John Drury (dean of Christ Church)
{{Short description|British priest (1936-)}}
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| birth_name = John Henry Drury
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John Henry Drury (born 23 May 1936) is an Anglican priest and author. He has been the Chaplain of All Souls College, Oxford, since 2003.
Early life and education
Drury was born on 23 May 1936.{{cite web|title=Birthday's today|url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/archive/2013-5-23.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130523113043/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/archive/2013-5-23.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= 23 May 2013 |publisher=The Telegraph|accessdate=17 May 2014|date=23 May 2013|quote=the Very Rev John Drury, Dean of Christ Church, Oxford, 1991–2003, 77 }}Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 {{ISBN|978-0-7136-8555-8}} He was educated at Bradfield and Trinity Hall, Cambridge.
Ordained ministry
Drury was ordained in 1963. His first post was a curacy at St John's Wood.Crockford's Clerical Directory1975-76 Lambeth, Church House,1975 {{ISBN|0-19-200008-X}} 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.[http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20091112081742/http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page3920 Number 10] He was Chaplain of All Souls College, Oxford from 2003 to 2024.{{cite web|title=The Very Revd Dr John Drury|url=https://www.asc.ox.ac.uk/person/17|website=All Souls College|publisher=University of Oxford|accessdate=31 August 2017}}
Honours
Selected works
Drury is a noted author.British Library web site, accessed 20:45 PDT Monday 20 May 2015.
- 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
- Music at Midnight: the Life and Poetry of George Herbert, 2013
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