You Tube Theology

Here is the video of Dr Rowan Williams' lecture entitled 'Ethics, empathy and Imagination' that was delivered at the Global Network for Public Theology Conference at Stellenbosch University on 24 October 2016. It is such a wonderful contribution to the current interest in empathy in the scholarly discourse. Can we truly enter into the experience and world of another person? Why is empathy sometimes 'used' as a tool to achieve certain aims (such as reconciliation, or social cohesion)? Are there not more theologically responsible ways to think about the mystery and complexity of one's self and another? What of deep solidarity, even when there isn't complete understanding of the experience of another? These are some of the important questions that Dr Williams raises in this lecture. The video itself is a 'cleaned up' version of the original file. I streamed the event live on Facebook and then saved the file. As a result the image is not all that clear, it is a little shaky in some points, and the audio is not perfect. However, I have done my best to 'tidy' it up in Final Cut and I hope it will be useful. If you would like to read more about Dr Williams and his work please see the following: 'Being disciples: Essentials of the Christian life' http://amzn.to/2dTb6qm 'Being Christian: Baptism, Bible, Eucharist and Prayer' http://amzn.to/2e1Y0lN For an extensive list of Dr Williams' books please see: http://amzn.to/2ftWPRl Here is a link to the Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowan_Williams I'd love you hear your feedback! Please subscribe and like the video! You can follow me on: Academia (research profile): https://sun.academia.edu/DionForster Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/digitaldion Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/digitaldion Web: http://www.dionforster.com Beme: digitaldion Thanks!