Publications
Canon Law
Dewhurst, R. 2025 ‘Synodality at the universal level in the Anglican Communion’. Ecclesiastical Law Journal. 27(2), 170-179. (Published simultaneously in the Canon Law Newsletter 134 2025/2.)
Dewhurst, R. 2025. ‘Anglican Confirmation 1820–1945: From “Renewing the Baptismal Covenant” to “The Sacramental Principle” Phillip Tovey Routledge, 2024, 206 pp (hardback £135), ISBN: 978-1-032-66097-4’ [Book Review]. Ecclesiastical Law Journal. 27(1), 121–122.
Dewhurst, R. 2024. ‘Defender of the Faith. King Charles III, the established church, and multi-faith Britain.’ Quaderni di diritto e politica ecclesiastica, Rivista trimestrale 2/2024, 377-388.
Dewhurst, R. 2024. ‘The Prayer Book and the Law of the Church of England.’ Faith & Worship 94, 33-38.
Dewhurst, R. 2024. ‘The Anglican Communion and Synodality: A Canonical Approach’ in Institute for Ecumenical Studies of the Angelicum Listening to the West: Synodality in Western Ecclesial Traditions. Rome, Italy: Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 47-56.
Dewhurst, R. 2024. ‘The Cambridge Companion to the Council of Nicaea, Edited by Young Richard Kim’ [Book Review]. Ecclesiastical Law Journal. 26(2), 228-229.
Dewhurst, R. 2024. ‘The “New World” of Ecclesiastical Law: 1901-47’ in Doe, N. and Coleman, S. (eds) The Legal History of the Church of England. Oxford, UK: Hart.
Dewhurst, R. 2023. ‘The King and the Law of the Church of England.’ Ecclesiastical Law Journal 25(2), 139-155.
Dewhurst, R and Podmore, C. 2023. ‘The Unrepealed Proviso to Canon 113 of 1603/4’ in The Report of the Ecclesiastical Law Society Working Party on the Seal of Confession, 18-24; also co-author of main body of report as WP member; author of Part B of Appendix 3. Available at: https://ecclawsoc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-Report-of-the-ELS-Working-Part-on-the-Seal-of-Confession.pdf
Dewhurst, R. 2023. Canon B5 and the Prayers of Love and Faith. [Online]. Law & Religion UK. Available at: https://lawandreligionuk.com/2023/02/10/canon-b5-and-the-prayers-of-love-and-faith/
Dewhurst, R. 2023. ‘The 2022 Revision of The Principles of Canon Law Common to the Churches of the Anglican Communion.’ Ecclesiastical Law Journal 25(1), 60-65.
Dewhurst, R. 2022. ‘The Development of the Canons: A Historical Study and Summary of the Church of England’s Canons 1969 to 2020, Edited by Gerald Bray’ [Book Review]. Ecclesiastical Law Journal 24(3), 398-399.
Hill, M. and Dewhurst, R. 2022. ‘Droit canonique Anglican’ in Messner, F. (ed) Dictionnaire du Droit des Religions. [Dictionary entry.]Paris, France: CNRS Éditions.
Adam, W., Dewhurst, R. and Oliver, D. 2022. Preface, in The Principles of Canon Law Common to the Churches of the Anglican Communion – Second Edition. London, UK: Anglican Consultative Council, 5-14.
Dewhurst, R. 2022. ‘A Still More Excellent Way: Authority and Polity in the Anglican Communion, Alexander Ross’ [Book Review]. Ecclesiastical Law Journal 24(2), 252-254.
Dewhurst, R. 2022. ‘”Seven whole days“: The obligation of the clergy of the Church of England to “say daily the Morning and Evening Prayer”.’ Ecclesiastical Law Journal 24(1), 14-24.
Dewhurst, R. 2022. ‘Priest of the Church or Priest of a Church? The ecclesiology of ordained local Ministry, Noel Cox’ [Book Review]. Ecclesiastical Law Journal 24(1), 103-105.
Dewhurst, R. 2021. ‘Law without coercion: exhortation and doctrine in the canon law of the Church of England.’ Crucible: The Journal of Christian Social Ethics October, 51-54.
Dewhurst, R. 2021. ‘Canons of the Church of England Reading Groups’ Ecclesiastical Law Journal 23(1), 105-106.
Dewhurst, R. 2019. ‘The Law of Liturgy – Oversight and Discipline in the Anglican Communion.’ Acts of the Colloquium of Anglican and Roman Catholic Canon Lawyers. Cardiff: Centre for Law and Religion.
Dewhurst, R. 2018. ‘The Purpose of Canon Law in the Anglican Communion, and its Relationship to Theology.’ Acts of the Colloquium of Anglican and Roman Catholic Canon Lawyers. Cardiff: Centre for Law and Religion.
Dewhurst, R. 2017. ‘Episcopal Functions in the Anglican Communion.’ Acts of the Colloquium of Anglican and Roman Catholic Canon Lawyers. Cardiff: Centre for Law and Religion.
Dewhurst R. 2010. The High Church Reaction to the Reforms of the English Ecclesiastical Courts 1830-1861. LLM Thesis, Cardiff University.
History
Dewhurst, R. 2022. ‘Plato and the ideal city – Down to the Piraeus.’ Ancient History 40.
Dewhurst, R. 2017. ‘Augustine of Hippo – The link between ancient and medieval.’ Ancient History 11
Carr, L., Dewhurst, R., and Henig M. (eds) 2014. Binsey: Oxford’s Holy Place – Its saint, village, and people. Oxford: Archaeopress.
Conference Papers and Occasional Lectures
The Law of Marriage: England, Porvoo Communion Church Law Symposium, Online, October 2024.
Synodality: The Universal Level – Anglican, 23rd Colloquium of Anglican and Roman Catholic Canon Lawyers, The Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum), Rome, September 2024.
The Seal of the Confessional from 1215 to 2024, Seventeenth International Congress of Medieval Canon Law, University of Kent, Canterbury, July 2024.
Church and State: England, Porvoo Communion Church Law Symposium, Online, October 2023.
Ordained Ministry: Rights and Duties as to Worship and Teaching, 22nd Colloquium of Anglican and Roman Catholic Canon Lawyers, St Stephen’s House, Oxford, September 2023.
The Anglican Communion and Synodality: A Canonical Approach, Listening to the West, Institute for Ecumenical Studies, Pontificia Università S. Tommaso D’Aquino (Angelicum), Rome, January 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-5dFbJvNBA
Introduction to the Principles of Canon Law Common to the Churches of the Anglican Communion, 30 years of the LLM in Canon Law, Cardiff University, Cardiff, October 2022.
Penal Law: Offences in the Anglican Communion, 21st Colloquium of Anglican and Roman Catholic Canon Lawyers, Venerable English College, Rome, October 2022.
Revision of the Principles of Canon Law Common to the Churches of the Anglican Communion 2020-1, 15th Lambeth Conference, Canterbury, August 2022.
‘A new world’ – Ecclesiastical Law 1901-1947, Inaugural Meeting of the Church Law History Consortium, Magdalene College, Cambridge, March 2022.
The Canons of the Church of England (with Stephen Coleman), Lecture for the Ecclesiastical Law Society, Online, October, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gT5okIR-9o
The Law of Liturgy – Oversight and Discipline in the Anglican Communion, 20th Colloquium of Anglican and Roman Catholic Canon Lawyers, Venerable English College, Rome, April 2019.
The Purpose of Canon Law in the Anglican Communion, and its Relationship to Theology, 19th Colloquium of Anglican and Roman Catholic Canon Lawyers, Jesus College, Oxford, May 2018.
Episcopal Functions in the Anglican Communion, 18th Colloquium of Anglican and Roman Catholic Canon Lawyers, Venerable English College, Rome, May 2017.