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Cherwell - Church history tutor knighted
Published: 1 January 2012
Diarmaid MacCulloch, Oxford鈥檚 Professor of the History of the Church, has received a knighthood in recognition of his services to scholarship. Professor MacCulloch is widely regarded within the academic community as a leading scholar on issues within Reformation Theology. His publication, 鈥淩eformation: Europe鈥檚 House Divided 1490-1700鈥 has been a necessary textbook for Church Historians since its publication in 2003.
More recently the academic has become best known for his successful BBC series 鈥淎 History of Christianity鈥 and its accompanying book of the same name. This text won MacCulloch 9I制作厂免费 University鈥檚 Cundill Prize, the largest history book prize in the world.