Eamon Duffy

Eamon Duffy, FBA, FSA (born 9 February 1947) is an Irish historian and academic. He is Professor of the History of Christianity at the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow and former President of Magdalene College.[1]

Early life

Duffy was born on 9 February 1947 in Dundalk, Republic of Ireland.[2] He describes himself as a "cradle Catholic".[2] He undertook postgraduate studies at the University of Cambridge, where his doctoral advisers were Owen Chadwick and Gordon Rupp.[3]

Academic career

Duffy specializes in 15th- to 17th-century religious history of Britain. He is also a former member of the Pontifical Historical Commission.[4] His work has done much to overturn the popular image of late-medieval Catholicism in England as moribund, and instead presents it as a vibrant cultural force. On weekdays from 22 October to 2 November 2007, he presented the BBC Radio 4 series 10 Popes Who Shook the World[5] - those popes featured were Peter, Leo I, Gregory I, Gregory VII, Innocent III, Paul III, Pius IX, Pius XII, John XXIII, and John Paul II.

Prizes and awards

Books

See also

References

  1. Alphabetical list of all fellows, Magdalene College, Cambridge.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Confessions of a Cradle Catholic"
  3. "Professor Eamon Duffy FBA". Faculty of Divinity. University of Cambridge. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  4. Eamon Duffy profile
  5. Ten Popes Who Shook the World, BBC Radio 4
  6. "Awards Winners". History Today. 16 September 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  7. Myers, Kevin (26 May 2002). "This constant stream of English life". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  8. "Top historian criticises St Mary’s for ‘grotesque’ treatment of professor". Catholic Herald. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  9. "Prof Eamon Duffy receives Honorary Degree". Durham University. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  10. "Honorary Graduates - A to E". University of Hull. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  11. "Honorary Degree ceremony". King's College London. 26 November 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  12. "Members List". Royal Irish Academy. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  13. "New Canons Admitted and Installed at Ely Cathedral". 14 May 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2015.

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