Between: New Statesman and Big Society: "This latest edition of the New Statesman has been guest-edited by Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams , and has managed to put the..."
Having read something of what Archbishop Rowan actually said, as against what he is said to have said, a breath of fresh air from Phil Ritchie here:
http://philipstreehouse.blogspot.com/2011/06/rowan-round-up.html
The New Statesman article majors on a very real concern for the gospel - fear. References to policies for which we didn't vote etc., and to cynicism about the Big Society are not criticisms but factual observations. He points out the lack of public debate about key issues at the last election. There is discussion as to what priorities there should be. It strikes me as a thoughtful well-timed intervention.
Eliot's The Wasteland contrasts (I think!) the fragmentary culture of his day with the prophetic questioning of the Old Testament prophets. Here we have some genuine questioning.
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