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The Symposium: Nick Spencer and Rowan Williams: ‘True human welfare’

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21 August 2026

Second episode of the series, in association with St John’s College, Cambridge, and the diocese of Ely

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Our new four-part series, The Symposium, continues this week with a talk by Dr Nick Spencer, senior fellow of Theos, and a response by the former Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams.

The talks were given last month at the event “Public faith, common good, Christian social order,”, organised by St John’s College, Cambridge, in conjunction with the diocese of Ely and the Church Times.

Listen to the first episode of the series, the Bishop of St Albans, Dr Andrew Rumsey, here.

Other speakers at the event, whose talks will appear on the podcast in the coming weeks, include:

  • Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani, Bishop of Chelmsford
  • The Revd Dr Jeremy Morris, church historian, former national C of E adviser on ecumenical relations and former Master of Trinity Hall, Cambridge.
  • The Bishop of Edmonton, Dr Anderson Jeremiah, a globally recognised theologian
  • Dr Anna Rowlands, St Hilda Associate Professor of Catholic Social Thought & Practice in the Department of Theology and Religion at Durham University

 Read more about the Symposium here

Dr Spencer hosts the podcast Reading our Times. His books include:

Dr Williams’s books include:

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