Rowan Williams Bibliography: Interfaith Dialogues

Interfaith relations

Address at the launch by Department of Communities and Local Government of a new document, on inter faith relations, 17 Dec 2007. “Face-to-Face and Side-by-Side: A Framework for Interfaith Dialogue and Social Action”. http://rowanwilliams.archbishopofcanterbury.org/articles.php/1143/archbishops-speech-at-the-launch-of-inter-faith-consultation.html.

Islam

Contributions to Building Bridges Seminars:

  • 2nd: Doha, 7–9 Apr 2003. Scriptures in Dialogue: Christians and Muslims studying the Bible and the Qur’ān together. Edited by Michael Ipgrave. London: Church House, 2004.
    — ‘Introduction’, xi–xii;
    — [Contribution to] Chapter 1: ‘Muslims and Christians reading scriptures: When, where, how, with whom? 21–22;
    — ‘Christian Theology and Other Faiths’, 131–43— also given as a lecture at Birmingham University, 11 Jun 2003 and available as a pdf from the Matheson Trust: https://www.themathesontrust.org/library/christian-theology-other-faiths.
  • 3rd: Georgetown, 26–28 Mar 2004. Bearing the Word: Prophecy in Biblical and Qur’ānic Perspective. Edited by Michael Ipgrave. London: Church House, 2005.
    — ‘Analysing Atheism: Unbelief and the World of Faiths’, 1–12 [also as part of the Pacem in Terris Lecture Series of Georgetown University; reprinted in Faith in the Public Square, 281–91. London: Bloomsbury, 2012.
  • 4th: Sarajevo, 16–18 May 2005. Building a Better Bridge. Edited by Michael Ipgrave. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2008.
    — ‘Christianity, Islam, and the Challenge of Poverty’, lecture given at the Bosniak Institute, Sarajevo, 18 May 2005. 133–140.
  • 5th: Georgetown, 27–30 Mar 2006. Justice and Rights: Christian and Muslim Perspectives. Edited by Michael Ipgrave. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2008.
    — Opening Remarks, 28 Mar 2006. See also: http://rowanwilliams.archbishopofcanterbury.org/articles.php/1275/justice-and-rights-fifth-building-bridges-seminar-opening-remarks.html.
  • 6th: Singapore 3–7 Dec 2007. Humanity: Christian and Muslim Perspectives. Edited by Michael Ipgrave and David Marshal. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2008.
  • 7th: Rome, 5–8 May 2008. Communicating the Word: Revelation, Translation, and Interpretation in Christianity and Islam. Edited by David Marshall. Washington: Georgetown University Press, 2011.
    —’Afterword’, 175–79. Also see: Introducing the Building Bridges Seminar. YouTube video, 10:04. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJq5A4U_TVA
  • 8th: Istanbul, 16–18 Jun 2009. Science and Religion: Christian and Muslim Perspectives. Edited by David Marshall. Washington: Georgetown University Press, 2012. — ‘Building Bridges in Istanbul’, 1–4; and ‘Afterword’, 173–77.
  • 9th: Georgetown, DC, 25–27 May 2010. Tradition and Modernity: Christian and Muslim Perspectives. Edited by David Marshall. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2013.
    — Afterword, 221–25;
    — Audio of Williams’s contributions: http://rowanwilliams.archbishopofcanterbury.org/canterbury/data/files/resources/574/20100527_ABC_contributions.mp3.
    See also discussion with John DeGioia about the 2010 seminar, YouTube video, 14:05, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ3Qj9bHiCc.
  • 10th: Prayer, Doha, 17–19 May 2011. Prayer: Christian and Muslim Perspectives. Edited by David Marshall and Lucinda Mosher. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2013.
    — ‘Preface’, xv-xviii;
    — ‘Response to Part 1: Surveys’, 73–76;
    — [Contribution to] Personal Reflections on Prayer’, 197–98.
  • 11th: London and Canterbury, 23–25 Apr 2012. Death, Resurrection, and Human Destiny: Christian and Muslim Perspectives. Edited by David Marshall and Lucinda Mosher. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2014.
    —’Preface’, xi–xxiv,
    —’Reflections [in response to] Part 1: Surveys’, 117–21;
    — ‘Afterword,’ 241–3.
    — Opening remarks (not printed), YouTube video, 12:53. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX-53C_IlTI. [Transcript] http://rowanwilliams.archbishopofcanterbury.org/articles.php/2466/archbishop-speaks-at-building-bridges-seminar-on-death-resurrection-and-human-destiny.html#Opening.
    — Closing reflections after the public lectures (not printed), YouTube video, 18:26, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH73Ccx_4s0. [Transcript] http://rowanwilliams.archbishopofcanterbury.org/articles.php/2466/archbishop-speaks-at-building-bridges-seminar-on-death-resurrection-and-human-destiny.html#Closing.

— — ‘A Letter of St. Augustine.’ 73–77.
— — ‘Afterword: Reflections on Humanity in Text and Context’, 145–48.

Interview: ‘The Common Word Dossier:’ Islamica, no. 21 (Feb 2009): 50–54.

Eid Al-Fitr greetings

Rosh Hashanah greetings

Statements for Holocaust Memorial Day

Hinduism

Address during a visit to Venkataswara (Balaji) Temple, Birmingham, 15 Nov 2008. .

‘Dialogue for me is Recognition of the Serious’. Interview with P. Jacob, of The Hindu, in Chennai, 18 Oct 2010. https://www.thehindu.com/news/resources/Dialogue-for-me-is-recognition-of-the-serious-Dr.-Rowan-Williams-full-text/article15786908.ece. Full text also at: http://rowanwilliams.archbishopofcanterbury.org/articles.php/553/the-hindu-interview-dialogue-for-me-is-recognition-of-the-serious.html.

With Professor Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad, 21 Feb 2011. Discussion reflecting on dialogue with Hindu Swamis in Bangalore in October 2010. http://rowanwilliams.archbishopofcanterbury.org/canterbury/data/files/resources/920/20110216_Hindu_dialogue_ABC_conversation.mp3.

Address at Launch of Hindu-Christian Forum, Lambeth Palace, 22 Nov 2011, http://rowanwilliams.archbishopofcanterbury.org/articles.php/2256/launch-of-hindu-christian-forum-an-opportunity-for-dialogue-and-depth.html#Transcript.

Diwali Greetings

Buddhism

Dialogue with Buddhist leaders at Buddhist Society London headquarters, including audio of refelections on the Karaniya Metta Sutta, and the Heart Sutra. http://rowanwilliams.archbishopofcanterbury.org/articles.php/2387/archbishops-dialogue-with-buddhist-leaders.html”>.

Sikhism

‘The Spiritual and Social Benefits of Dialogue between Christians and Sikhs’. Address at Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara, Hounslow. http://rowanwilliams.archbishopofcanterbury.org/articles.php/2224/archbishops-visit-to-sri-guru-singh-sabha-gurdwara-hounslow.html

Zorastrianism

Address during an official visit to the Zoroastrian Centre in Harrow, 1 Oct 2010. http://rowanwilliams.archbishopofcanterbury.org/articles.php/570/archbishop-of-canterburys-address-to-the-zoroastrian-community.html