Rowan Williams – “Contemplative life and urban mission.” 13th May 2023

We are delighted to welcome back the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, who delighted us with back in 2014 with his lecture on the Gospel of John. This lecture addresses some intriguing issues in modern contemplative spirituality and its missional opportunities. Bishop Rowan tells us, “We will look briefly at two twentieth century figures – Mother Maria Skobtsova and Madeleine Delbrêl – who attempted to live out a contemplative vocation in the setting of modern urban poverty, and will ask what we can learn from them about integrating contemplation and action.”