Thank God For...

...W.H. Auden

Rowan's foreword on W.H. Auden for the Guardian paper's book of great poets of the 20th century

...Bach Johann Sebastian Bach

BBC Radio 3's Bach season in December 2005.

...Shakespeare William Shakespeare

A sermon on poetry and prophesy, in Stratford upon Avon to mark 'Shakespeare Sunday' 2006.

And an interview on the same, with Jim Naughtie of the Today Programme

...Rudyard Kipling Rudyard Kipling

A sermon on the life and works of the British writer, given in his local church in Burwash, in 2006.

...Sergei Hackel

A short text written in 2005 in appreciation of Father Sergei Hackel, of the Russian Orthodox Church, who passed away in February of that year.

...Dostoevsky's 'Devils'

An article for The Reader magazine's Summer 2006 issue, on Dostoevsky's novel 'Devils'.

...George Herbert and Henry Vaughan

An address on the poetry and influence of Herbert and Vaughan, given to the Temenos Academy in March 2007.