Rowan Williams Quotes


Let's cut to the chase, the sharia controversy. I don't think I, or my colleagues, predicted just how enormous the reaction would be. I failed to find the right words. I succeeded in confusing people. I've made mistakes - that's probably one of them.


Citations

Williams, Rowan. "Presidential Address." General Synod, Church of England, London, 11 Feb. 2008. Speech.

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Rowan Williams
Rowan Williams
  • Born: June 14, 1950
  • Nationality: Welsh
  • Profession: Theologian

Rowan Douglas Williams, Baron Williams of Oystermouth, PC, FBA, FRSL, FLSW is a Welsh Anglican bishop, theologian and poet. He was the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury, a position he held from December 2002 to December 2012. Previously the Bishop of Monmouth and Archbishop of Wales, Williams was the first Archbishop of Canterbury in modern times not to be appointed from within the Church of England.