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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 was educated at St Philip's School and 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

  • Humanism, Reform and the Reformation: The Career of Bishop John Fisher (1989), with Brendan Bradshaw
  • The Stripping of the Altars: Traditional Religion in England, c.1400 to c.1580 (1992)
  • Saints and Sinners, a History of the Popes. Yale University Press. 1997. ISBN 0-300-07332-1.
  • The Voices of Morebath: Reformation and Rebellion in an English Village (2001)
  • "The Shock of Change: Continuity and Discontinuity in the Elizabethan Church of England," in Anglicanism and the Western Catholic Tradition (2003)
  • Faith of Our Fathers: Reflections on Catholic Tradition (2004)
  • Walking to Emmaus (2006)
  • Marking the Hours: English People and Their Prayers, 1240-1570 (2007)
  • Fires of Faith: Catholic England under Mary Tudor (2009)
  • Ten Popes Who Shook the World (2011)
  • Saints, Sacrilege and Sedition: Religion and Conflict in the Tudor Reformations (2012) ISBN 1441181172

See also

References

  1. ^ Alphabetical list of all fellows, Magdalene College, Cambridge.
  2. ^ a b "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. Archived from the original on September 16, 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  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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