Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture
Eric Abbott, although a Cambridge man (he coxed the Jesus first eight) was Warden of Keble College between 1956 and 1959 before becoming Dean of Westminster between 1959 and 1974. Previously he had been Dean at King's College, London (1945-55), and Chaplain to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II. Abbott died in 1983 and was buried in the nave of Westminster Abbey. A memorial trust was endowed by his friends to provide for an annual lecture on spirituality. The lecture is given in both the Abbey and Keble. Recent lecturers have included the Revd. Nicholas Holtam, the Very Revd. Vivienne Faull, Fr Timothy Radcliffe, the Revd. Mark Oakley and the Revd Dr Jane Shaw. The text of recent lectures can be viewed on the Westminster Abbey website.
In 2012 the lecture will be given by The Rt Revd Dr Peter Selby - President of the National Council for Independent Monitoring Boards, Visiting Professor in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies, King’s College, London; formerly Bishop of Worcester and Bishop to HM Prisons - on Friday 11 May at 5.30 pm in Keble Chapel and is entitled 'Mis-establishment: Locating, and Re-locating, the Church of England'.
