Bill Sykes (chaplain)

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The Revd Bill Sykes in the Butler Room at University College, Oxford, on 9 November 2013.

Revd William ("Bill") George David Sykes MA (1939 – 17 January 2015) was an English college fellow, chaplain, and book author.[1] Sykes was born in Yorkshire, England.[1]

Sykes wrote books and reflective thoughts on religious ideas,[2][3] most notably Visions of Faith: An Anthology of Reflections.[4] His portrait was painted by the artist Daphne Todd.[5]

Sykes died on 17 January 2015 at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, England, aged 75.[1]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Revd W. G. D. Sykes, MA, Fellow and Chaplain". UK: University College, Oxford. January 2015. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  2. "Visions Of Hope". Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  3. "Revd Bill Sykes' Reflections". UK: University College, Oxford. January 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  4. Sykes, Bill (1996). Visions of Faith: An Anthology of Reflections. Bible Reading Fellowship. ISBN 978-0745930985.
  5. Todd, Daphne. "Bill Sykes, Peter Strawson, George Cawkwell and Hartmut Pogge von Strandmann". Your Paintings. UK: BBC. Retrieved 23 January 2015.

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