News on Awards

September 2007

11 September 2007
Archbishop Launches New Research Degrees
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has announced a new higher degree programme as an expansion of the Archbishop's Examination in Theology.

May 2007

18 May 2007
Winner of £15,000 Theology Prize Announced
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams has announced that the winner of the Michael Ramsey Prize 2007 for theological writing is "What is the point of being a Christian?" by Fr Timothy Radcliffe.

November 2006

01 November 2006
Archbishop of Canterbury Awards Lambeth Degree to Rabbi Tony Bayfield
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, presided over a Lambeth Degree award ceremony in the Guard Room at Lambeth Palace. On this occasion he awarded the degree of Doctor of Divinity to Rabbi Tony Bayfield, in recognition of his leadership in inter Faith relations through lecturing, writing, teaching and in particular his work as a President of the Council of Christians and Jews.

01 November 2006
Archbishop Awards Crosses of St Augustine
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has awarded the Cross of St Augustine to eight recipients at a ceremony in the Chapel at Lambeth Palace.

July 2006

14 July 2006
Archbishop of Canterbury Awards Lambeth Degrees
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, presided over a Lambeth Degree award ceremony in Lambeth Palace Chapel. On this occasion he awarded seven degrees.

May 2006

16 May 2006
Presentation of Lambeth Diploma
This year the Archbishop presented a Lambeth Diploma to the Revd Malcolm Rogers. The award was made during the course of a Eucharist in the chapel at Lambeth Palace.

August 2005

31 August 2005
Archbishop to award Cross of St Augustine
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has announced the award of the Cross of St Augustine to thirteen recipients. The award, which is in the gift of the Archbishop, marks conspicuous service to the Church and the wider community.

July 2005

13 July 2005
Book on Resurrection wins Ramsey Prize
A book exploring the resurrection of Jesus in the light of ancient pagan, Jewish and Christian beliefs on death and resurrection has won the first Ramsey Prize for Theological writing. Bishop Tom Wright's work The Resurrection of the Son of God - Christian Origins and the Question of God (SPCK) was selected by a distinguished panel of six judges as 'the most promising theological work of the current age' from a short list of five.

08 July 2005
Michael Ramsey Prize - Archbishop to present first award
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, is to present the first Michael Ramsey Prize for Theological Writing next Tuesday (12th July 2005) in York.

May 2005

03 May 2005
Archbishop Celebrates Lambeth Diploma Centenary
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has marked the centenary of the Lambeth Diploma today with three academic awards at Lambeth Palace. Dr Williams presented a Lambeth Diploma to Mr Mark Ratcliffe and also Lambeth M.A. degrees to Dr Noel Cox and The Revd Vivienne Armstrong-MacDonnell.

April 2005

19 April 2005
Archbishop of Canterbury awards Lambeth Degrees
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, is to award eight Lambeth Degrees this summer.

November 2004

08 November 2004
Archbishop Makes Cross of St Augustine and Lambeth Cross Awards
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, today made awards of a Lambeth Cross and Cross of St Augustine to eleven recipients at a ceremony in the Chapel at Lambeth Palace. The Archbishop awarded the Lambeth Cross to Brother Roger of Taize, (though as he was unable to be present the award was collected by a brother of the same community, Brother Alois).

September 2004

07 September 2004
Archbishop of Canterbury Awards Lambeth Degrees
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has today (Tuesday 7 September) presided over the Lambeth Degree award ceremony in Lambeth Palace Chapel. On this occasion he has awarded six degrees.

06 September 2004
Archbishop to Award Cross of St Augustine
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has announced the award of the Cross of St Augustine to twelve recipients. The award, which is in the gift of the Archbishop, marks conspicuous service to the Church and the wider community.

July 2004

16 July 2004
Archbishop Launches Michael Ramsey Prize
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has launched a bid to identify and encourage the most promising theological writers of the current age.

06 July 2004
Archbishop of Canterbury Awards Lambeth Degrees
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, is to award six Lambeth Degrees this autumn.

May 2004

17 May 2004
Presentation of the Lambeth Examination in Theology
A transcript of the Archbishop's remarks on conferring MAs in Theology on Revd Paul Hullyer and Revd Anthony Long.

17 May 2004
Archbishop Presents MA Degrees
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has this afternoon presented Lambeth M.A. degrees to the Revd Paul Hullyer and the Revd Anthony Long.