Sir Ralph Waller KBE (born 11 December 1945) is Director of the Farmington Institute at Oxford, former Principal of

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(1988-2018) and a Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford (2010-2018). He is a British Methodist Minister. Ralph Waller was born in

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and educated at the

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( BD) and the

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( MTh) and completed a

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. In 1994 he was awarded the UK Templeton Prize for progress in religion. He has been awarded honorary doctorates from universities in the United States, Europe and Great Britain, including a Doctor of Divinity from the University of Wales, a Doctor of Theology from the Uppsala University and a Doctor of Education from Liverpool Hope University. He is the MacWilliams Fellow in Divinity in the University of Wales, Trinity St David. He is a trustee of several charitable trusts, including the Thrombosis Research Institute and MGC Futures. He is the Chair of the Kalisher Trust, the Westminster College Trust and Vice-Chair of the governors of Harris Westminster Sixth Form Academy. He is an ecumenical canon of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford and of Ely Cathedral. He was knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours of 2018 for services to education.

Publications

*Ralph Waller and

Benedicta Ward Benedicta Ward (born Florence Margaret Ward, 4 February 1933 – 23 May 2022) was a Church of England nun, theologian and historian. She was a member of the Anglican religious order, the Community of the Sisters of the Love of God and reader in ...

, eds, ''An introduction to Christian spirituality'' (London: SPCK, 1999) *Benedicta Ward and Ralph Waller, eds, ''Joy of heaven: springs of Christian spirituality'' (London: SPCK, 2003) *Ralph Waller, ''John Wesley: a personal portrait'' (London: SPCK, 2003)

Sources and further information

Harris Manchester College, OxfordSenate House LibraryUniversity Sermon: John WesleyOxford BlueprintHartwick College Annual Honors Convocation
{{DEFAULTSORT:Waller, Ralph 1945 births Living people Alumni of King's College London Principals of Harris Manchester College, Oxford British theologians British biblical scholars English Methodist ministers Alumni of the University of Nottingham Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire Alumni of the University of London