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Former archbishop of Canterbury warns of dangers of disillusion with political process and of ‘messianic leadership’
Rowan Williams has warned of the dangers of “messianic leadership” arising from disillusion in the political process, saying lessons need to be learned from Germany in the 1930s.
The former archbishop of Canterbury also said many Britons were peering into the abyss following last year’s Brexit referendum. Asked if the country was facing an existential crisis, he told the Guardian: “Yes … we’re certainly not a country at ease with itself.”
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He called for a broad consensus on tackling long-term systemic issues facing the UK, such as inequality and alienation. “If we don’t [address these], the spring will coil tighter and tighter,” he said.
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First, a bit of personal reflection; very relevant to ‘Silicon Valley and the Search for Happiness’.
It was in 2010, I remember clearly, in preparation and planning of our GCGI 2010 Conference, which was held at California Lutheran University, I visited a few local universities, think tanks, and civil societies to introduce the GCGI to them and to invite them to participate at the Conference.
I recall a couple of meetings which I had with a few senior and up-coming leaders from Silicon Valley, all very bright IT specialists, excited that they were changing the world; those whom I called the Silicon Valley Dreamers.
I, too, was excited, meeting these individuals, these IT leaders that I had never before met, but heard about a lot.
So I asked them: You are changing the world: But for why, and to what; for the better, or for worse?
I asked them: In all your studies of engineering, science and technology, at all your degree levels, in your MBA studies and more, did you ever have a chance to get yourselves engaged with life’s bigger questions? Questions that are Deeply Spiritual:
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Toronto--acclaimed the most diverse city in the world and home to six million Canadians—has been chosen as the host city of the 7th Parliament of the World’s Religions, to be convened in November 2018. The selection of Toronto was made by the Board of Trustees of the governing organization at its April 2017 meeting.
More than 10,000 people will participate in the 2018 Parliament, which will last for seven days and comprise more than 500 programs, workshops, and dialogues, alongside music, dance, art and photography exhibitions, and related events presented by the world’s religious communities and cultural institutions.
Globalisation for the Common Good Initiative (GCGI) was proud and honoured to have been invited to organise a special programme on 'Faiths and Globalisation' at the Barcelona Parliament in 2004, and we look forward to participating in 2018 in Toronto
Since the historic 1893 World’s Parliament of Religions in Chicago, modern Parliaments have attracted participants from more than 200 diverse religious, indigenous, and secular beliefs and more than 80 nations to its international gatherings in Chicago (1993), Cape Town (1999), Barcelona (2004), Melbourne (2009), and Salt Lake City (2015). These Parliament events are the world’s oldest, largest, and most inclusive gatherings of the global interfaith movement. Professor Mark Toulouse, Co-Chair of the host committee, believes that “the selection of Toronto was a perfect match for the Parliament.”
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