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Diarmaid Ninian John MacCulloch (born
31 October 1951, in
Kent,
England) is Professor of the History of the Church in the
University of Oxford (since 1997) and Fellow (formerly Senior Tutor) of
St Cross College, Oxford (since 1995). He is a prize-winning author of historical books. Though ordained as a deacon in Church of England, he declined ordination to the priesthood for political reasons.
Life
MacCulloch read history at
Churchill College, Cambridge (B.A. 1972, M.A. 1976). He took a Diploma in Archive Administration at
Liverpool University in 1973, and then returned to Cambridge to complete a Ph.D. under the supervision of Sir
G.R. Elton (awarded 1977). MacCulloch was elected a Fellow of the
Society of Antiquaries of London (1978), a Fellow of the
Royal Historical Society (1982), and a Fellow of the
British Academy (2001). He is a
Doctor of Divinity of the
University of Oxford.
He joined the
(now Lesbian and) Gay Christian Movement in 1976, serving twice on its committee and briefly as honorary secretary.
From 1978 until 1990, MacCulloch was a tutor at
Wesley College, Bristol. He interrupted his teaching to study for the Oxford Diploma in Theology (awarded 1987) at
Ripon College, Cuddesdon. In 1987 he was ordained deacon in the
Church of England and from 1987 to 1988 he served as Non-Stipendiary Minister at Clifton All Saints with Saint John in the diocese of Bristol. However, in response to a motion put before the
General Synod in 1987 by the Reverend
Tony Higton regarding sexuality of clergy, he declined ordination to the priesthood and ceased to minister at Clifton.
(2003), won the 2004
National Book Critics Circle Award adding to his earlier success in carrying off the 1996
James Tait Black Memorial Prize for
Thomas Cranmer: A Life
His
History of Christianity will be published in 2009, to accompany a BBC Television series.
Books
- Suffolk and the Tudors (1986)
- The Later Reformation in England (1990)
- Henry VIII: Politics, Policy, and Piety (1995)
- Thomas Cranmer: A Life (1996)
- Tudor Church Militant: Edward VI and the Protestant Reformation (1999)
- (2003)
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