| Gordon Strachan | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 24, 1934 Cheam, England |
| Died | July 7, 2010 (aged 76) Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Occupation | Minister, theologian, lecturer, author |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | Elspeth |
| Children | Christopher |
Charles Gordon Strachan (January 24, 1934 – July 7, 2010) was a Church of Scotland minister, theologian, university lecturer and author.[1] He was regarded as a radical thinker with unorthodox views, such as his claim that Jesus may have travelled to Britain during his lost years to study with the Druids.[2][3][4]
After attending St Edward's School, Oxford, Strachan went on to obtain a degree in History from Oxford University and a PhD in Theology from New College, Edinburgh.[5] The subject of his doctoral thesis was Edward Irving, a 19th-century Scottish divine denounced as a heretic. Strachan was active in the Iona Community, taught courses at the Office of Lifelong Learning and lectured in the Department of Architecture at Edinburgh University.[2][4]
Strachan wrote a number of books including Jesus the Master Builder: Druid Mysteries and the Dawn of Christianity, which was the basis of a 45-minute documentary titled And Did Those Feet (2009) by Ted Harrison.[6]