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The prize-winning writer Marilynne Robinson and the former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams discuss belief, community and self-knowledge with Andrew Marr.\\n \\nThe life and family of a Presbyterian minister in small-town Iowa is the focus in Marilynne Robinson\\u2019s quartet of Gilead novels. The latest, Jack, tells the story of the minister\\u2019s prodigal son and his romance with the daughter of a black preacher. Robinson\\u2019s work interrogates the complexities and paradoxes of American life, while exploring the power of our emotions and the wonders of a sacred world.

Rowan Williams was Archbishop of Canterbury from 2002 to 2012. Since stepping down he has written widely on poetry and literature, from Auden to Dostoevsky. Earlier this year he wrote about the importance and influence of the rules of monastic life. In The Way of St Benedict, Williams explores the appeal and relevance of Benedict\\u2019s sixth-century Rule to present-day Christians and non-believers.

Producer: Katy Hickman