EDS is happy to share recent sermons and speeches given by faculty, staff, students, or guests:

July 11, 2010, Sermon at St. James Church, Woodstock, Vermont by The Very Rev. Dr. Katherine Hancock Ragsdale

July 10, 2010, Keynote Address for the Diocese of Vermont, Festival of Liturgy and the Arts, Woodstock, Vermont by The Very Rev. Dr. Katherine Hancock Ragsdale

June 4, 2010, Invocation: Massachusetts Democratic Convention by The Very Rev. Dr. Katherine Hancock Ragsdale

January 24, 2010, Speech given to the Jane Fund Event by The Very Rev. Dr. Katherine Hancock Ragsdale
Worcester, Massachusetts

December 3, 2009, Sermon preached for the Feast of St. Andrew by The Rt. Rev. Michael Doe, General Secretary of USPG: Anglicans in World Mission and EDS Procter Scholar, Fall 2009.
St. John's Memorial Chapel
EDS Campus
Cambridge, Massachusetts

October 23, 2009, The Installation Address of The Very Rev. Dr. Katherine Hancock Ragsdale
The Holy Trinity Armenian Orthodox Church
Cambridge, Massachusetts
(This address has not been checked against delivery)

April 2, 2009, A Sermon by Dr. Fredrica Harris Thompsett to celebrate the life and ministry of The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. St. John's Memorial Chapel
EDS Campus
Cambridge, Massachusetts

November 13, 2008, Keynote address by The Rev. Dr. Marvin Ellison, "Is Marriage a ‘Must’ or a ‘Bust’? Enlarging the Justice Agenda"
The 2008 Carter Heyward Scholars Program Lecture
EDS Campus
Cambridge, Massachusetts

October 24, 2008, Keynote address by The Very Rev. Harvey Guthrie, Dean emeritus, "The Squirrel that Fled the Davenport: Or, a World that Does Not Stand Still"
St. John's Society Dinner
EDS Campus
Cambridge, Massachusetts

September 22, 2008, The 2008 fall Matriculation Address given by Dr. Valerie Batts on "Keeping Race/Ethnicity in the National Discussion of Policy Change – By All Means Necessary!"
St. John's Memorial Chapel
EDS Campus
Cambridge, Massachusetts

June 19, 2008, The 2008 Matriculation Address given by The Rev. Karen Montagno on "The Call"
St. John's Memorial Chapel
EDS Campus
Cambridge, Massachusetts

June 1, 2008, A lecture given by Dr. Fredrica Harris Thompsett on "Have You Graduated Yet?"
St. Paul’s on the Green
Norwalk, Connecticut

May 15, 2008, Commencement address given by Hellen Grace Akwii-Wangusa, Anglican Observer and Personal Representative of the Archbishop of Canterbury at the United Nations
First Church Cambridge
Cambridge, Massachusetts

May 1, 2008, The 2008 Kellogg lecture given by The Rev. Canon Marilyn McCord Adams on "Why Creating Human Beings in a World Like This Seems Like a Very Bad Idea"
St. John's Memorial Chapel
EDS Campus
Cambridge, Massachusetts

May 1, 2008, The 2008 Kellogg lecture given by The Rev. Canon Marilyn McCord Adams on "What if God’s primary purpose in creation is life together?"
St. John's Memorial Chapel
EDS Campus
Cambridge, Massachusetts

May 1, 2008, The 2008 Kellogg lecture given by The Rev. Canon Marilyn McCord Adams on "Should We Rebel Against the Basic Conditions of Our Existence? What if God is the basic condition of our existence?"
St. John's Memorial Chapel
EDS Campus
Cambridge, Massachusetts

February 13, 2008, A lecture given by The Rev. Dr. Harold T. Lewis on "Abasalom Jones: Icon of Inclusivity"
St. John's Memorial Chapel
EDS Campus
Cambridge, Massachusetts

September 24, 2007, A matriculation address given by Norman Faramelli on "The Challenge of Theological Education Today"
St. John's Memorial Chapel
EDS Campus
Cambridge, Massachusetts

September 27, 2007, A sermon given by Dr. Fredrica Harris Thompsett on "Celebrating Baptismal Solidarity"
St. John's Memorial Chapel
EDS Campus
Cambridge, Massachusetts

October 12, 2007, The St. Margaret's Lecture given by The Rev. Dr. Sheryl Kujawa-Holbrook
Church Divinity School of the Pacific
Berkeley, California

May 17, 2007, Commencement Address given by The Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane, Archbishop of Cape Town.
First Church Cambridge
Cambridge, Massachusetts

March 1, 2007, A sermon given by Dr. Fredrica Harris Thompsett for the "The Feast of George Herbert"
Matthew 5: 1-12
St. John's Memorial Chapel
EDS Campus
Cambridge, Massachusetts

September 30, 2006, A Eulogy given by Dr. Fredrica Harris Thompsett for the Memorial Eucharist in Celebration of the Life of Verna J. Dozier (1917-2006),
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Capitol Hill

March 9, 2006, A Sermon given by Dr. Fredrica Harris Thompsett on "Lentin Reflections on Mary and Martha",
St. John's Memorial Chapel, Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts

September 22, 2005, A Sermon Given by The Rt. Rev. Ian Ernest on Feast of St. Matthew, the Apostle and Evangelist
St. John's Memorial Chapel, Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts

May 22, 2005, A Sermon Given by The Rt. Rev. Steven Charleston on Day1 Radio.

May 19, 2005, A Sermon Given by Dr. Joanna Dewey at the Commencement Eucharist.
St. John's Memorial Chapel, Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts

April 7, 2005, A Sermon Given by Fredrica Harris Thompsett on the Annunciation.
St. John's Memorial Chapel, Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts

March 24, 2005, A Sermon Given by Karen Montagno on Maundy Thursday.
St. John's Memorial Chapel, Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts

March 3, 2005, A Sermon Given by Andrew McGowan for the Commemoration of John and Charles Wesley, Priests and Evangelists.
St. John's Memorial Chapel, Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Joanna Dewey's Version of John 1:1-5, 14-18
Written for Wisdom Week, February 21-25

February 27, 2005, "Cracked Pots," Elisa Lucozzi
A sermon given in St. John's Memorial Chapel, Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts

February 24, 2005, "Celebrating Wisdom," Dr. Gale Yee
A sermon given in St. John's Memorial Chapel, Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts

January 6, 2005, The Feast of Epiphany
A sermon given by Kwok Pui Lan in St. John's Memorial Chapel, Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

December 9, 2004, An Advent Sermon on Mark
A sermon given by Joanna Dewey in St. John's Memorial Chapel, Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

December 2, 2004, "Have You Heard Me Today?" A Sermon for World AIDS Day, A sermon given in St. John's Memorial Chapel, Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

September 30, 2004, "Wrestling with the Sacred Text, A Homily on Jerome and Sacred Scripture," Gale A. Yee. A sermon given in St. John's Memorial Chapel, Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

September 26, 2004, "Tradition: Medium of Grace, Weapon of Betrayal," the Very Rev. Harvey H. Guthrie, Jr. An address given on the occasion of the 2004 Matriculation Ceremony in St. John's Memorial Chapel, Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

September 23, 2004, "Parable of the Sower," the Rev. Karen B. Montagno. A sermon given in St. John's Memorial Chapel, Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

May 19, 2004, "Messages to the Empire," the Rev. Dr. Carter Heyward. A sermon given at the 2004 Commencement Eucharist in St. John's Memorial Chapel, Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

May 17, 2004, Among Friends," Dr. Fredrica Harris Thompsett. A sermon given at the 2004 Family Appreciation Eucharist in St. John's Memorial Chapel, Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

May 16. 2004, "Behold, I am doing a new thing," Remarks by The Right Reverend Steven Charleston at the "Blessings on the Eve of History" Interfaith Celebration, Sunday, May 16, 2004, Christ Church Cambridge Episcopal.

May 15, 2004, "Keeping Our Courage: Remembering Bishop Bob DeWitt," the Rev. Dr. Carter Heyward. A homily given at the Memorial Service for Bishop Robert DeWitt in St. John's Memorial Chapel, Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

February 26, 2004, Who's Who?," Dr. Angela Bauer, professor of Hebrew Bible at Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts or the feast of Dietrich Bonhoeffer (transferred); Proverbs 3:1-7; Psalm 119:89-96; Matthew 13:47-52.

February 19, 2004, "Queer Christ: Transforming Anger into Hope," the Rev. Dr. Carter Heyward, given in St. John's Memorial Chapel, Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

December 21, 2003, "Great Expectations of Birth and Justice," Dr. Fredrica Harris Thompsett. A sermon given at Washington National Cathedral, December 21, 2003 - Advent IV.

November 4, 2003, "A Woe-full Revelation," Gretchen Sanders Grimshaw. A sermon given in St. John's Memorial Chapel, Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

November 3, 2003, "Dauntless Courage, Fierce Compassion, and the Authority of Christ," Dr. Frederica Harris Thompsett. A sermon for the Feast of Richard Hooker, in St. John's Memorial Chapel, Episcopal Divinity School.

February 12, 2003, The 2003 Absalom Jones Lecture, "The Episcopal Face of Ebony Grace," The Rev. Kortright Davis, Professor of Theology at Howard University School of Divinity and Rector of The Holy Comforter Episcopal Church in Washington, DC.

May 8, 2003, "Showing of Love, in memoriam Dorothee Sölle," Dr. Angela Bauer, professor of Hebrew Bible at Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. A sermon preached for the Feast of Dame Julian of Norwich c.1417, John 4:23-26.

April 18, 2003, "The Ones at the Foot of the Cross," The Rev. Dr. I. Carter Heyward. A sermon preached at the Good Friday Service, at The Paulist Center, Boston.

February 28, 2003, "A Student's Perspective on Life at EDS: Being Equipped with Eyes for God's Kingdom," 2nd Year, M.Div. Stephanie Spellers' address given at the St John's Society Dinner.

February 22, 2003, "Reconciliation: Returning Our Hearts to Christ," The Rev. Karen Montagno. A sermon preached at the Eucharist during the Diocese of Michigan's Diocesan Convention.

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