Tag: Archbishop Rowan Williams

  • Setting polemics aside for a moment

    Theological debates go back to the origins of the Church. But recent years have seen a number of debates receiving high profiles in the media; these have typically involved militant atheists such as Richard Dawkins and the late Christopher Hitchens. When Dawkins engaged in a recent debate with the Archbishop of Canterbury, I expected more…

  • Royal Nuptials

    Tomorrow’s the big day for the happy couple. See what they’re planning and what the celebrant has to say. UPDATED with links to the service-bulletin pdf.

  • Mitregate

    When Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori preached and presided at a Eucharist June 13 at Southwark Cathedral in London, she carried her mitre, or bishop’s hat, rather than wear it.