Timothy Radcliffe
Timothy Radcliffe
Timothy Radcliffe, O.P.is a Roman Catholic priest and Dominican friar of the English Province, and former Master of the Order of Preachers from 1992-2001. He is the only member of the English Province of the Dominicans to have held the office since the Order's foundation in 1216. He is currently the Director of the Las Casas Institute of Blackfriars, Oxford which focuses on the promotion of Social Justice and Human Rights...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionClergyman
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europe keys together
The key question for the future of Europe is whether these faiths will live together in peace or whether they will tear Europe apart.
We need a place in which we may flourish and be ourselves.
our-society reason lost
Our society has lost confidence in the power of reason, except perhaps scientific reason.
israel stories kingdoms
The history of Israel and Judaism is the unfolding of the meaning of this story. It's retelling is never finished and will not be until the Kingdom.
christian religious atheist
Christians can bring peace to multi-religious Europe because we are able to understand the role of faith in the lives of other believers better than atheists.
violence doe intolerance
Claiming that you have got the truth wrapped up does breed violence and intolerance.
europe people christianity
Christianity will only make a contribution to the future of Europe if it can prove that people like Sam Harris are wrong and that we can make peace.
home needs
One of our deepest needs is to be at home.
shapes narrative stranger
Most religions live from a narrative that shapes their relationship with the divine other, God or the gods, and with the human other, the stranger.
christian stories judaism
Indeed if we Christians so tell our story that Judaism is silenced, then we have not spoken rightly of Christ.
christian believe doe
I believe that my own Christian faith does indeed make universal claims.
humanity church resurrection
The medieval Church believed that the resurrection of Christ marked a new time for all of humanity.
challenges next christianity
The next challenge for Christianity is to remind Europeans that we are called to seek the truth.
confidence humility two
To be a preacher requires two apparently contradictory qualities: confidence and humility.