Archbishop Of Canterbury: British Values Are Christian, Whether You Believe Or Not

Nov 16, 2016 by Jill

by Harry Farley, Christian Today:

Rabbis and Church of England priests will be urged to work together after a joint Christian-Jewish project was launched at Lambeth Palace on Monday.

The Archbishop of Canterbury spoke alongside the Chief Rabbi on the importance of faith groups in what he described as a “time of particular uncertainty”. Justin Welby said despite the Church’s past history of antisemitism it should work with Jewish leaders to make “a substantial contribution to the debate around our shared values in this country”.

‘In Good Faith’ pairs rabbis and vicars to discuss shared difficulties and to work together on social action projects.

Welby acknowledged the CofE has “its own history of intolerance and deep-seated antisemism”. But, he added, “we have to own that history”.

He said his major theme next year would be to emphasise that “we find our values in this country within the Judeo-Christian tradition, whether we are believers or not”.

He added: “As members of the Jewish and Christian communities, it is imperative that we remind the nation that our values have not emerged within a secular vacuum; but from the resilient and eternal structure of our Judeo-Christian theological, philosophical and ethical heritage.”

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