Canon Dr Mark Pryce

Director of Ministry, Church of England, Birmingham, Chaplain to the King

Mark is a poet and practical theologian, bringing insights from poetry and literature, human experience and Scripture to encounter Christian faith as an imaginative resource for living life more fully. He works interculturally with a wide range of people and contexts, including students, schools and community groups, to foster spiritual authenticity, theological exploration and personal growth.

As a Chaplain to The King, and previously to Queen Elizabeth II, Mark’s reflections on the role of religion in constitutional monarchy in the UK and Europe enable audiences to consider the constructive and creative value of Christianity as public religion in inter-faith society.

Mark’s approach is informed by his work supporting clergy and lay ministers in their vocation and professional development. His previous appointments include Dean & Fellow of Corpus Christi College Cambridge, and Vicar of Smethwick.

Publications

Finding a Voice: Men, Women and the Community of the Church (SCM Press, 1996)
Literary Companion to the Lectionary (SPCK, 2001)
Literary Companion for Festivals (SPCK, 2003)
Journeying with Mark (with James Woodward and Paula Gooder, SPCK, 2011)
Journeying with Luke (2012)
Journeying with Matthew (2013)
Journeying with John (2014)
Poetry, Practical Theology and Reflective Practice (Routledge, 2019)

With fellow theologian-poets he contributed to Making Nothing Happen: Five Poets Explore Faith and Spirituality (Ashgate, 2014)

Lecture titles

Poetry and Spirituality
Poetry as the language of faith, doubt and spiritual turmoil in Christian believing.
Christian monarchy and public faith
Explores how Christian spirituality and practice is integrated in the British constitutional monarchy as a public expression of faith.
The Gospels through Poetry
Going to the heart of the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, this lecture explores what light poetry throws on the life, death and resurrection of Jesus, and on themes and images in Jesus' teachings.