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Sermons, services and reflections from Westminster Abbey and lectures on issues of faith, ethics, politics and public policy-making from the Westminster Abbey Institute.
Lent and Easter reflections 2024
- Lent and Easter reflections 2024: Easter Day
- Lent and Easter reflections 2024: Holy Saturday
- Lent and Easter reflections 2024: Maundy Thursday
- Lent and Easter reflections 2024: Good Friday
Abbeycast
- Abbeycast: Holy is his name - A podcast to celebrate the 75th anniversary of VJ Day, and the Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Abbeycast: Come unto me - A podcast for the fourth Sunday after Trinity
- Abbeycast: Tu es Petrus - A podcast for St Peter’s Day
- Abbeycast: The Rewards of Hospitality - A podcast for Third Sunday after Trinity
Hope
- A contemplation of Hope
- What is Hope?
- Charles Gore Memorial Lecture 2020: A Theology of Hope for the 21st Century
- Hope in Society
Art, Imagination and Public Service
- Symposium: Art as Public Service
- Ruling from the Heart: the poet and the cabinet minister
- Bureaucracy should be beautiful: the musician and the permanent secretary
- Envisioning Justice: the painter and the judge
Festival of Our Lady of Walsingham
- Sermon given by The Most Reverend Rino Fisichella at Festival of Our Lady of Walsingham
- Lecture given by Eamon Duffy FBA at Festival of Our Lady of Walsingham
- Sermon given at Festival of Our Lady of Walsingham Solemn Eucharist
A service to recognise fifty years of Continuous At Sea Deterrent
- Leading Engineering Technician Edward Owen gives a Testimony
- Rear Admiral Tim Hodgson MBE gives a Testimony
- Isobel Fraser gives a Testimony
- Address given by the Dean of Westminster at a service to recognise fifty years of Continuous At Sea Deterrent
Justice
- Meanings of justice in law, philosophy and politics
- The Charles Gore Lecture: Justice, Mercy and Remembrance
- Westminster Lecture: Is a just society possible?
- Westminster Lecture: Can institutions be just?
A Service of thanksgiving for the Lord Carrington
- Address given by Lord Luce at the Lord Carrington thanksgiving service
- Tribute to his father given by Lord Carrington
30th Annual Day of Prayer
- 30th Annual Day of Prayer - Waiting on God: Part 3 - Silence with the beloved
- 30th Annual Day of Prayer - Waiting on God: Part 2 - Hopeful prayer
- 30th Annual Day of Prayer - Waiting on God: Part 1 - Faith in worship
Kristallnacht 80th anniversary service
- Leslie Brent's Testimony at A Service of Solemn Remembrance and Hope on the 80th Anniversary of Kristallnacht
- Freddie Knoller's Testimony at A Service of Solemn Remembrance and Hope on the 80th Anniversary of Kristallnacht
- Bea Green's Testimony at A Service of Solemn Remembrance and Hope on the 80th Anniversary of Kristallnacht
- Rabbi Baroness Neuberger's Reflection at A Service of Solemn Remembrance and Hope on the 80th Anniversary of Kristallnacht
Embracing Global Challenges
- Have the machines taken over?
- Humanity's response
- Has migration overwhelmed us?
- Have we killed the planet?
Sir Peter Hall
- Sir Trevor Nunn gives an address about Sir Peter Hall
- Sir David Hare gives a tribute to Sir Peter Hall
Tributes to Professor Stephen Hawking
- Lord Rees' tribute to Stephen Hawking
- Tom Nabarro's tribute to Stephen Hawking
- Professor Kip Thorne's tribute to Stephen Hawking
Truth
- Truth Told
- Truth Sustained
- Truth Pursued
- True Enough? Lies, Diplomacy and Politics
Democracy
- Nick Clegg - The Coarsening of Political Language
- The One People Oration 2017 - John Major: The Responsibilities of Democracy
- Protest and Liberty: How the Reformation Shaped Modern Democracy
Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lectures
- 32nd Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture: Faith and Imagination
- 31st Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture: The Sacred, the Profane and the Desecrated
- 30th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture- Blessed are the Hypocrites?
- 29th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture: Beyond Justice
Integrity
- Serving the Public: Mission Impossible?
- Integrity and the Modern Intellectual Tradition
In The Public Eye
- One People Oration 2016 - Secret Service? National Security in an Age of Open Information
- How Impartial? - A dialogue organised by the Westminster Abbey Institute
- Press Freedom; Press Responsibility - A dialogue organised by the Westminster Abbey Institute
Combat Modern Slavery Service, 12th October 2016
- Address given by Cardinal Nichols at the Combat Modern Slavery service, 12th October 2016
- Address given by the Archbishop of Canterbury at the Combat Modern Slavery service, 12th October 2016
- Address given by Prime Minister Theresa May at the Combat Modern Slavery service, 12th October 2016
- Address given by the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner at the Combat Modern Slavery service, 12th October 2016
Stand and be counted
- Stand and be Counted - Idealism
- Stand and Be Counted - Morality
- Stand and Be Counted - Purposefulness