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Rowan Williams, Baron Williams of Oystermouth is acknowledged internationally as an outstanding theological scholar and poet. Previously Archbishop of Wales, in 2002 he was confirmed as the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury, standing down in 2012, before becoming Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge between 2013 and 2020. Dr Williams has written extensively on Christian spirituality Anglicanism and the intersection of theology and literature. "Looking East in Winter: Contemporary thought and the Eastern Christian tradition" was published by Bloomsbury in June 2021 --- For all things ExtraECC go to: https://ExtraECC.com Audio versions of these interviews are at: https://soundcloud.com/extraecc Follow us on FB https://www.facebook.com/ExtraECC, and Twitter @ecc_extra. --- Timed Interview Summary 00:00 Early life in Wales 18:15 Welsh hymnody and Rowan's the sense of journey 22:18 Almost dying of meningitis & Presbyterian childhood 31:24 Sneaking out of the home to an Anglican Church 44:13 Being a student at Cambridge 55:32 Russian music, art and literature passions and interests 1:10:10 Anglican Social Theology 1:17:17 Community of the Resurrection, Mirfield, near Huddersfield, 1982 1:21:00 Church of England & Race 1:29:11Becoming Bishop of Monmouth, and then Archbishop of Wales 1:34:33 Reflections on being Archbishop of Canterbury 1:41:52 Moving to become Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge 1:44:30 The social limits to a capitalist society. 1:57:23 Response to the pandemic