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The Theology Division of the School of Theology at Fuller Seminary welcomes the Right Reverend Rowan Williams, 104th Archbishop of Canterbury, as the 2018 Payton Lecturer. "Rights, Recognition, and the Body of Christ" :: Self-recognition is never a self-initiated matter; it depends on being recognized. Theology establishes that every human subject, every organic and spiritual individual, is recognized by God as maker and redeemer; and the church can be seen as, above all, a place where recognition is learned and offered. Christian self-recognition and mutual recognition declare that any human other has a claim on my attention and service. And what makes all this more than a formal acceptance of endlessly diverse individual aims and desires is the conviction that recognition changes the character of relation between persons in such a way that faithful nurture, selfless patience, and risk for the good of the neighbor become central and universal aspects of a life lived in self recognition and recognition of each other. We need to build bridges between this visionessentially the biblical vision of Christ's bodyand the often confused and badly grounded language of rights as we often hear it. Christians have a genuinely crucial perspective to offer in terms of universal human dignity and destiny and they need to be ready to engage with the language of rights, both positively and critically. For more information about Fuller Seminary's 2018 Payton Lectures, please visit fuller.edu/payton-lectures.