Comments on: Rowan Williams on the Purpose of the Economy http://sharonastyk.com/2009/11/19/rowan-williamson-on-the-purpose-of-the-economy/ Finding the keys to the future…and trying not to lose them in the mess. Fri, 25 May 2012 01:07:37 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: wakacje last minute http://sharonastyk.com/2009/11/19/rowan-williamson-on-the-purpose-of-the-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-49028 wakacje last minute Mon, 15 Aug 2011 08:47:48 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/?p=1502#comment-49028 Hi! I know this is kinda off topic nevertheless I'd figured I'd ask. Would you be interested in trading links or maybe guest authoring a blog article or vice-versa? My blog covers a lot of the same topics as yours and I believe we could greatly benefit from each other. If you happen to be interested feel free to send me an email. I look forward to hearing from you! Wonderful blog by the way! Hi! I know this is kinda off topic nevertheless I’d figured I’d ask. Would you be interested in trading links or maybe guest authoring a blog article or vice-versa? My blog covers a lot of the same topics as yours and I believe we could greatly benefit from each other. If you happen to be interested feel free to send me an email. I look forward to hearing from you! Wonderful blog by the way!

]]> By: Arthur Robey http://sharonastyk.com/2009/11/19/rowan-williamson-on-the-purpose-of-the-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-21265 Arthur Robey Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:52:51 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/?p=1502#comment-21265 "I realise that the word ‘virtue’ is hard for many to take seriously. But it’s high time we reclaimed it." I add "Morals are not an optional extra". “I realise that the word ‘virtue’ is hard for many to take seriously. But it’s high time we reclaimed it.”

I add “Morals are not an optional extra”.

]]> By: Barry Brown http://sharonastyk.com/2009/11/19/rowan-williamson-on-the-purpose-of-the-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-21264 Barry Brown Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:01:44 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/?p=1502#comment-21264 Sometimes I get so disgusted with organized religion and then someone, like Abp. Williams, comes along and says something that actually makes sense! We all have to have a context for our spiritual life without becoming so tribal that we are hateful to those of other faith traditions(or none), so it is not bad to be in communion with Dr. Williams, though there are those who can only criticize and belittle him. Thanks for reprinting Dr. Williams' speech on the purpose of an economy--money is not the end, just a means. Barry Sometimes I get so disgusted with organized religion and then someone, like Abp. Williams, comes along and says something that actually makes sense! We all have to have a context for our spiritual life without becoming so tribal that we are hateful to those of other faith traditions(or none), so it is not bad to be in communion with Dr. Williams, though there are those who can only criticize and belittle him. Thanks for reprinting Dr. Williams’ speech on the purpose of an economy–money is not the end, just a means.
Barry

]]> By: stephanie hillberry http://sharonastyk.com/2009/11/19/rowan-williamson-on-the-purpose-of-the-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-21263 stephanie hillberry Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:54:56 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/?p=1502#comment-21263 Thank you for posting this well articulated and intellectually challenging quote. I will be mulling it over, I'm sure, for weeks to come. Great fodder for thought! Thanks Sharon-- Thank you for posting this well articulated and intellectually challenging quote. I will be mulling it over, I’m sure, for weeks to come.

Great fodder for thought! Thanks Sharon–

]]> By: Amber http://sharonastyk.com/2009/11/19/rowan-williamson-on-the-purpose-of-the-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-21262 Amber Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:39:20 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/?p=1502#comment-21262 Thanks much for posting this. Graceful pose and intellectual clarity indeed. I'll be sharing this one broadly. Amber Thanks much for posting this. Graceful pose and intellectual clarity indeed. I’ll be sharing this one broadly.

Amber

]]> By: homebrewlibrarian http://sharonastyk.com/2009/11/19/rowan-williamson-on-the-purpose-of-the-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-21261 homebrewlibrarian Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:55:54 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/?p=1502#comment-21261 Favorite quote: <i>To decide what sort of change we want, we need a vigorous sense of what a human life well-lived looks like. We need to be able to say what kind of human beings we hope to be ourselves and to encourage our children to be.</i> This ties back to the earlier discussions of developing new stories to help us all adapt to our new circumstances. Second favorite quote: <i>If you live in a world where everything encourages you to struggle for your own individual interest and success, you are being encouraged to ignore the reality of other points of view – ultimately, to ignore the cost or the pain of others. The result may be a world where people are very articulate about their own feelings and pretty illiterate about how they impact on or appear to others – a world of which 'reality television' gives us some alarming glimpses.</i> And this, I find, to be the most difficult to overcome. I'm at fault when I say that I feel reluctant to go talk to my neighbors even though the worst that could happen is for them to say "Thanks but I'm busy right now." I have no idea how the way I do things impacts them, much less on how my choices impact someone on the other side of the world. I have this to say on my own behalf though - at least I am becoming more aware of how my actions impact others and I don't watch reality tv (because I don't own one)! An excellent and elegant speech! Kerri in AK Favorite quote:

To decide what sort of change we want, we need a vigorous sense of what a human life well-lived looks like. We need to be able to say what kind of human beings we hope to be ourselves and to encourage our children to be.

This ties back to the earlier discussions of developing new stories to help us all adapt to our new circumstances.

Second favorite quote:

If you live in a world where everything encourages you to struggle for your own individual interest and success, you are being encouraged to ignore the reality of other points of view – ultimately, to ignore the cost or the pain of others. The result may be a world where people are very articulate about their own feelings and pretty illiterate about how they impact on or appear to others – a world of which ‘reality television’ gives us some alarming glimpses.

And this, I find, to be the most difficult to overcome. I’m at fault when I say that I feel reluctant to go talk to my neighbors even though the worst that could happen is for them to say “Thanks but I’m busy right now.” I have no idea how the way I do things impacts them, much less on how my choices impact someone on the other side of the world. I have this to say on my own behalf though – at least I am becoming more aware of how my actions impact others and I don’t watch reality tv (because I don’t own one)!

An excellent and elegant speech!

Kerri in AK

]]> By: Sharon http://sharonastyk.com/2009/11/19/rowan-williamson-on-the-purpose-of-the-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-21260 Sharon Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:50:45 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/?p=1502#comment-21260 Oops, I think some small part of my brain conflated Rowan Atkinson and Rowan Williams - there's a combo! Sharon Oops, I think some small part of my brain conflated Rowan Atkinson and Rowan Williams – there’s a combo!

Sharon

]]> By: cornish_k8 http://sharonastyk.com/2009/11/19/rowan-williamson-on-the-purpose-of-the-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-21259 cornish_k8 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:18:43 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/?p=1502#comment-21259 Its Rowan Williams by the way, not Williamson. Williams is my family name too and I'm kinda proud of it. Its Rowan Williams by the way, not Williamson. Williams is my family name too and I’m kinda proud of it.

]]> By: cecelia http://sharonastyk.com/2009/11/19/rowan-williamson-on-the-purpose-of-the-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-21258 cecelia Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:53:58 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/?p=1502#comment-21258 The A of C is such a controversial figure but I have always admired much of what he has to say. He has been speaking on the economic decisions of the UK government for some time now along with other religious leaders in the UK and it is so refreshing to hear religious leaders unite in a concern for people. I think Rowan gets to the real critical core here - we certainly hear so much about free markets and what is good for business is good for people - so I am more than delighted to see someone remind us that people do not exist to serve the economy - the economy exists to serve us. Governments function is to preserve the welfare of its people b\not its businesses. We so need to reorienate our sense of economics - what is good for people is good for busness! Thanks for re-printing this here Sharon. The A of C is such a controversial figure but I have always admired much of what he has to say. He has been speaking on the economic decisions of the UK government for some time now along with other religious leaders in the UK and it is so refreshing to hear religious leaders unite in a concern for people.

I think Rowan gets to the real critical core here – we certainly hear so much about free markets and what is good for business is good for people – so I am more than delighted to see someone remind us that people do not exist to serve the economy – the economy exists to serve us. Governments function is to preserve the welfare of its people b\not its businesses. We so need to reorienate our sense of economics – what is good for people is good for busness!

Thanks for re-printing this here Sharon.

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