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John Macquarrie’s Paths in Spirituality, Pt. 1
If the Church finds itself in narrow straits these days it is, in part, because it has not listened deeply to its past masters. John Macquarrie, sometime Lady Margaret Professor…
Read MoreRowan Williams: Tokens of Trust, Pt. 2
I believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church To be in the church is not to stand under the arches of an old building, or to become a club…
Read MoreRowan Williams: Tokens of Trust, Pt. 1
In this introductory theology, published in 2007, Williams discusses the major articles of the Apostles’ Creed. The Latin Creed was the ancient symbolon of the West–the sign, or signet ring, or token…
Read MoreAelred of Rievaulx: God is Friendship
“Here we are, you and I, and I hope a third, Christ, is in our midst.” “Come now, beloved, open your heart, and pour into these friendly ears whatsoever you…
Read MoreRowan Williams, Being Disciples: Essentials of the Christian Life (2016)
Rowan Williams teaches us that discipleship is about stillness. It is a contemplative stance towards to the world — “an openness to the real roots of transforming action” (17). This is…
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