Anglican Catholic Future

Faith in the Public Square

Rowan Williams

Archbishop Rowan Williams is the most gifted Anglican priest of his generation. His views are consistent and orthodox and yet he has been consistently misunderstood – especially in relation to his views on contemporary society, public morality and the common good. In this, the final published work of his Archepiscopate, Dr Williams has assembled a series of chapters on matters of immediate public concern and the relationship of Christianity to these issues.

Among his topics are ‘Has Secularism Failed?: Europe, Faith and Culture’, ‘Human Rights and Religious Faith’, Changing the Myths We Live By’, ‘Housekeeping: The Economic Challenge’, ‘The Gifts Reserved for Age: Perceptions of the Elderly’, and ‘Analysing Atheism’.

God’s Church in the World: The Gift of Catholic Mission

by Andrew Davison, Anna Matthews, Alison Milbank, Philip North, Gemma Simmonds, Ric Thorpe, & Rowan Williams; edited by Susan Lucas

God’s Church in the World: The Gift of Catholic Mission presents a confident and joyful assertion of the Catholic character of Christian mission and its sacramental nature, exploring the transforming role the Catholic tradition can play in evangelism. A range of outstanding contributors explore the gifts that the Catholic tradition – formed by a conviction that the presence of Christ in the Eucharist intensifies and motivates an awareness of the sacramental presence of Christ in the world – can bring to the church’s engagement with the world.

Chapters include:

• Mission and the Life of Prayer
• Mission and the Sacraments
• Catholic Mission in Practice
• The Virgin Mary and Mission
• Vocation and Mission
• The Sacraments as Converting Ordinances
• Social Justice and Growth in Anglo-Catholic Churches
• Reflections on Scripture and Catholic Mission
• Catholic Mission: Historical Perspectives

The contributors represent the breadth of Catholic traditions and identities in the Church of England today.

Candles in the Dark: Faith, Hope and Love in a Time of Pandemic

Rowan Williams

As we contemplate the coming months, not knowing when we can breathe again, it s worth thinking about how already the foundations have been laid for whatever new opportunities God has for us on the far side of this crisis. Rowan Williams offers these words of wisdom and many more in Candles in the Dark. This powerful and timely book brings together the 26 weekly Christian meditations originally posted online from March to September 2020, during lockdown in the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, for the congregation of his local parish church. Candles in the Dark is a lovely Christian book of comfort for anyone looking for the light in these dark times. Written with warmth and compassion, these meditations offer us hope and encouragement as we continue to endure the most devastating and disturbing world crisis for over a generation. They will leave you spiritually uplifted and with a strengthened faith to guide you through whatever may come.