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The passions: eight habits to navigate

Interview with Rowan Williams on his book Passions of the Soul

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In his latest book Passions of the Soul theologian and former archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, explores the fundamental instincts that shape human behaviour. Delving into early Eastern-Christian theology, he examines eight passions: pride, listlessness, anger, gluttony, avarice, lust, envy and despair. How can we navigate these tendencies in ourselves? Could we move beyond mere ‘passionate’ reaction and grow into a deeper sense of freedom? Williams searches for answers in the eight beatitudes as expressed by Jesus, offering a path towards spiritual maturation.   You connect the eight passions as introduced by the early monastic writer John Cassian with the

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