Archbishop of Canterbury speaks in House of Lords
Archbishop of Canterbury speaks in House of Lords
Following the recall of the House of Lords in response to the events of recent days, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, expressed sympathy with those affected, paid tribute to police and volunteers, and called for a renewed commitment to the building of strong communities.
Rowan Williams
http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/articles.php/2152/archbishop-speaks-in-house-of-lords
August 11, 2011
Reflecting on the loss of confidence in society that many had experienced, Dr Williams said:
"In the events we have seen in recent days, there is nothing to romanticise and there is nothing to condone in the behaviour that has spread across our streets. This is indeed criminality."
Noting the Prime Minister's comment that "criminality always has a context", Dr Williams called for a careful analysis of all that has taken place and for a commitment to educating our young people to be good citizens:
"Over the last two decades, many would agree that our educational philosophy at every level has been more and more dominated by an instrumentalist model; less and less concerned with a building of virtue, character and citizenship - 'civic excellence' as we might say. And a good educational system in a healthy society is one that builds character, that builds virtue.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
Following the recall of the House of Lords in response to the events of recent days, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, expressed sympathy with those affected, paid tribute to police and volunteers, and called for a renewed commitment to the building of strong communities.
Rowan Williams
http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/articles.php/2152/archbishop-speaks-in-house-of-lords
August 11, 2011
Reflecting on the loss of confidence in society that many had experienced, Dr Williams said:
"In the events we have seen in recent days, there is nothing to romanticise and there is nothing to condone in the behaviour that has spread across our streets. This is indeed criminality."
Noting the Prime Minister's comment that "criminality always has a context", Dr Williams called for a careful analysis of all that has taken place and for a commitment to educating our young people to be good citizens:
"Over the last two decades, many would agree that our educational philosophy at every level has been more and more dominated by an instrumentalist model; less and less concerned with a building of virtue, character and citizenship - 'civic excellence' as we might say. And a good educational system in a healthy society is one that builds character, that builds virtue.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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