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Speeches

April 2006

Intense Activity Elsewhere: Good Friday Thought for the Day, BBC Radio 4
Sunday 16 April 2006
The Archbishop's Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4, Good Friday 2006, deals with themes of contemplation…

Easter Surgery - Pause for Thought with Terry Wogan, BBC Radio 2
Tuesday 11 April 2006
The Archbishop talked about preparing for Easter and operations when he appeared in the 'Pause for Thought'…

The Church: God's Pilot Project
Wednesday 5 April 2006
This wide-ranging address on Church mission and values was given by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr…

March 2006

Justice and Rights - Fifth Building Bridges Seminar, Opening Remarks
Tuesday 28 March 2006
This speech, given by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, at Healy Hall, Georgetown University,…

Faith Schools Provide An Essential Education
Tuesday 14 March 2006
The Archbishop of Canterbury has launched a strong defence of faith schools as helping to provide the…

February 2006

Archbishop in Sudan: Religions of Peace Have to Show Trust in Each Other
Monday 27 February 2006
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has said that the claims of both Christianity and Islam…

World Council of Churches Assembly - Globalisation, Economics and Environment
Saturday 18 February 2006
At the World Council of Churches Assembly in Porto Alegre, Brazil, the Archbishop made the following…

What We Mean By Christian Identity - World Council of Churches Address
Friday 17 February 2006
The Archbishop of Canterbury addressed the 9th meeting of the World Council of Churches in Porto Alegre,…

Chaplaincy in Immigration Detention Centres
Wednesday 15 February 2006
During oral questions in the House of Lords on February 15th 2006 Lord Avebury asked Her Majesty's Government…

Speeches to General Synod on Women Bishops
Thursday 9 February 2006
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, made two contributions to the Synod debate on the House…

Bicentenary of the Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade - Speech to General Synod
Wednesday 8 February 2006
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, made the following contribution during the General Synod…

Mansion House Speech : Antidote to Blasphemy v. Free Speech Arguments is Respect and Civility
Tuesday 7 February 2006
This speech by the Archbishop of Canterbury, at a dinner given by the Lord Mayor of London for the Archbishops…

General Synod Women Bishops' Debate - Archbishop's Contributions
Tuesday 7 February 2006
The General Synod of the Church of England debated a report from the House of Bishops 'Women Bishops…

Dietrich Bonhoeffer Memorial, Poland - Archbishop's Speech
Saturday 4 February 2006
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German Lutheran pastor, was imprisoned and executed for his opposition to the…

Dietrich Bonhoeffer - Archbishop's Speech to the International Bonhoeffer Congress, Poland
Friday 3 February 2006
In his opening address to the International Bonhoeffer Congress in Poland, the Archbishop discusses the…

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