The Right Reverend Dr Peter Selby. The well-rehearsed arguments about the establishment of the Church of England require revisiting at a time when the nature of sovereignty and location of power have substantially shifted. Unless the issues arising from those shifts are examined the established church may find itself, while imagining it occupies a place close to the levers of power, is actually remote from them, while at the same time alienated from those who lack power.

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The Right Reverend and Right Honourable The Lord Carey of Clifton PC, Archbishop of Canterbury 1991-2002. We gather to honour a great lady who became a legend in her own time, reminding us that nursing is a calling from God, a vocation, to serve others sacrificially and devotedly.

Lord Plant. Exploring issues of faith and public policy. This second lecture looked at the highly contentious area of approaches to gender, sexuality and equality and the attitudes of faith communities to issues of this sort and whether any specific attention should be paid to them.

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The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster. We are an Easter people and Alleluia is our song. Praise be to God! 'This is the day that the Lord has made; we shall rejoice and be glad in it.'

The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster. On the night when Jesus was betrayed took a loaf of bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, ‘This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.’