Charles Henry Sherlock AM (born 1945) is an Australian theologian who previously taught at Ridley College and Trinity College in Melbourne. He is a former registrar of the Melbourne College of Divinity (now the University of Divinity). He is author of The Doctrine of Humanity in InterVarsity Press's "Contours of Christian Theology" series, God on the Inside (Acorn), Uncovering Theology: the depth, scope and utility of Australian theological education (ATF), Performing the Gospel on liturgy and lifestyle (Broughton) and more. He was a member of the Anglican–Roman Catholic International Commission for 26 years.[1] He was the last editor of the Anglican newspaper Church Scene, from 1995 to 1997.[2]
Sherlock became a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2019 Australia Day Honours.[1]
Personal life edit
Charles married Peta Sherlock (Sproule) in 1970, who he calls his "co-theologian".[3][4] They are the parents of two sons, one of whom is Peter Sherlock.[5][6] Charles has a special interest in Meccano and appeared on the Australian quiz show Hard Quiz[7]
References edit
- ^ a b Elg, Hayley (25 January 2019). "Trentham's Charles Sherlock's Australia Day honour for theological education work". Bendigo Advertiser. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ "ISCAST member Reverend Dr Charles Henry Sherlock made Member of Order of Australia AM". Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ "Trove - Archived webpage". Trove. Archived from the original on 30 May 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
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- ^ "Newsletter 22: Births" (PDF). The Hungerford and Associated Families Society (22). August 2001.
- ^ Sherlock, Peter (2018-02-09). "Women's ordination and the Anglican Church of Australia". Australian Women's History Network. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
- ^ "Hard Quiz - Episode 2 - TheTVDB.com". thetvdb.com. Retrieved 4 March 2023.