Diarmaid MacCulloch
Diarmaid MacCulloch | |
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| Born | Diarmaid Ninian John MacCulloch 31 October 1951 Kent, England |
| Awards | |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Churchill College, Cambridge University of Liverpool Ripon College Cuddesdon |
| Doctoral advisor | Geoffrey Elton |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Sub-discipline | Ecclesiastical history |
| Institutions | Wesley College, Bristol University of Bristol St Cross College, Oxford |
| Doctoral students | Ethan H. Shagan Alec Ryrie |
| Notable works | |
| Ecclesiastical career | |
| Religion | Christianity (Anglican) |
| Church | Church of England |
| Ordained | 1987 (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. 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." MacCulloch sits on the editorial board of the Journal of Ecclesiastical History.