Diarmaid MacCulloch


Diarmaid MacCulloch

Born
Diarmaid Ninian John MacCulloch

(1951-10-31) 31 October 1951 (age 72)
Kent, England
Awards
Academic background
Alma materChurchill College, Cambridge
Doctoral advisorGeoffrey Elton
Academic work
DisciplineHistory
Sub-disciplineEcclesiastical history
InstitutionsSt Cross College, Oxford
Doctoral studentsEthan H. Shagan[1]
Alec Ryrie[1]
Notable works
Ecclesiastical career
ReligionChristianity (Anglican)
ChurchChurch of England
Ordained1987 (deacon)

Diarmaid Ninian John MacCulloch Kt FSA FRHistS FBA (/ˈdɜːrməd/; born 31 October 1951) is an English academic and historian, specialising in ecclesiastical history and the history of Christianity. Since 1995, he has been a fellow of St Cross College, Oxford; he was formerly the senior tutor. Since 1997, he has been Professor of the History of the Church at the University of Oxford.

Though ordained a deacon in the Church of England, he declined ordination to the priesthood because of the church's attitude to homosexuality.[2] In 2009 he encapsulated the evolution of his religious beliefs: "I was brought up in the presence of the Bible, and I remember with affection what it was like to hold a dogmatic position on the statements of Christian belief. I would now describe myself as a candid friend of Christianity."[3] MacCulloch sits on the editorial board of the Journal of Ecclesiastical History.[4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference CV was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "BBC - Press Office - Network TV Programme Information BBC Week 45 Feature name". BBC. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  3. ^ MacCulloch 2009, p. 11.
  4. ^ "Editorial board". Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 21 December 2018.