Timothy Radcliffe

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Timothy Radcliffe, OP (1945, London–) is a Catholic priest and Dominican friar of the English Province, and former Master of the Order of Preachers from 1992-2001. He is the only member of the English Province of the Dominicans to have held the office since the Order's foundation in 1216.

Before Radcliffe became Master of the Dominican Order, he had been the Prior Provincial of the Dominicans in England. Widely regarded as theologically progressive, he is a member of the Dominican priory at Blackfriars, Oxford and a renowned and highly sought after speaker.

He was the 2007 winner of the The Michael Ramsey Prize for theological writing, for his book What Is the Point of Being A Christian?

Radcliffe is patron and was the opening speaker of the International Young Leaders Network (WWW.IYLN.COM) which exists to identify and nurture young and emerging leaders aged 18 to 33 from the Christian community globally. IYLN is a project of Blackfriars Hall,Oxford, The Epiphany Trust and the Von Hugel Institute at Cambridge University and includes participants from every continent and every sector.

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Sing a New Song. The Christian Vocation. Dublin: Dominican Publications, 1999. ISBN 1871552702
I Call You Friends. London: Continuum, 2001. ISBN 0826472621
Seven Last Words. London: Burns & Oates, 2004. ISBN 0860123650
What Is the Point of Being A Christian?. London and New York: Burns & Oates, 2005. ISBN 0860123693
Just One Year: Prayer and Worship through the Christian Year, edited by Timothy Radcliffe with Jean Harrison. London: Darton, Longman and Todd for CAFOD and Christian Aid, 2006. ISBN 0232526699