Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on All Saints' Day 2018
Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on All Saints' Day 2018 by The Dean of Westminster, The Very Reverend Dr John Hall. #westminsterabbey #allsaintsday
13m Nov 05, 2018
13m
Have we killed the planet?
Michael McCarthy gives the first in a series of three Westminster Dialogues, part of the Embracing Global Challenges season from the Westminster Abbey Institute. Speaker: Michael McCarthy is a British writer with a special interest in nature and the natural world. He is the former environment correspondent of both The Times and The Independent. Chair and interlocutor: Dr Claire Foster-Gilbert...
1hr 10m Oct 24, 2018
1hr 10m
One People Oration 2018: Embracing Global Challenges
The Rt Hon Baroness Scotland of Asthal QC, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth gives the One People Oration 2018 on the theme of Embracing Global Challenges. Chair: The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster. #baronessscotland #commonwealth #westminsterabbey #westminsterabbyinstitute #globalpolitics
1hr 14m Oct 17, 2018
1hr 14m
Dean of Westminster's sermon at Dedication of Westminster Abbey Sung Eucharist
Sermon given by The Dean of Westminster, The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, at the Sung Eucharist on the Feast of the Dedication of Westminster Abbey, 14th October 2018 #westminsterabbey #edwardtide
12m Oct 15, 2018
12m
Sermon given on The Translation of Edward the Confessor
Sermon given by The Right Reverend Jonathan Goodall Bishop of Ebbsfleet and Priest Vicar at the Festival Eucharist on The Translation of Edward the Confessor #edwardtide #westminsterabbey #stedwardtheconfessor
13m Oct 15, 2018
13m
The Dean's Sermon at the Edwardtide Sung Eucharist
Sermon given by The Dean of Westminster, The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, at the Sung Eucharist on the Eve of the Translation of St Edward The Confessor, 12th October 2018 at Westminster Abbey #westminsterabbey #edwardtide #stedwardtheconfessor
15m Oct 15, 2018
15m
Sermon given at the Service attended by the Judges, 2018
Sermon given by the Dean of Westminster, The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, at the Service attended by the Judges, 2018. #legalyear #judgesservice #westminsterabbey
9m Oct 01, 2018
9m
Address given at the Battle of Britain Sunday service 2018
The Venerable (Air Vice-Marshal) John Ellis gives The Address at A Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication to mark the 78th anniversary of the Battle of Britain #battleofbritain #ww2 #royalairforce #westminsterabbey
12m Sep 18, 2018
12m
Sir Trevor Nunn gives an address about Sir Peter Hall
Sir Trevor Nunn gives The Address at A Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate the life and work of Sir Peter Hall, 11th September 2018, Westminster Abbey #westminsterabbey #sirpeterhall #theatre #sirtrevornunn
11m Sep 11, 2018
11m
Sir David Hare gives a tribute to Sir Peter Hall
Sir David Hare, playwright, gives The Tribute at A Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate the life and work of Sir Peter Hall, 11th September 2018, Westminster Abbey #westminsterabbey #sirpeterhall #theatre #sirdavidhare
5m Sep 11, 2018
5m
Address given by the Archbishop of Canterbury at the RAF 100th service
Address given by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, at A Service to mark the Centenary of the Royal Air Force, held at Westminster Abbey on 10th July at 10:30am #RAF100 #westminsterabbey #justinwelby #archbishopofcanterbury
7m Jul 10, 2018
7m
Address given at A Service to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the NHS
Address given by Simon Stevens, Chief Executive, NHS England at A Service to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the National Health Service #nhs70 #westminsterabbey #nhsengland
9m Jul 05, 2018
9m
Address given by the Reverend Gary Bradley at the Civic Service 2018
Address given by the Lord Mayor's Chaplain, the Reverend Gary Bradley, at the Civic Service held at Westminster Abbey on 1st July 2018 #westminsterabbey #westminstercitycouncil
10m Jul 02, 2018
10m
Address given at Spirit of Windrush service by Rev Canon Joel Edwards
The Address given by the Reverend Canon Joel Edwards at Spirit of Windrush Contributions to Multicultural Britain A Service of Thanksgiving #windrush70 #windrush #windrushgeneration #windrushday #westminsterabbey
7m Jun 22, 2018
7m
Lord Rees' tribute to Stephen Hawking
A Tribute given by the Astronomer Royal Professor the Lord Rees of Ludlow at A Service of Thanksgiving for Professor Stephen Hawking at Westminster Abbey on 15th June 2018 #westminsterabbey #stephenhawking
11m Jun 15, 2018
11m
Tom Nabarro's tribute to Stephen Hawking
A Tribute given by Tom Nabarro at A Service of Thanksgiving for Professor Stephen Hawking at Westminster Abbey on 15th June 2018 #westminsterabbey #stephenhawking
3m Jun 15, 2018
3m
Professor Kip Thorne's tribute to Stephen Hawking
A Tribute given by Nobel laureate Professor Kip Thorne at A Service of Thanksgiving for Professor Stephen Hawking at Westminster Abbey on 15th June 2018 #westminsterabbey #stephenhawking
4m Jun 15, 2018
4m
Excellent Women - Jane Austen’s Afterlife: Art, Culture and Religion
The 19th century was a time when the novel came of age. Many of the era’s female novelists responded in powerful and sophisticated ways to the era’s preoccupation with issues of belief and religious practice. In this lecture, the Reverend Canon Dr Alison Grant Milbank, Associate Professor of Literature and Theology, University of Nottingham, discusses the work of Jane Austen (1775 – 1817). Th...
1hr 9m Jun 08, 2018
1hr 9m
The 33rd Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture - Beating the Bounds: Parish Ministry and Spirituality Today
The 33rd Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture - Beating the Bounds: Parish Ministry and Spirituality Today, delivered by The Reverend Richard Coles at Westminster Abbey on 24th May 2018.
1hr 2m May 25, 2018
1hr 2m
Sermon on the Day of Pentecost 2018
Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Day of Pentecost 2018 by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster, on 20th May 2018 in Westminster Abbey. #westminsterabbey #sermon #pentecost #christianity
15m May 22, 2018
15m
Sermon given at a Sung Eucharist on Ascension Day 2018
Sermon given at a Sung Eucharist on Ascension Day 2018 by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster. #ascensionday #westminsterabbey
11m May 11, 2018
11m
Address given at a Service to Commemorate the Life of Florence Nightingale
Address given by Sister Frances Dominica ASSP DL at a Service to Commemorate the Life of Florence Nightingale at Westminster Abbey on 9th May 2018. #florencenightingale #westminsterabbey
10m May 10, 2018
10m
ANZAC Day Address by the Dean of Westminster
The Address given by the Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, on ANZAC Day 2018. #ANZACDay #westminsterabbey
12m Apr 25, 2018
12m
Sermon given by the Archbishop of Canterbury at Evensong marking the 25th Meeting of the Commonwealth Heads of Government
Sermon given by the Archbishop of Canterbury at Evensong marking the 25th Meeting of the Commonwealth Heads of Government at Westminster Abbey at 3.00pm on Sunday 15th April 2018 #CHOGM2018 #westminsterabbey
12m Apr 16, 2018
12m
Address given on the 50th anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King Jr
Address given by The Right Reverend Dr Karowei Dorgu, Bishop of Woolwich, at Rediscovering Justice: A Service of Hope on the 50th anniversary of the death of the Reverend Dr Martin Luther King Jr, Westminster Abbey, 4th April 2018. #martinlutherkingjr #westminsterabbey #mlk50
16m Apr 04, 2018
16m
Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on Easter Day 2018
Sermon given at Westminster Abbey on Easter Day by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster. #easter #easterday #westminsterabbey
14m Apr 04, 2018
14m
Truth Told
However difficult, truth should be the lodestar by which we choose our words and fashion our political and journalistic language, including the use of rhetoric. We all share responsibility for this. If politicians and journalists lie, it is because we want them to. Speaker: Claire Foster-Gilbert ; Chair: Lord Judge, former Lord Chief Justice Recorded in the Lady Chapel, Westminster Abbey, on ...
1hr 18m Mar 22, 2018
1hr 18m
Truth Sustained
Speaker: Sir Stephen Lamport ; Chair: Lord Saatchi The importance of truth cannot be underestimated. It is at the heart of those things which sustain a civilised society: trustworthiness, dependability, wise decisionmaking and solid relationships. This lecture was part of the Westminster Abbey Institute's Truth season, recorded Tuesday 13th March, 6.30pm in the Lady Chapel, Westminster Abbey
1hr 13m Mar 15, 2018
1hr 13m
Truth Pursued
The truth of a situation is often genuinely hard to pin down. But, argues the Reverend Professor Vernon White, that provides no cover or excuse for giving up the pursuit of truth, which remains vital, and believing that finding it is possible. Chair: Mark Easton, BBC Home Editor Recorded in The Lady Chapel, Westminster Abbey, 6th March 2018 Part of the Truth season, from the Westminster Abbe...
1hr 11m Mar 08, 2018
1hr 11m
True Enough? Lies, Diplomacy and Politics
Speakers: The Reverend Professor Michael Banner; John Raine; Rt Hon Jack Straw ; Chair: The Reverend Jane Sinclair, Canon of Westminster and Rector of St Margaret’s Church Is the use of 'diplomatic truth' by officials both with their own governments and foreign governments an outmoded and possibly damaging convention? Does a tweet do more good than a 'demarche'? If in this complex and disorder...
1hr 13m Mar 02, 2018
1hr 13m
The Charles Gore Lecture 2018 - Truth and Beauty
Speaker: Professor Janet Soskice ; Chair: The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster In classical Christian teaching God is not only beautiful but Beauty itself, not only truthful but Truth itself, not only good but Goodness itself. What can this mean in a consumerist world where ‘truth’ is contested, ‘goodness’ deemed prissy, and ‘beauty’ discussed mainly in terms of revolutionary ne...
1hr 1m Feb 28, 2018
1hr 1m
The Dean of Westminster's sermon on Ash Wednesday 2018
Sermon given by The Dean of Westminster, The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, at a Sung Eucharist with the Imposition of Ashes on 14th February 2018 at Westminster Abbey. #westminsterabby #ashwednesday
12m Feb 15, 2018
12m
Sermon given on Candlemas 2018
Sermon given by The Dean of Westminster, The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, at a Sung Eucharist on The Presentation of Christ in the Temple, 2nd February 2018 #candlemas #westminsterabbey
11m Feb 05, 2018
11m
Nick Clegg - The Coarsening of Political Language
The Coarsening of Political LanguageSpeaker: Rt Hon Nick CleggInterlocutor and Chair: Mark Easton Monday 13th November at 6.30pmin The Lady Chapel, Westminster Abbey This event was part of the Westminster Abbey Institute's Democracy season. The Rt Hon Nick Clegg was Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2007-2015, and Deputy Prime Minister in the coalition government from 2010-2015. Mark Eas...
1hr 13m Nov 14, 2017
1hr 13m
The One People Oration 2017 - John Major: The Responsibilities of Democracy
The One People Oration 2017 Sir John Major: The Responsibilities of Democracy Part of Westminster Abbey Institute's Democracy season Recorded Monday 6th November at 6.30pm in Westminster Abbey Chaired by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster Read a transcript (https://www.westminster-abbey.org/one-people-oration/one-people-oration-2017) of this lecture on Westminster Abbey's websi...
1hr 3m Nov 07, 2017
1hr 3m
Sermon given at Evensong on All Souls' Day 2017
Sermon given at Evensong on All Souls' Day 2017 by The Dean of Westminster, The Very Reverend Dr John Hall#allsoulsday #westminsterabbey
12m Nov 03, 2017
12m
Archbishop of Canterbury's sermon at Reformation 500th anniversary service
Sermon hive by the Archbishop of Canterbury at A Service to Mark the 500th Anniversary of the 95 Theses and the Start of the Reformation, held at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Tuesday 31st October 2017
12m Oct 31, 2017
12m
Protest and Liberty: How the Reformation Shaped Modern Democracy
Professor Alec Ryrie, a historian of Protestant Christianity and Professor at Durham University, on the Protestant Reformation and democracy. #westminsterabbey #reformation500
1hr 11m Oct 31, 2017
1hr 11m
Address given by the Bishop of Crediton at A Service for Queen Anne's School Caversham
Address given by the Right Reverend Sarah Mullally DBE, Bishop of Crediton, at A Service for Queen Anne's School Caversham, held at Westminster Abbey on Friday 20th October 2017 at 2.30pm
10m Oct 20, 2017
10m
Address given by the Right Rev. and Right Hon. Richard Chartres at the Lady Margaret School Centenary service
Address was given by the Right Reverend and Right Honourable Richard Chartres KCVO ChStJ FSA, Dean of Her Majesty's Chapels Royal, at a Service to Celebrate the Centenary of Lady Margaret School, held at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 17th October 2017
12m Oct 17, 2017
12m
Sermon given at Evensong with the London Mayors 2017
Sermon given by the Right Reverend Tim Thornton, Bishop at Lambeth, at Evensong celebrating the Feast of the Dedication of Westminster Abbey in the presence of The Lord Mayor of Westminster and the Mayors of the London Boroughs, 15th October 2017 #westminsterabbey #lordmayors
10m Oct 16, 2017
10m
Dedication Festival Sermon 2017
Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Dedication Festival 2017 by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster, 15th October 2017 #westminsterabbey #edwardtide
13m Oct 16, 2017
13m
Edwardtide Festival Eucharist Sermon 2017
Sermon given at the Festival Eucharist at Edwardtide by The Right Reverend Dr John Inge, Bishop of Worcester, 14th October 2017 #westminsterabbey #edwardtide
11m Oct 16, 2017
11m
Sermon given at Edwardtide Sung Eucharist 2017
Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist for the Translation of St Edward the Confessor by the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster, 13th October 2017 #westminsterabbey #edwardtide
11m Oct 16, 2017
11m
Excellent Women – PD James: Miserable Offenders
Professor Alison Shell, University College London, discusses the work of PD James (1920-2014) in the last of a series of lectures on significant British women novelists of faith. #westminsterabbey #pdjames
55m Oct 03, 2017
55m
Sermon given at Judges Services 2017 by The Right Reverend Michael Doe
Sermon given at Judges Services 2017 by The Right Reverend Michael Doe, Preacher of Gray's Inn #westminsterabbey #judgesservice
17m Oct 02, 2017
17m
Sermon given on Michaelmas 2017
Sermon given on Michaelmas by The Reverend Professor Vernon White, Sub-Dean and Canon Theologian, Westminster Abbey #westminsterabbey #michaelmas
10m Oct 02, 2017
10m
Excellent Women – Barbara Pym: Anglican Anthropologies
Dr Jane Williams, St Mellitus College, discusses the work of Barbara Pym (1913-1980) in the third of a series of four lectures on significant British women novelists of faith. #barbarapym #westminsterabbey
59m Sep 28, 2017
59m
Sermon given at Blessed Oscar Romero Evensong
The Sermon given by The Right Reverend and Right Honourable The Lord Williams of Oystermouth at Evensong commemorating the centenary of the birth of Blessed Oscar Romero. #romero100 #oscarromero #rowanwilliams #westminsterabbey
16m Sep 25, 2017
16m
Excellent Women – Dorothy L Sayers: Christ and the Detective
The Reverend Canon Dr Jessica Martin, Ely Cathedral, discusses the work of novelist Dorothy L Sayers (1893-1957).
1hr 14m Sep 19, 2017
1hr 14m