Sheridan Gilley Explained
| Sheridan Gilley |
| Birth Date: | 27 April 1945 |
| Birth Place: | Brisbane, Australia |
| Occupation: | Author |
Sheridan Gilley (born 27 April 1945) is an Australian author and historian.
Biography
He 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
He 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
He 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
He became a fellow/member of the Royal Historical Society and the Ecclesiastical History Society.[1] [2]
Bibliography
His 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
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Gilley, Sheridan 1945– | Encyclopedia.com. www.encyclopedia.com.
- Reviewed work: The Protestant Crusade in Ireland, 1800-70. A Study of Protestant-Catholic Relations between the Act of Union and Disestablishment, Desmond Bowen . 25020727 . Larkin . Emmet . The Catholic Historical Review . 1979 . 65 . 4 . 648–650 .
- Web site: Gilley, Sheridan [WorldCat Identities]].
- Web site: Sheridan Gilley's research works | Durham University, Durham (DU) and other places.
