Sheridan Gilley (born 27 April 1945) is an Australian author and historian.
Sheridan Gilley | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 April 1945 Brisbane, Australia |
| Occupation | Author |
Biography
editHe was born on 27 April 1945 in Brisbane, Australia.[1][2]
He is the son of Wayne Grover Gilley, a journalist and his wife Betty Margaret Gilley.[1][2]
He married Margaret Mary Haworth a health care executive and vicar on June 15, 1974, and had two children with her.[1][2]
Education
editHe completed his bachelor's degree at the University of Queensland in 1966 and his PhD at the University of Cambridge in 1971.[1][2]
Career
editHe served as a lecturer in ecclesiastical history at the University of St. Andrews from 1971 to 1978.[1][2]
He is currently a reader emeritus at the University of Durham since 2002.[1][2]
Awards and honours
editHe became a fellow/member of the Royal Historical Society and the Ecclesiastical History Society.[1][2]
Bibliography
editHis notable books include:[3][4]
- Loss and Gain: The Story of a Convert
- The Beauty of Holiness and the Holiness of Beauty: Art, Sanctity, and the Truth of Catholicism
- The Cambridge History of Christianity, Volume 8: World Christianities, c.1815 - c.1914
- Newman And His Age
- The Irish in Britain 1815-1931
- Victorian Churches and Churchmen: Essays Presented to Vincent Alan McClelland
- A Short History of Religion in Britain
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "Gilley, Sheridan 1945– | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g Larkin, Emmet (1979). "Reviewed work: The Protestant Crusade in Ireland, 1800-70. A Study of Protestant-Catholic Relations between the Act of Union and Disestablishment, Desmond Bowen". The Catholic Historical Review. 65 (4): 648–650. JSTOR 25020727.
- ^ "Gilley, Sheridan [WorldCat Identities]".
- ^ "Sheridan Gilley's research works | Durham University, Durham (DU) and other places".