The Very Revd Dr John Drury

The Very Revd Dr John Drury

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Literature

Interests include theology, poetry and George Herbert.

Research Areas
Theology
George Herbert and Poetry

Selected Publications

Music at Midnight: The Life and Poetry of George Herbert

(London: Allen Lane, 2013)

Painting the Word: Christian Pictures and their Meanings

(London: Yale University Press, 1999)

The Burning Bush

(London: Fount, 1990)

Critics of the Bible, 1724-1873

(Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989)

The Parables in the Gospels

(London: SPCK, 1985)

The Pot and the Knife

(London: SCM Press, 1979)

Background
  • Emeritus Fellow, All Souls College (from 2024) 
  • Chaplain and Fellow, All Souls College (2003-2024) 
  • Dean of Christ Church (1991-2003) 
  • Fellow and Dean, King's College, Cambridge Undergraduate, Trinity Hall, Cambridge (to 1961)