Rowan Williams on Dag Hammarskjöld: Unforgettable Insights
Some thoughts and words are altogether haunting—even a year after publication. Dr. Rowan Williams, retired not long ago from his post as Archbishop of Canterbury, now Master of Magdalene College (Cambridge), contributed some time ago to a
New York Times inquiry called “
Our Compass.” It brought authors of his caliber together to think aloud and share something of their values. Focusing on Hammarskjöld, Dr. Williams described him as “an adult politician in a not very adult world. One could say that he expected too much of professional politicians and all those whose job it was to defend local interests. But he offered a perspective without which all politics is empty.” A superb piece of thinking-feeling. Do take time to read it.
