Sean William Doherty (born 1980) is a British Anglican priest and academic specialising in Christian ethics. Since June 2019, he has been Principal of Trinity College, Bristol, an evangelical Anglican theological college.[1][2]

Biography

Doherty studied English literature, theology and ethics at the University of Oxford (BA, MPhil, DPhil), and trained for ordained ministry at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford.[3][4] He began by study English literature for his undergraduate degree, before switching to theology after one year.[4] His doctoral thesis was titled "Moral theological method in the theological ethics of Martin Luther and Arthur Rich, with particular reference to their economic ethics", and was completed in 2011.[5]

Doherty was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 2007 and as a priest in 2008.[1] He served his curacy at St Gabriel's Church, Cricklewood in the Diocese of London from 2007 to 2010.[2] He was additionally a lecturer at St Paul's Theological Centre, Holy Trinity Brompton, between 2008 and 2010.[1] In 2010, he joined St Mellitus College, a Church of England theological college in London, as a tutor and lecturer in Christian ethics.[1][6] He additionally served the college as Director of Studies from 2014, for his final four years with them.[2][6][7] In February 2019, it was announced that he would be leaving St Mellitus College to become the next head of Trinity College, Bristol.[7] He took up the appointment as principal, in succession to Emma Ineson, in June 2019.[2][7] He has also held permission to officiate in the Diocese of Bristol since 2020.[1] He was an elected member of the General Synod of the Church of England from 2015 to 2019.[2]

Doherty's research interests include economic ethics, sexual ethics, and medical ethics.[3]

Doherty is married to Gaby, and together they have four children.[4] He is same-sex attracted but does not identify as gay.[8][9] He was a founder of Living Out, a website aimed at people who are "same-sex attracted while remaining committed to a traditional view of Christian sexuality".[10][11]

Selected works

  • Doherty, Sean (2014). Theology and economic ethics: Martin Luther and Arthur Rich in dialogue. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0198703334.
  • Doherty, Sean (2015). The Only Way is Ethics: Part 1, Sex and marriage. Milton Keynes: Authentic Media. ISBN 978-1780781440.
  • Kidwell, Jeremy; Doherty, Sean, eds. (2015). Theology and economics: a Christian vision of the common good. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-1137552235.
  • Doherty, Sean (2016). The Only Way is Ethics: Part 2, Life and Death. Milton Keynes: Authentic Media. ISBN 978-1780781525.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Sean William Doherty". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "The Revd Dr Sean DOHERTY". The Church of England Year Book. Church House Publishing. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Revd Dr Sean Doherty, BA, MPhil, DPhil". Trinity College Bristol. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 "Meet Sean Doherty". Trinity College Bristol. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  5. ↑ Doherty, Sean (2011). "Moral theological method in the theological ethics of Martin Luther and Arthur Rich, with particular reference to their economic ethics". E-Thesis Online Service. The British Library Board. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  6. 1 2 "News: Sean Doherty announced as next Principal of Trinity College, Bristol". St Mellitus College. 5 February 2019.
  7. 1 2 3 Jackson, Richard (5 February 2019). "New principal announced". Trinity College Bristol. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  8. ↑ "Sean and Gaby". Living Out. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  9. ↑ Doherty, Sean (September 2012). "KLICE Comment: Same-sex Attraction". Kirby Laing Institute for Christian Ethics. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  10. ↑ Brierley, Justin (20 August 2013). "A Different Kind of Coming Out". Premier Christianity. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  11. ↑ Farley, Harry (29 March 2016). "Living Out denies support for gay cure therapy: 'Homosexuality is not an illness'". Christian Today. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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