The Revd Dr Ben Gordon-Taylor BA MA PhD (Dunelm), BA (Leeds), FRSA
Lecturer, Dean of Chapel, Director of the Liturgical Institute -
Teaches: Liturgical Studies; Ecclesiology
Ben Gordon-Taylor joined the staff in January 2005 after serving in parishes in Cornwall and Northampton, and then as Solway Fellow and Chaplain of University College, Durham. He was educated at the Universities of Durham and Leeds, gaining research degrees in history and in theology. His research interests include the concept of mystery in western liturgy, liturgical theology and the properties and function of liturgical text.
Ben and his wife, Lynne, have three daughters. A former student of the College, he has been a Companion of the Community of the Resurrection since 1995.
Ben’s publications include contributions to the Mirfield symposium Priests in a People’s Church and to Companion to Common Worship vols 1 & 2 (Alcuin Club/SPCK), as well as a number of journal articles and reviews. Since 2005, he has co-authored three Alcuin Liturgy Guides, and he is currently co-editing a book on the life and thought of Walter Frere for Canterbury Press.
“It is a great privilege to teach and indeed to learn from those preparing for priesthood at the College. I am immensely thankful for what I have learned and continue to learn at the College about what it means to be a worshipping person.”