John Drury (clergyman)
The Very Reverend John Henry Drury DD[1] (born 23 May 1936)[2] is an Anglican priest and author. He has been the Chaplain of All Souls College, Oxford since 2003.
Life
Drury was born on 23 May 1936[3] educated at Bradfield and Trinity Hall, Cambridge and ordained in 1963. His first post was a curacy at St John's Wood.[4] Later he was Chaplain of Downing College, Cambridge then Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford. From 1973 to 1979 he was a Residentiary Canon at Norwich Cathedral and after that Head of Religious Studies at Sussex University. From 1981 to 1991 he was Dean of King's College, Cambridge. That year he became Dean of Christ Church, Oxford, a post he held for 12 years.[5] A noted author,[6] he has been Chaplain of All Souls College, Oxford since 2003.[citation needed]
Notes
- ↑ Lambeth Degree
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- ↑ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
- ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory1975-76 Lambeth, Church House,1975 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
- ↑ Number 10
- ↑ Amongst others he wrote "Angels and Dirt", 1972; "Luke", 1973; "Tradition and Design in Luke's Gospel", 1976; "The Pot and The Knife", 1979; "The Parables in the Gospels", 1985; "Critics of the Bible 1724–1873", 1989; "The Burning Bush", 1990; "Painting the Word", 1999, and "Music at Midnight: the Life and Poetry of George Herbert." British Library web site accessed 20:45 PDT Monday 20 May 2015.
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Preceded by | Dean of Christ Church, Oxford 1991– 2003 |
Succeeded by Christopher Andrew Lewis |
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