.

BRIAN: So you might know you are in the presence of a messenger if there is a miracle, a dramatic sign – but this verse suggests that the real mark of a sign (the sign of a sign?) is that bit about deciding on truth. How did we say that should be translated?

KAREN: When true judgment is passed, or when God’s true judgment is proclaimed.

BRIAN: Speaking with authority? The real mark of a sign is somehow its ability to speak authoritatively, decisively?

JOHN: So is recognition of a sign like the bit in the Gospels: ‘Were not our hearts burning within us – ‘?

AALIYAH: Where’s that from?

JOHN: It’s from one of the resurrection stories, where people at first don’t realise that it is Jesus who is speaking to them until he reveals himself, but then realise that his words were having an impact on them even before they recognised him.

BRIAN: That would be a good passage to do to discuss one year, I think.

[A brief pause.]

MORGAN: (taking advantage of the lull, and speaking slowly) I’m interested in the phenomenology of all this: the signs having this attention-grabbing power –

HABIB: But it’s not just attention-grabbing. The Qur’an speaks against signs simply as spectacle – things that attract attention to themselves, rather than to God –

MORGAN: Exactly: so there’s this attention-grabbing power, and yet (hunting for the right words) a transparency, a transitiveness to signs?

HABIB: Yes, signs have to be transparent.

MORGAN: But in the Qur’an, isn’t the whole world a sign?

AALIYAH: Yes, it points to God.

MORGAN: So the signs – specific signs – they have a kind of contagious transparency: your eye is drawn towards them and then beyond them, and if these signs do their work, then other things around them – whether other things that you might think these signs pointed to, or just the world around the sign – begins to become transparent too. The world’s capacity to be a sign gets activated?

NATHAN: And messengers are there to help you read the world? They proclaim God, but in a way that’s proclaiming the proper understanding of the world?

BRIAN: Passing true judgment on the world?

HABIB: Yes – and there is one messenger, there are twenty-seven messengers, there are 124,000 messengers – and this is a sequence that has a telos: when the whole world is a sign, the whole world becomes transparent.

MORGAN: So, the one, the twenty-seven, the 124,000 – that’s like an epidemiology of transparency?

[A brief pause.]

BRIAN: Is there some kind of hermeneutics for the Qur’an itself here? If what Morgan says is right about contagious transparency (I love that phrase!) then does it work for the signs of the Qur’an? Are there central ayahs in the Qur’an that, as it were, activate the others – or some kind of mutual activation? So one ayah shows you God, but also shows you how to see God more truly in other ayahs – and vice versa?

[JOHN, MORGAN and NATHAN nod – but nobody picks up the suggestion. There’s a brief pause.]

KAREN: When it says that the vain-doers are the losers – and the vain-doers are the ones who don’t recognise or believe the signs – does that mean that we all have the capacity, the responsibility to understand the signs?

BRIAN: Are we free to acknowledge or reject the signs, do you mean?

KAREN: Yes. Or is there anything like God hardening Pharaoh’s heart in Exodus –

BRIAN: (interrupting) You mean, do the vain-doers become vain by rejecting a message they could have accepted – or are they people who have somehow been given over to vanity, and so are incapable of recognising the message?

KAREN: Yes.

AALIYAH: Oh, I definitely think they are responsible. Yes, they are very much responsible. And Muhammad is, like, ‘Why do you not listen? Why do you not understand? It has all been set before you so clearly…!’

[There’s a pause. Karen, who is chairing, begins to shuffle her papers, wondering whether to suggest moving on to another text, but…]

HABIB: The two meanings of ‘sign’, of ayah – miracle and verse. I’m not sure – was it Aaliyah who said that Muhammad (peace be upon him) was not doing miracles, but simply gave the recitation, the message? But the Quran is both. When Moses gave miraculous signs, they made people look, or listen – they created a space that allowed him then to give his message and be attended to. And so the miracles and the message were separate, with the miracles making way for the message. But with Muhammad (peace be upon him), the recitation is also the miracle: its beauty, its power as language – it creates the space, and the attention, for its own message.

AALIYAH: Yes – it is itself miraculous.

HABIB: And the people to whom it was addressed, the Arabic people – they were people who would misunderstand other kinds of miracles, but they were a people for whom poetry was very important – it was central for them – so this sign, this recitation, is aimed right at them, to grab them and make them attend.

NATHAN: So, it is a message in their language, but which heightens, or disrupts, or breaks open that language to make it capable of pointing beyond itself?

BRIAN: In the Gospels, Jesus both heals and teaches – or heals, exorcises and teaches. But it’s not that the healings and exorcisms are simply signs that make space for the teaching –

JOHN and KAREN: (together) No.

BRIAN: The teaching interprets the healing and exorcism, and makes those things signs of more than simply Jesus’ power –

MORGAN: Contagious transparency, again?

KAREN: It goes the other way around, as well, though: the miracles interpret the teaching?

HABIB: How do you mean?

KAREN: Well – they show what Jesus means. They show what the Kingdom of God looks like. It is release for captives, sight for the blind –

HABIB: Metaphorically, do you mean?

JOHN / KAREN (together): No –

KAREN: Not just metaphorical –

AALIYAH: Is there anything like the Qur’an’s recognition of the danger that miracles will not be understood, that they will not really be signs?

JOHN: There’s the bit about this foolish generation demanding a sign – as if it were entertainment or titillation.

KAREN: And the demons – we discussed this last time, didn’t we – can’t you see the demons as fixating upon the sign itself, the power of the miracle-worker, but not seeing beyond it?

JOHN: Apart from they do recognise Jesus’ identity –

KAREN: I suppose so. (She pauses.) But we’re getting away from the text in front of us. Unless…

BRIAN: Sorry, just one more thing on this. I don’t think the right comparison is with Jesus’ message and miracles, because the real sign in the Christian context is Jesus himself. And the teaching and the miracles are signs that interpret the sign that he is. I don’t think, in Jesus’ case, you could so easily say ‘It was not for a Messenger to bring a sign.’

JOHN: Well – Jesus says he only does what he sees the Father doing, so there’s the same sense of dependence

BRIAN: (interrupting) Yes, but the signs are not simply something that Jesus receives and transmits. That’s all I mean.

MORGAN: Wouldn’t Christians say – this is getting back to the contagious transparency thing, again – wouldn’t you say that Jesus is the one who makes all the other signs transparent?

BRIAN: Yes: he is the transparent one, and he makes other signs transparent.

JOHN: (frowning) I think you need a more dialectical picture than that, though: the teachings and the miracles are part of what makes Jesus transparent.

[Brian nods, but doesn’t respond. A pause for a few beats.]

KAREN: (Taking advantage of the lull) So we want to move on to a Christian text now, then? Our conversation seems to be heading that way?

BRIAN: Sorry, I didn’t mean to derail our conversation.

NATHAN: Could we spend just a bit more time with this text, first, though?

KAREN: Sure, yes.

NATHAN: I wanted to come back to the point about the vain-doers’ responsibility. Is there a sense in which the vain-doers have closed themselves off – so it’s not simply a matter of a decision, in the moment when they are confronted by the sign, to reject that sign, but of that being a decision for which they have perversely prepared themselves? They’ve prepared themselves to ignore transparency…

BRIAN: They’ve immunised themselves against the contagion?

HABIB: The vain-doers are not simply all those who did not understand this particular sign. (He pauses to look at the Arabic again)

KAREN: My translation has ‘the followers of falsehood’, which sounds more like a pattern of life than a one-off decision.

AALIYAH: Yes: they are people who have told themselves that the world they see is all there is –

NATHAN: That there is only surface, and no depth?

AALIYAH: Yes –

HABIB: But you shouldn’t lose the sense of responsibility that remains at the time when the sign is actually given. Signs – in God’s wisdom – they do really break through to people and confront them. God gives people signs that are fit for their context, fit to communicate to them. When a sign comes, it is powerful and active –

KAREN: It passes true judgment.

HABIB: Yes, but it also is not so overwhelming as to deprive you of responsibility. A sign comes close to you, but also leaves some distance – you will hear it, but you are responsible for acceptance or rejection. You’re not deprived of your humanity in the process.

AALIYAH: And even Muhammad has to seek confirmation: the message he receives does not stop him from asking questions and doubting himself, or from knowing that he is human.

MORGAN: So a sign that comes to someone who has closed themselves off against the potential transparency of things – against the more-than-visible – is going to have to be something visible that nevertheless shakes them out of that –

NATHAN: Like the burning bush in the text we were looking at last time.

MORGAN: Yes.

BRIAN: Which also leaves Moses needing confirmation – leaves him human and questioning and unsure.

MORGAN: So the strangeness of a miraculous sign – its miraculousness (is that a word?) – is not there simply to be a sign of God’s arbitrary power (Hey, look what I can do!) but to make the sign a sign: something that actually breaks through and grabs the attention? Is that right?

NATHAN: But this thing about the messenger being left without complete certainty – left with questions – for both Moses, and even more for Muhammad (but not for Jesus), there’s this sense of waiting on a message that is utterly beyond your control –

BRIAN: (Interrupting:) Jesus is waiting in Gethsemane I think –

NATHAN: (Carrying on:) God says to Moses ‘I will teach you what to say’, and here Allah says, ‘ it was not for any Messenger to bring a sign, except by God’s leave’. It’s not in their control. They wait on it, and don’t know if or when it will come again –

JOHN: Except that God has promised –

NATHAN: – except, yes, that God has promised. But that’s trusting in someone else, trusting something outside yourself. It’s not like simply being confident in your own right.

[Pause. Karen is being more cautious about closing this part of the discussion down. She wants to be sure people have finished.]

HABIB: Coming back to the ‘vain-doers’ –

KAREN: Yes?

HABIB: Well, there are traditional discussions of people who can’t be held responsible, who are not vain-doers even though they do not understand: if you are too young, or mentally unfit, or in some other way do not have the capacity. Various different categories. But I think even those people are said to have been given signs that are fitted to their capacity, however limited.

JOHN: Accommodation – signs accommodated to their capacity?

HABIB: Yes.

NATHAN: Does that mean that, if they develop – someone who is at first too young getting older, perhaps – the signs that they are presented with grow with them, in some sense?

HABIB: Yes, I think you could say that. Until you reach the point where you are brought to the message of the Prophet, and submit explicitly to Allah.

NATHAN: But that submission builds on the preparation of the earlier signs?

HABIB: Yes

BRIAN: There’s a kind of pneumatology –

JOHN: Or doctrine of prevenient grace.

BRIAN: Yes, with the agency of the prophet – or of God through the Prophet – crowning that process?

MORGAN: And the vain-doer is not simply someone who says ‘No!’ to a sign given at one step of process, but is someone who has built up resistance?

BRIAN: Back to contagion again!

MORGAN: Yes – someone so acting as to make themselves go blind…

AALIYAH: Or maybe to keep their eyes from opening.

MORGAN: But it’s a process, rather than a punctiliar thing.

JOHN: A habitus?

HABIB: Yes – although the supreme sign given through the Prophet (peace be upon him) – is the Qur’an: and you are still confronted by it with real responsibility, with a real decision.

[Brief pause.]

MORGAN: When Brian said about the agency of God through the Prophet providing the central sign – the sign that sets all the others off. Would Christians say the same about Jesus?

HABIB: It is different though. Muhammad (peace be upon him) is not with us, but his sign – the sign given through him – is. The focus is on the sign that is given through him.

MORGAN: So is the writing down of the Qur’an in Islam the analogue of the resurrection in Christianity: it is what prevents the sign dying away?

BRIAN: Would that make the act of copying the Qur’an like the eucharist?

KAREN: Or would it be the act of recitation that was eucharistic?

BRIAN: Maybe. Maybe.

[A longer pause.]

KAREN: (Looking around for confirmation) Have we finished with this text for now, do you think?

[With murmurs of assent, and shuffled papers, the session moves on.]

Commentary

I am not going to offer a detailed commentary on the content of this discussion, or to rehearse any of the more sophisticated theoretical discussions we have had about the nature of SR. I simply want to offer a few low-key reflections on some facets of our practice that I think this dialogue displays.

  • Sputtering and motoring . The discussion begins with a sputter of clarificatory questions, punctuated by pauses. After a while, it is as if the engine catches, and the sputtering gives way to motoring: conversation runs more-or-less smoothly, more-or-less energetically for a while, though eventually the engine does cut out, of course – and we’re back to sputtering. No-one knows when the engine will catch, when the sputtering will give way to motoring: it cannot be produced, only received. It is a matter of grace.
  • Hosting . This dialogue depicts the reading of an Islamic text, and there is an obvious sense in which the Muslim participants (particularly Habib, but also Aaliyah) function as hosts for some of the session: they answer questions about a text that is deeply familiar to them, welcoming in to that territory the other participants who are relative strangers there. But they are not only hosts, or not always hosts. They are most obviously hosts when the conversation is sputtering (when it is in question-answer form, with the hosts providing answers), least obviously hosts when the conversation is motoring.
  • Exegesis without exegesis . This dialogue is exegetical, but it is not as such an exegesis of the text. It dos not produce anything like a coherent, well-defended construal of the text as a whole. (A whole other level of reflection or commentary upon this dialogue would be needed to turn it into such an exegesis.) Rather, it is a series of explorations of the text. The pattern of sputtering and motoring makes this clear: to change the metaphor, it is as if the conversation is exploring a maze, not knowing which openings are going to lead to dead ends (sputtering), which to pathways to follow (motoring). The conversation finds its way – but finding a way and drawing a map are not the same thing.
  • With and beyond the plain sense .What is the maze being explored, though? On the one hand, what is explored is not this text in the abstract: it is this text as the text of a religious community: hence the appropriateness of hosting, of the sputter of question and answer. On the other hand, this is not a session that consists simply in the group being told what Muslims have made of this text: hence the uneven presence of hosting, and the possibility of motoring. The exploration is a matter of the group playing together with and beyond the plain sense of the text – where the plain sense is the most obvious sense it has for the hosts.
  • Exploring the penumbra . The exploration includes exploration of the penumbra of knowledge and assumptions that surrounds the faithful reading of this text. This is most obvious when specific questions for clarification are asked: ‘What is the context for this verse?’, Karen asks; ‘Who is meant by “We”? Is it Allah?’, Morgan asks. But it sometimes involves longer detour – as when the conversation explores the relationship between signs and miracles: detours from the text, for the sake of the text, as now this, now that idea that has arisen in the course of explanation is explored.
  • Playfulness and discipline . The exploration of the text and its conceptual penumbra frequently takes the form of experimentation: of the playful suggestion of possible construals. Could you read it this way? How about that way? Can one read this text, Aaliyah suggests, as being about Allah’s condescension, sending appropriate messengers to all parts of humankind? But these suggestions get tested, and sometimes rejected. ‘That’s not really in view in this text, is it?’, Brian answers Aaliyah. Both the discussion of the Islamic theological ideas that are in play when this text is read faithfully, and the experimental construals of the text offered, are from time to time disciplined by return to the specificities of the text.
  • Ambiguity of voice. This experimentation often involves participants speaking in ambiguous voices. A Christian reader might playfully suggest a reading of part of this Qur’anic text – and it is in part an offering to the Islamic readers of a way in which they could read their text, a gift to the Muslims qua Muslims, from a non-Muslim who cannot but sit lightly to the gift. But sometimes, it seems to me, the suggestions made are as much suggestions to the Christians and the Jews: does the reading I am suggesting for this Qur’anic passage not suggest analogous readings of Christian and Jewish texts, or analogous theological ideas? Might it be an idea Christians or Jews can appropriately borrow or adapt, even if it turns out not to be a sustainable Islamic reading? Might it in fact be more a suggestion for Christian or Jewish participants than a suggestion for the Muslims? It is worth asking, for instance, who Brian is speaking to and for when he says ‘So it’s like: don’t worry if you can’t produce the effect you want. This is not about you producing anything. You simply have to be obedient to the One who does produce – who can execute judgment when he chooses.’ And who is Morgan speaking to and for when he suggests the idea of ‘contagious transparency’?
  • Comparative hypotheses . One of the way in which experimentation is conducted (and one of the ways in which ambiguities of voice are exacerbated) is by the explicit posing of comparative questions, or making of comparative suggestions. Is the act of Qur’anic recitation in some sense Eucharistic?, asks Karen. How does the relationship between messenger, message and miracle work in the case of Jesus, or the case of Moses, and how does that differ from Muhammad’s case? People sometimes make suggestions about Christian and Jewish parallels to help clarify the specificity of the Qur’anic text, sometimes to help suggest a new construal of the Qur’anic text, and sometimes simply to suggest ways in which the discussion might spiral into Christian or Jewish territory, if allowed.
  • Pick-and-mix vocabularies. To power and express their explorations, the participants draw on a variety of vocabularies, mostly quite unsystematically and playfully: most obviously the vocabularies of Christian and Jewish thought, but also (in this case quite briefly) clearly philosophical vocabularies. (Morgan mentions phenomenology, though that doesn’t end up firing the conversational engine on this occasion.)
  • Conversational momentum . Ideas or patterns of reasoning from previous sessions sometimes appear (acknowledged or unacknowledged), and help drive the conversation forward. There is a kind of momentum to SR groups – and that raises some interesting questions about how constant group membership needs to be in order to allow momentum to build, and how variable it should be in order to distribute the momentum achieved.
  • Running jokes. Conversational motoring is powered in part by ideas that catch – and ideas that catch well can survive the conversations descent from motoring to sputtering, and reappear. Motoring, momentum, and catching are not the same thing. Momentum is seen in the ways in which a conversation is informed by earlier conversations. Motoring is seen when a conversation flows, in some reasonably coherent way. Catching is seen in the reappearance of concepts that you thought had gone away, or that refuse to go away. And sometimes the most generative ideas in SR sessions are indistinguishable from running jokes.

Footnote

[1] Fictionalised? Some time ago, and with the permission of the participants, I took detailed (though uneven) notes during one SR small group session. In writing them up, I have changed names (and, in fact, there is no one-to-one correspondence between the dramatis personae below and the original group members – Redha Ameur, Jeff Bailey, Gavin Flood, Tom Greggs, Martin Kavka, Catriona Laing, Susannah Ticciati, Umeyye Isra Yazicioglu and William Young ); I have rearranged material; I have borrowed some things I heard from other conversations on the same text; I have neatened it all up, and tried to make it readable or followable, in a way that an unedited transcript would not be. The result is a fiction, even if it contains little of substance that was not said in the original session (though I admit that there were places where I couldn’t help adding in something that I would have said, if only I’d thought of it at the time).

Dan Hardy on the public nature of theology

Dan Hardy died on the 15th of November last year. Earlier this month, in Cambridge, I presented a version of the following paper at a celebration of his work in Cambridge. It’s simply an exposition of one of his papers: Daniel W. Hardy, ‘The public nature of theology’ (An address to chaplains in institutions of higher education in the UK, 1991) in God’s Ways with the World: Thinking and Practising Christian Faith (Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1996), 206–216.

The characteristic heart of Dan Hardy’s lecture to a 1991 gathering of university chaplains was his description of God’s work in the world. God is at work, Dan said, forming social life, at work drawing existing patterns of social life beyond themselves and towards Godself. God’s work is found where social life is becoming itself: in the contexts in which, and processes by which, societies take account of themselves, of the configurations of their social practice, of their visions of the common goods that bind them together – and so labour to repair and extend that life.

Dan speaks of God’s involvement in this work in a variety of ways: the activities by which a society becomes more fully social ‘exemplify God’s activity in the world’ (215); this activity ‘perpetuates God’s work’ (214); it can be identified ‘as God’s work’; God is the ‘highest basis’ of society (215). ‘God works through the ways in which society fashions itself’ (216) (all emphases mine).

What activity are we speaking about, more precisely? Dan will not let us get away with any shallow or simplistic account of society’s self-formation; the lecture provides (208–9) a characteristic Hardy list of the key ways in which this labour of repair and extension takes place:
• societies labour to know the world more truly (to test their existing patterns of life and thought against the resistance of the world, and to discover in the world new possibilities for action);

  • societies labour to understand and imagine directly their own ways of acting (construing their social life in such a way as to identify its fractures and to see ways in which it might develop);
  • societies take account of and work to replenish the language they speak (a constantly evolving inheritance of metaphors and similes, of idioms and grammatical habits that make possible whatever conversation a society can sustain);
  • societies take account of and labour on their culture (a constantly proliferating collection of stories and representations, investigations and escapes, in many media, that carry the identity of the society).

In all this, Dan’s focus falls on the labour of taking account, but above all on the labour of extension and repair that is built upon such account-taking: the labour by which societies become more social. True, he opens with a description of the plight of English society that at first seems more backward looking, even to the point of having a touch of nostalgia about it – referring to an England where ‘people almost always felt that social life was stable, in such a way as to allow everyone to know where he or she stood’ (206), and to the fragmentation that has eroded this stability as new, conflicting or competing interests have emerged: English society losing its ways of being together. But this hat-tip towards nostalgia is only a hook, and Dan uses it to pull the head of the reader around to face forwards – to the creation of society as a never-ending task, a task that always requires the imaginative weaving in of those strands that threaten to pull society’s temporary settlements apart. Sociality is a task, and being a society is not a given but a hope and a goal.

Speaking to an audience of university chaplains, Dan also describes the place of institutions of Higher Education in this society. They are institutions whose job is to concern themselves explicitly with a society’s means of reproduction, repair, and extension – in all the ways I have described (knowledge of the world, understanding of society itself, the study and replenishment of language, and the critical interpretation of culture). Universities are, or should be, engines that drive the processes by which societies become more social.

This labour of sociality (and the work of universities within it) is a participation in God’s work – and Dan assumes that his audience of Christian chaplains are amongst those who can acknowledge this fact; they are, indeed, involved in the characteristic form that this acknowledgement takes: worship. But Dan makes it clear that it is neither the case that only those who worship can contribute to proper formation of social life (and so participate in God’s work), nor the case that those who worship simply add an extrinsic, decorative gloss to a labour of social formation and transcendence that can function perfectly well without them. Quite where between these two poles it is appropriate to stand, Dan does not explain – at least, not in this paper. Here, he contents himself with warning his readers against two characteristic temptations, and then helping them to understand that their task is to negotiate some way between these temptations. On the one hand stands the temptation to think that the Christian, especially the ordained chaplain, has power – such that the Christian is capable of producing proper sociality, either in a Christian enclave or as a mover and shaker in the wider world. On the other hand stands the temptation to think that Christians have no responsibility, no gift to give, no vocation that has anything to offer to the work of those who labour on public sociality.

Dan does offer his audience a hint of where they might stand between these two temptations. Their role is, in part, to hold all those (including themselves) who labour on the formation of society open to the deepest vision of what is going on. Penultimately, their role is to remind people that they are about the formation of a sociality that is whole, that is one; it is to keep alive rumour of a common good. Ultimately, it is to draw those labourers into worship: into the acknowledgment of the ‘highest ground’ of their work, yet Christians can pursue their penultimate task even where the deepest spring of their vision – the God acknowledged in its worship – is not, or is not yet, recognised by the social labourers they seek to help. Their role is certainly to speak, as Dan puts it, ‘from the deepest awareness of the truth of God’s work in human life’ (206, my emphasis), but not all the speech that comes from the deepest awareness of the truth of God’s work in human life will be speech explicitly about God.

Dan barely touches in this paper on the content of the vision that Christians might help society pursue; that is, he says little the nature of the common good. It is clear that he has in mind some form of unity-in-diversity, in which a single society is forged from diverse communities and tendencies and possibilities – but the point of his piece is not to offer to his audience (or to suggest that they can offer to their audiences) a fully formed vision of social flourishing. The Christian task, as Dan describes it, is to assist at the emergence of social vision from within the contexts and processes by which a society already takes account of itself and works on itself.

Here it matters that Dan’s audience was a gathering of Christian university chaplains in England. The church in England (and not just the Church of England) is, Dan says, well placed to carry out the kind of task he has been sketching, because unlike the American churches, the English church is ‘immersed in social life’ (208). ‘Church life in this country’, he says, ‘is deeply immersed in the means by which English sociality occurs’, in ‘the means by which the public is a public’, in ‘the devices and means by which the public sustains itself’. He is well aware that the English church, too, faces the temptation to become sectarian, to withdraw from immersion in public sociality into a place where they can simply be themselves – what Dan calls ‘the sectarian route of establishing group or individual identity’ (211). But he holds that, nevertheless, the English church is still ‘by its nature public religion’ (209), that it works ‘right within the places by which English society continues’ (210). Such a church is well placed to be sociality’s midwife. University chaplains are one example of the way in which this immersion works: they work right in the heart of the universities by which English society is itself.

Dan’s counsels to the gathered chaplains, then, spell out what this immersion means for them, and what it means for them to assist with the emergence of social vision from within the university contexts and processes by which a society already takes account of itself and works on itself. They must, he says, pay attention to ways in which social life is being formed (and in which society is transcending itself – repairing and extending its life). They must pay attention to the institutions that contribute to that formation/transcendence – in one of which they themselves work. They must do this because they are seeking the ways of God in the world, and with the awareness that it is truly God’s work that they are seeking. And they must realise that their vocation is to show others how these institutions, these patterns of social formation, are part of a bigger picture – ultimately a picture whose lines of perspective converge on God. Their job is to hold up a mirror to the university labourers in the fields of sociality, in order to show those others what work they are all about. A chaplain’s job is to ‘help the universities identify themselves and their future’ (212), and ‘to hold up for the university the vision of the society it exists to serve’ (214) – and in and through that (and, perhaps, only in and through that) to call the university to worship.

God’s Plan

A quick exchange on providence:

Does God have a plan for my life?

Yes. God published it a while back. God’s plan is to kill you, and give you life.