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Some Magdalen Sermons

9 February 2020
The Reverend Canon Dr James Walters – Sermon
Chaplain, London School of Economics, Founding Director, LSE Faith Centre

25 January 2020
Professor Toby Garfitt – Sermon
Emeritus Fellow in French, Magdalen College

16 June 2019
The Reverend Dr Jonathan Arnold – Trinity Sunday
Dean of Divinity, Magdalen College

2 June 2019
Dr Ralph Walker – On Paul, Silas and St John
Founder’s Chaplain, Magdalen College

30 May 2019
Professor Toby Garfitt – Ascension
Emeritus Fellow in French, Magdalen College

19 May 2019
The Reverend Jonathan Sedgwick – Sermon
Priest-in-Charge, St George-the-Martyr, Southwark and former Dean of Divinity, Magdalen College

12 May 2019
Professor Toby Garfitt – Sermon
Emeritus Fellow in French, Magdalen College

9 May 2019
The Reverend Dr Jonathan Arnold – Sermon given in Beverely
Dean of Divinity, Magdalen College

5 May 2019
The Reverend Dr Jonathan Arnold – Conversion
Dean of Divinity, Magdalen College

1 May 2019
The Reverend Dr Jonathan Arnold – Homeless
Dean of Divinity, Magdalen College

21 April 2019
The Reverend Dr Jonathan Arnold – Easter 2019
Dean of Divinity, Magdalen College

3 March 2019
The Reverend Dr Jonathan Arnold – On the Transfiguration
Dean of Divinity, Magdalen College

17 February 2019
Dr Ralph Walker – On Jeremiah and Luke
Founder’s Chaplain, Magdalen College

10 February 2019
The Reverend Dr Jonathan Arnold – Leaving everything to follow Him
Dean of Divinity, Magdalen College

3 February 2019
The Reverend Professor Robert Gilbert – Sermon
Fellows’ Chaplain, Magdalen College

2 February 2019
The Reverend James Crockford – Candlemas
Honorary Chaplain, Magdalen College

27 January 2019
The Reverend Professor Sabina Alkire – Inequality
Honorary Chaplain, Magdalen College

20 January 2019
Spencer Klavan – On Impossibly Good Wine
Lecturer in Greek Language and Literature, Magdalen College

18 November 2018
Professor Toby Garfitt – Sermon
Emeritus Professor of French and Fellow of Magdalen College

4 November 2018
The Reverend Canon Angela Tilby – Sermon
Canon Emeritus, Christ Church Cathedral

4 November 2018
The Reverend Professor Robert Gilbert – Sermon
Fellows’ Chaplain, Magdalen College

28 October 2018
The Reverend Canon Bruce Kinsey – Sermon
Chaplain and Fellow of Balliol College

21 October 2018
Professor Peter McCullough – Sermon
Professor of English & Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford

14 October 2018
The Reverend Elaine Bardwell – Sermon
Fellows’ Chaplain, Magdalen College

7 October 2018
The Reverend Dr Jonathan Arnold – Freshers 2018
Dean of Divinity, Magdalen College

7 October 2018
The Reverend Duncan Dormer – Against the howling of the wolves
CEO, United Society Partners in the Gospel

17 June 2018
The Reverend Canon Jeremy Haselock – St John the Baptist Day
Chaplain to Her Majesty The Queen

10 June 2018
Lord Patten of Barnes – Sermon
Chancellor, University of Oxford

3 June 2018
The Reverend Sue Booys – Trinity 1
Rector, Dorchester Abbey

20 May 2018
Dr Ralph Walker – Pentecost
Founder’s Chaplain, Magdalen College

13 May 2018
The Reverend Professor Sarah Foot – Ascension
Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History, Oxford University

29 April 2018
The Reverend Dr Jonathan Arnold – I am the true vine
Dean of Divinity, Magdalen College

14 February 2018
The Reverend Professor Sabina Alkire – Homily for Ash Wednesday
Honorary Chaplain, Magdalen College

11 February 2018
The Reverend Nicholas King SJ – Magdalen Sermon
Tutor and Fellow in New Testament Studies, Campion Hall, Oxford

4 February 2018
Dr Ralph Walker – John 1 and Proverbs 8
Founder’s Chaplain, Magdalen College

2 February 2018
The Reverend Professor Robert Gilbert – Candlemas
Fellows’ Chaplain, Magdalen College

28 January 2018
The Reverend Dr Jonathan Arnold – Unclean Spirit
Dean of Divinity, Magdalen College

21 January 2018
Professor Nicola Slee – For Epiphany 3
Director of Research, Queen’s Foundation, Birmingham

21 January 2018
The Reverend Professor Robert Gilbert – For Epiphany 3
Fellows’ Chaplain, Magdalen College

14 January 2018
The Reverend Dr Jonathan Arnold – Learning to Listen
Dean of Divinity, Magdalen College

26 November 2017
Rhidian Brook – Matthew 28 v.16
Writer and broadcaster

19 November 2017
The Reverend Professor Sabina Alkire – Eucharist with Baptism
Honorary Chaplain

19 November 2017
The Reverend Canon Andrew Piper – St Cecilia
Precentor, Hereford Cathedral

12 November 2017
The Right Reverend Dr Steven Croft – The Great Identity Crisis
Bishop of Oxford

5 November 2017
The Reverend Canon Lucy Winkett – Sermon
Rector, St James’s Church, Piccadilly

5 November 2017
The Reverend Professor Robert Gilbert – 4th Sunday before Advent
Fellows’ Chaplain, Magdalen College

29 October 2017
The Reverend Dr Emma Pennington – Angels Embodied
Vicar of Cuddesdon, Garsington & Horspath

22 October 2017
Terry Waite – Oxford Sermon
Hostages negotiator, humanitarian and author

15 October 2017
The Reverend Elaine Bardwell – Trinity 18
Fellows’ Chaplain and Vicar of S. Michael’s, New Marston, Oxford

4 October 2017
The Reverend Dr Jonathan Arnold – Freshers’ Sermon
Dean of Divinity, Magdalen College, Oxford

18 June 2017
The Reverend Canon Emma Percy – University Sermon for St John Baptist Day
Chaplain and Fellow, Trinity College, Oxford

11 June 2017
The Reverend Dr Jonathan Arnold – Leavers’ Sermon
Dean of Divinity, Magdalen College, Oxford

14 May 2017
Jayne Ozanne – A Deeper Truth
Writer, broadcaster & LGBTI campaigner

7 May 2017
Dr Ralph Walker – Sermon on John
Emeritus Fellow in Philosophy

30 April 2017
The Reverend Dr Jonathan Arnold – Easter Road to Emmaus
Dean of Divinity, Magdalen College, Oxford

23 April 2017
The Very Reverend Dr John Hall – University Sermon for St Mark’s Day
Dean of Westminster

5 March 2017
The Reverend Dr Jonathan Arnold – ‘Blessed are the persecuted‘
Dean of Divinity, Magdalen College, Oxford

26 February 2017
The Very Reverend Andrew Nunn – ‘Blessed are the peacemakers‘
Dean of Southwark

19 February 2017
The Reverend Dr Sabine Alkire – ‘Blessed are the pure in heart‘
Director, Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative, Oxford University

29 January 2017
The Right Reverend Humphrey Southern – ‘Blessed are the meek‘
Principal, Ripon College, Cuddesdon

22 January 2017
The Reverend Professor Mark Williams – ‘Blessed are those who mourn‘
Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Oxford University

15 January 2017
The Revd Dr Jonathan Arnold – ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit‘
Dean of Divinity, Magdalen College, Oxford

30 October 2016
The Revd Canon Brian Mountford – The Jellicoe Sermon 2016
Fellow of St Hilda’s College, Oxford

16 October 2016
The Revd Dr A K M Adam
Tutor in New Testament and Greek, St Stephen’s House, Oxford

22 May 2016
Angela Tilby
Diocesan Canon at Christ Church, Oxford

15 May 2016
Revd Canon Rosie Harper
Chaplain to the Bishop of Buckingham

8 May 2016
Revd Canon Jeremy Davies
Former Precentor Salisbury Cathedral

1 May 2016
Richard Lloyd Morgan
Interim Dean of Divinity
Magdalen College, Oxford

6 March 2016
Mothering Sunday
The Revd Professor Robert Gilbert
Fellow, Magdalen College and Curate, St Peter’s Wolvercote

7 February 2016
The Revd Dr Melanie Marshall
Chaplain, Lincoln College, Oxford

29 November 2015
Advent Sunday
An exceedingly early Christmas Sermon
The Revd Dr Michael Piret
Dean of Divinity

22 November 2015
The Revd Professor Sabina Alkire
Director of the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative;
Professor of International Affairs at George Washington University

15 November 2015
The Rt Revd Lord Harries of Pentregarth
(Richard Harries, Bishop of Oxford 1987-2006)
Preached after the Paris attacks of 13 November

1 November 2015
The Jellicoe Sermon
The Revd Dr Simon Cuff
Curate in the Parish of Christ the Saviour
Ealing Broadway, London

25 October 2015
A Sermon on ‘Faith, Belief and Bigotry’
Dr Ralph Walker
Emeritus Fellow in Philosophy

18 Oct 2015
An Address for S. Luke’s Day
Professor Peter Sullivan
Director of Education for Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust

14 June 2015
Evensong Address for Leavers
The Revd Dr Michael Piret
Dean of Divinity

7 June 2015
First Sunday after Trinity
The Revd Dr Michael Piret
Dean of Divinity

24 May 2015
The Revd Canon Dr Angus Ritchie
Executive Director
The Centre for Theology and Community, East London

10 May 2015
The Revd Professor Sabina Alkire
Honorary Chaplain
Director of the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative

3 May 2015
Fourth Sunday after Easter
The Revd Dr Michael Piret
Dean of Divinity

22 February 2015
A Sermon on Friendship
for the distribution of ‘Claymond’s Dole’
The Revd Dr Michael Piret
Dean of Divinity

15 February 2015
A Sermon for ‘Evolution Sunday’
Dr Andrew Gosler TSSF
University Research Lecturer in Ornithology and Conservation

25 January 2015
Feast of the Conversion of St Paul
The Revd Professor Robert Gilbert
Fellow and Tutor in Biochemistry
and Fellows’ Chaplain

23 November 2014
The Solemnity of Christ the King
The Revd Dr Sabina Alkire
Honorary Chaplain

16 November 2014
Professor John Harper
(Organist and Informator Choristarum 1981-1990)

26 October 2014
‘A Sermon for Agnostics’
Dr Ralph Walker
Emeritus Fellow in Philosophy

12 October 2014
Freshers’ Welcome Sermon
The Revd Dr Michael Piret
Dean of Divinity

22 July 2014
The Feast of S. Mary Magdalen
The Revd Elaine Bardwell
Fellows’ Chaplain and Vicar of S. Michael’s, New Marston

8 June 2014
A Sermon for Pentecost
The Revd Dr Michael Piret
Dean of Divinity

4 May 2014
A Sermon for Eastertide
The Revd Dr Michael Piret
Dean of Divinity

23 Feb 2014
A Sermon on the theme of Spirituality and Retreats
Professor Philip Sheldrake
Senior Research Fellow, Cambridge Theological Federation

9 February 2014
A Sermon for ‘Evolution Sunday’
Dr Ralph Walker
Emeritus Fellow and Lecturer in Philosophy

1 December 2013
A Christmas Sermon
The Revd Dr Michael Piret
Dean of Divinity

10 November 2013
Address for Remembrance Sunday
General Sir Nick Parker KCB, CBE
Commander-in-Chief / Commander Land Forces 2010-2012

27 October 2013
The Jellicoe Sermon
Canon Dr Angus Ritchie
Director of the Contextual Theology Centre
Royal Foundation of St Katharine, London

20 October 2013
Address for the Anniversary of the Dedication of Magdalen Chapel
Mr Anthony Smith CBE
President of Magdalen from 1988 to 2005

9 June 2013
Leavers’ Farewell Sermon
The Revd Dr Michael Piret
Dean of Divinity

Michaelmas Term 2020

From the start of Michaelmas Term, there will be a mixture of virtual and live choral services in the Chapel, in keeping with the usual pattern of services during the University term. To attend a live service, congregants will need to book a place; details on how to book, together with information about the service content and music will be posted here, and on the Choir website and Chapel & Choir social media pages as soon as available.

www.magd.ox.ac.uk / www.magdalencollegechoir.com