In Silence and Honey Cakes, Rowan Williams returns to the desert fathers and mothers of the fourth and fifth centuries, revealing a spirituality that resonates strongly with aspects of the odern spiritual search. Drawing on their stories and sayings, he reflects on questions such as:
How can we discover the truth about ourselves?
How do we live in relationship with others?
What does the desert say about our priorities?
How can we create a fearless community?
Rowan Williams is the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury. Previously, he was Lady Margarent Professor of Divinity at Oxford before becoming a bishop and then Archbishop of Wales. He is the author of a number of highly acclaimed books including Lost Icons (Continuum), Poems (Perpetua), Christ on Trial (Zondervan) and Resurrection (DLT).