Charles Henry Sherlock (born 1945) is an Australian theologian who previously taught at

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and

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in Melbourne. He is a former registrar of the Melbourne College of Divinity (now the

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). He is author of ''The Doctrine of Humanity'' in

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'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

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for 26 years. He was the last editor of the Anglican newspaper '' Church Scene'', from 1995 to 1997. Sherlock became a

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in the

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Personal life

Charles married Peta Sherlock (Sproule) in 1970, who he calls his "co-theologian". They are the parents of two sons, one of whom is

Peter Sherlock Peter Sherlock (born 26 October 1972) is an Australian academic and was the inaugural Vice-Chancellor of the University of Divinity in Melbourne, a role he held between 2012 and March 2024. He specialises in the cultural history of Renaissance ...

. Charles has a special interest in

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and appeared on the Australian quiz show

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sherlock, Charles 1945 births Living people Members of the Order of Australia Australian Anglican theologians Editors of Christian publications