Richard’s inaugural lecture as Professor of Biblical Interpretation at King’s College London was entitled: ‘(Re-)tell Me the Old, Old Story: Narrative, Genre and the Bible’. The lecture was given on Thursday 12 May 2011 in the Edmund J Safra lecture theatre at King’s. Listen to a podcast of the lecture on the link below. The
On Friday 12 February 2010, Richard spoke to the General Synod of The Church of England as part of an important debate on the Bible. He presented the case, which was unanimously ratified by the Synod, to declare 2011 The Year of The Bible. Click the PDF link for the transcript of the speech, and
In late 2009, Richard two talks on the Gospels of Luke and John. See the videos above and below for these talks.
Richard gave the keynote address about the significance of higher education at the Colleges and Universities of the Anglican Communion conference on Wednesday 27 May 2009.
The 22nd Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture was given by Richard, as Dean of King’s College London, on Thursday 10 May 2007. The lecture was entitled ‘Being Bibilical? Slavery, Sexuality, and the Inclusive Community’. The themes of Richard’s lecture are explored in depth in his book Imitating Jesus. Article For an article based on the
Richard’s inaugural lecture as Dean of King’s College London was entitled: ‘The King’s Values? Consumer Culture and Higher Education’. The lecture was delivered on Monday 9 October 1995. The lecture was reported in the Times Higher Educational Supplement later that month, in an article entitled Tesco, ergo sum, with a cartoon of Jesus clearing Kenneth
