Speeches

A collection of the Archbishop's public speeches

• 15 June 2009
  Video: The Archbishop defines the word 'Refuge'
  The Archbishop of Canterbury tells us what the word 'Refuge' means to him for Refugee Week 2009
• 09 June 2009
  God's Mission and Ours in the 21st century
  An address by the Archbishop of Canterbury to a meeting of the Intercontinental Church Society at Lambeth Palace
• 04 June 2009
  Post Secular Politics? Inter Faith Relations and Civic Practice
  The Lambeth Inter Faith Lecture was addressed by Luke Bretherton, Senior Lecturer in Theology & Politics at King's College London, with questions and answers afterwards with the Archbishop
• 01 June 2009
  The Archbishop's Response to the Presence and Engagement Study Day, with Q&As
  The Archbishop of Canterbury responded to Dr Luke Bretherton's paper and to issues raised during the day. Dr Luke Bretheron is a senior lecturer in theology and politics and convenor of the Faith and Public Policy Forum at King's College London.
• 21 May 2009
  Archbishop of Canterbury welcomes new Archbishop of Westminster
  The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has today given a greeting to Archbishop Vincent Nichols at his Installation Mass as the new Archbishop of Westminster.
• 21 May 2009
  Archbishop contributes to 'Love where you Live' initiative on BBC Radio 2
  As part of Radio 2's Love Where You Live campaign, the Archbishop of Canterbury delivers a special Pause For Thought which reflects on community and the value of being neighbourly, hosted by Terry Wogan.
• 20 May 2009
  An address by the Archbishop of Canterbury given to a meeting of the Alcuin Club at Lambeth Palace
  Founded in 1897, the Club (named after Alcuin of York, deacon, abbot of Tours, d 840) has a long and respected tradition of promoting sound liturgical scholarship within and beyond the Church of England by publishing a series of collections and other works.
• 11 May 2009
  Archbishop's Presidential Address to the 14th Meeting of the ACC
  The Archbishop of Canterbury reflects on the achievements of the ACC meeting.
• 10 April 2009
  Archbishop's BBC Radio 4 Thought for the Day on Good Friday
  
• Archbishop's Lectures in Holy Week
  The Archbishop will give a series of Holy Week Lectures 'Growing in Prayer: what the saints tell us about the spiritual journey' over 3 consecutive evenings at 7.30pm. Below are the audio files of those lectures
• 25 March 2009
  Renewing the Face of the Earth: Human Responsibility and the Environment
  The Archbishop gives a lecture at the Ebor Lecture, York Minster, to spell out why respect for the environment is not an optional extra, particularly for Christians. Dr Williams suggests that "we are capable of changing our situation"; in "Christian terms, this needs a radical change of heart, a conversion." The Ebor Lectures are a series of lectures which aim to relate faith to public concerns.
• 22 March 2009
  'Faith in the Public Square', lecture at Leicester Cathedral
  The Archbishop of Canterbury's lecture 'Faith in the Public Square', delivered at Leicester Cathedral.
• 07 March 2009
  Ethics, Economics and Global Justice
  In a lecture given today in Cardiff, the Archbishop of Canterbury calls for patience and trust to be re-established in economic processes, and for governments to resist the lure of protectionism which prejudices the growth of developing economies.
• 24 February 2009
  Christian Muslim Forum - Faith in Finance seminar at St Ethelburga's centre for Reconciliation and Peace
  The Chairs, Dr Musharraf Hussain and the Rt Revd Richard Cheetham, asked Archbishop Rowan to respond to a number of issues that had been raised in the discussions before he had arrived.
• 13 February 2009
  Archbishop's farewells from the February 2009 Synod
  The Archbishop of Canterbury gave a farewell speech at the General Synod to mark the retirement of the Bishop of Peterborough, Rt Rev Ian Cundy and the Bishop of Carlisle, Rt Rev Graham Dow
• 16 January 2009
  Royal Academy of Arts Byzantium Lecture 'Icons and the Practice of Prayer'
  In a lecture given at the Royal Academy of Arts, Dr Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury explores aspects of how icons are, amongst other things, practical aids to meditative prayer.
• 12 February 2009
  Archbishop - We have to spread the good news of what is done
  The Archbishop on Inter Faith - Presence and Engagement, General Synod, London
• 12 February 2009
  Archbishop's speech at House of Lords Debate - Good Childhood Inquiry Report
  The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams spoke at the House of Lords 'Children: Good Childhood Inquiry Report Debate'. Moved By The Lord Bishop of Leicester, the debate called attention to the publication of the Good Childhood Inquiry report.
• 12 February 2009
  Archbishop - What kind of global communion do we want to be?
  The Archbishop on the Anglican Covenant, General Synod, London
• 11 February 2009
  Draft Bishops and Priests (Consecration and Ordination of Women) Measure
  General Synod, London
• 10 February 2009
  Archbishop's Presidential Address
  Impressions from the Lambeth Conference; Archbishops' appeal for Zimbabwe and women in the episcopate. General Synod, London
• 09 February 2009
  Archbishop introduces His Eminence Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, the Archbishop of Westminster, to address the Synod
  Anglican-Roman Catholic Relations Agenda, General Synod, London
• 29 January 2009
  How does God reveal himself? A Christian Perspective
  Lecture given by the Archbishop of Canterbury at the World Islamic Call Society Campus, Tripoli, Libya
• 01 January 2009
  Archbishop's New Year Message - the treasure that is our fellow human beings
  In his 2009 New Year Message, Dr Williams asks us to consider the importance placed on material wealth, to 'turn outwards' and appreciate the treasure that is our 'fellow human beings' during this time of financial crisis.
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