Since 2012 Revd Dr Sam Wells has been Vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, a church which has an honourable history in social justice and as a centre for the arts.
He has served for many years as a parish priest in situations of social deprivation. He also spent 7 years in North Carolina, where he was Dean of Duke University Chapel.
A distinguished theologian, Sam has published 35 books, on subjects ranging from Christian ethics, mission, ministry, scripture, liturgy and preaching.
Interview Timestamps 0:00 Childhood: A mother Ukrainian Jewish Convert to Christianity, Nazi Germany, and Cancer 31:14 Converting Nazis to Christianity in East London 34:17 A Father: Sam’s place in his lineage of Anglican clergymen 41:43 Childhood memories: Rogation, beating the parish bounds and harvest 45:16 His mother’s fatal illness and writing as a retreat 53:53 University and theological education: Oxford, Liverpool and improvisation 1:16:59 Being with People: Reflections on formative ministry in Tyneside in the 1990s 1:21:04 Developments in thought: The Nazareth Manifesto and Being With 1:24:28 COVID pandemic and putting Christian ethics into practice 1:31:34 Preaching and the Press: Being Dean of Duke Chapel, Duke Divinity Schoo 1:56:40 Return to the UK: St Martin-in-the-Fields 2:02:55 Nazareth Manifesto: the importance of being with people, rather than working for them 2:08:54 The Church and the Future of Welfare 2:13:58 Abundance and scarcity: “Poverty is a mask we put on people to hide their true wealth, and wealth is a mask we put on people to hide their true poverty” 2:21:27 Covid and the future of the Church 2:20:36 A formula: Looking to the future. -- For all things ExtraECC, go to: ExtraECC.com Audio versions of these interviews are at: @extraecc Follow us on FB www.facebook.com/ExtraECC, and Twitter @ecc_extra