Oriel College
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Oriel is a friendly and attractive College in the centre of Oxford, founded in 1326 by King Edward II. It is the fifth oldest of Oxford's colleges.
The student body is made up of approximately 300 undergraduate and 160 graduate students studying a wide variety of courses in a broad range of subjects. They come from all kinds of schools, backgrounds and countries and all candidates for admission are considered on the basis of their own individual merits and potential.
Oriel College employs over 100 academic staff in approximately 30 subjects, and 150 non-academic and support staff.
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35 | Oriel and the Great War | This lecture on Oriel College's involvement in WW1 was given by Dr John Stevenson (former College Lecturer in History at Oriel and former Fellow at Worcester College) | John Stevenson, Moira Wallace | 14 Jan 2015 | |
34 | Creative Commons | Out of the Jaws | Sermon about Eastertide delivered in Oriel College Chapel on 28th Apr 2013 by The Revd The Lord Leslie Griffiths. | Lord Leslie Griffiths | 30 Jul 2013 |
33 | Creative Commons | Ascension Day | Sermon delivered in Oriel College Chapel on 9th May 2013 on the meaning of Christ's Ascension into Heaven by The Revd Canon Dr Judith Maltby. | Judith Maltby | 30 Jul 2013 |
32 | Creative Commons | After the Ascension: Real Presence or Real Absence? | Sermon delivered in Oriel College Chapel on 12th May 2013 about the relationship between Jesus' presence and absence and making room for the Spirit by The Revd Canon Dr Joseph Cassidy. | Joseph Cassidy | 30 Jul 2013 |
31 | Creative Commons | Resurrecting Hope: Murder, Mystery and Redemption | Sermon preached on 5th May 2013 in Oriel College Chapel by The Revd Sharon Jones. | Sharon Jones | 27 May 2013 |
30 | Creative Commons | The Horror or the Glory?: Terence Malick's The Thin Red Line | Sermon preached at Oriel College Chapel on 26 May 2013 by the Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology on the theological questions posed by Malick's film. | Nigel Biggar | 27 May 2013 |
29 | Creative Commons | Painting in vermilion | Sermon delivered by The Revd Dr Anders Bergquist (Vicar of St John's Wood, London) on 24th Feb 2013 in Oriel College Chapel. | Anders Bergquist | 26 Feb 2013 |
28 | Creative Commons | Theophany: God's appearing act | Sermon delivered by The Revd Kate Stowe (Chaplain to the Bishop of Birmingham)on 10th Feb 2013 in Oriel College Chapel. | Kate Stowe | 26 Feb 2013 |
27 | Creative Commons | Remembering the Shoah | Sermon delivered by Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg in Oriel College Chapel on 27th January 2013 for Holocaust Memorial Day. | Jonathan Wittenberg | 30 Jan 2013 |
26 | Creative Commons | What God is calling us to do | Sermon delivered on 20th January 2013 by the Revd Canon Leanne Roberts in Oriel College Chapel. | Leanne Roberts | 22 Jan 2013 |
25 | Creative Commons | Reading the signs of the times | Sermon delivered by The Very Revd Fr John O'Connor, OP on 18th November 2012, in Oriel College Chapel, about recognising the need for grace and humility in the face of life's complexity. | The Very Revd Fr John O'Connor, OP | 21 Dec 2012 |
24 | Creative Commons | Dreams and visions | Sermon delivered by The Venerable Christine Allsopp (Archdeacon of Northampton) on 4th November 2012, in Oriel College Chapel, about seeing life from God's perspective. | The Venerable Christine Allsopp | 21 Dec 2012 |
23 | Creative Commons | The Bible | Sermon delivered by Professor Brian Leftow (Nolloth Professor of the Philosophy of the Christian Religion) on 28th October 2012, in Oriel College Chapel, for Bible Sunday. | Brian Leftow | 21 Dec 2012 |
22 | Creative Commons | Thomas Harriot: Elizabethan man of Science | Sermon delivered by Dr Michael Spivey (Fellow and Tutor in Computer Science) on 21st October 2012, in Oriel College Chapel, about Thomas Harriot (1560-1621) for the Commemoration of Benefactors. | Dr Michael Spivey | 21 Dec 2012 |
21 | Creative Commons | An easy yoke? | Sermon delivered by The Revd Canon Angela Tilby (Diocesan Canon, Christ Church Cathedral) on 14th October 2012, in Oriel College Chapel, concerning the the meanings of Matthew 11. | The Revd Canon Angela Tilby | 21 Dec 2012 |
20 | Creative Commons | A new heart I will give you | Sermon preached in Oriel College Chapel on Sunday 27th May 2012 for Pentecost by Fr Timothy Radcliffe, OP. | Timothy Radcliffe | 08 Aug 2012 |
19 | Creative Commons | Riots or Resistance? | Sermon preached in Oriel College Chapel on Sunday 20th May by The Revd Hayley Matthews. | Hayley Matthews | 08 Aug 2012 |
18 | Creative Commons | Whose Crisis? | Sermon preached in Oriel College Chapel on Sunday 13th May for Christian Aid by The Rt Revd John Pritchard (Bishop of Oxford). | John Pritchard | 08 Aug 2012 |
17 | Creative Commons | Austerity and Adversity | Sermon preached in Oriel College Chapel on Sunday 6th May by The Revd Dr Justine Allain Chapman. | Justine Allain Chapman | 19 May 2012 |
16 | Creative Commons | Was the financial crisis a moral crisis? | Sermon delivered by Mr Donald Hay (Fellow Emeritus in Economics, Jesus College Oxford) in Oriel College Chapel on 29th April 2012. | Donald Hay | 09 May 2012 |
15 | Musical Meditations | Anthems and motets from Oriel College Chapel services in Michaelmas and Hilary terms. Includes music by Bairstow, Stanford and Byrd. | Oriel College Chapel Choir | 13 Apr 2012 | |
14 | Hilary Evensong | Service of Choral Evensong from Hilary Term 2012. Includes Psalm, Canticles and Anthem by various different composers. | Oriel College Chapel Choir | 05 Apr 2012 | |
13 | Creative Commons | University Sermon for the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary | Sermon for Lady Day which includes relections on 'The virgin of the goldfinches' which hangs in the Saint Dyfrig Chapel of Llandaff Cathedral. Delivered in Oriel College Chapel on 4th March 2012 by The Most Revd Barry Morgan. | Barry Morgan | 27 Mar 2012 |
12 | Epiphany Evensong | Service of Choral Evensong from Epiphanytide in Hilary Term 2012. Includes organ voluntaries, Psalm, Canticles and Anthem by various different composers. | Oriel College Chapel Choir | 15 Mar 2012 | |
11 | Creative Commons | Myth and Mystery: Faith, otherness and the limits of science | Sermon on the limits of science, including reflections on Genesis 2.15-17; 3.1-7. Delivered in Oriel College Chapelon 26th February 2012 by Professor Tina Beattie (Director, Digby Stuart Research Centre for Catholic Studies, Roehampton University). | Tina Beattie | 01 Mar 2012 |
10 | Creative Commons | The Sound of Sheer Silence | Sermon about rationalising belief and reading the scriptures in a spiritual way. Delivered on 19th February 2012 in Oriel College Chapel by The Revd David Neaum, Associate Priest, University Church of St Mary the Virgin. | David Neaum | 21 Feb 2012 |
9 | Michaelmas Evensong | Service of Choral Evensong from Michaelmas Term 2011. Includes organ voluntary, Psalm, Canticles and Anthem by various different composers. | Oriel College Chapel Choir | 18 Feb 2012 | |
8 | Creative Commons | God and the Heart's Desire | Sermon which discusses the superficiality of the new atheism. Delivered on 29th Jan 2012 in Oriel College Chapel, by The Revd Professor Alister McGrath, Chair in Theology, Ministry and Education, King's College, London. | Alister McGrath | 30 Jan 2012 |
7 | Creative Commons | Inspiration or Nightmare? Re-evaluating the Old Testament | Sermon which discusses the criticisms made of the Old Testament by the 'New Atheists'. Delivered on 22nd January 2012 in Oriel College Chapel by Dr Katharine Dell, Fellow and Tutor in Theology, St Catharine's College, Cambridge. | Katharine Dell | 23 Jan 2012 |
6 | Carol Service 2011 | Highlights from the 2011 Carol Service held in Oriel College Chapel on 27th November and again on 3rd December. The service was led by the Chaplain with the Chapel Choir, with readers drawn from the students and staff of the College. | Oriel College Chapel Choir | 20 Dec 2011 | |
5 | Creative Commons | Sermon: Christ the King: Shepherd and Judge | Sermon for Christ the King delivered on 20th November 2011 by Monsignor Roderick Strange (Rector, Pontifical Beda College Rome) in Oriel College Chapel. | Roderick Strange | 21 Nov 2011 |
4 | Creative Commons | Sermon: What shall we pray for those who died? | Sermon for Remembrance Sunday delivered on 13th November 2011 by The Rt Revd Dr Gregor Duncan (Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway) in Oriel College Chapel. | Gregor Duncan | 15 Nov 2011 |
3 | Creative Commons | Sermon: Fireworks and Martyrs | Sermon delivered on 6th November 2011 in Oriel College Chapel by The Revd Professor John Barton (Oriel and Laing Professor of the Interpretation of the Holy Scripture). | John Barton | 08 Nov 2011 |
2 | Sermon: Sir Walter Raleigh: Travel, Theory, Witness | Sermon for the Commemoration of College Benefactors delivered in Oriel College Chapel. | University of Oxford | 07 Nov 2011 | |
1 | Creative Commons | Sermon: A Glimpse of Heaven | Sermon for All Saints delivered on 30th October 2011 in Oriel College Chapel by Dr Margie Tolstoy (University of Cambridge). | Margie Tolstoy | 31 Oct 2011 |