C. A. (Charles Adolphus) Row

Born in Cornwall in 1816, Charles Adolphus Row was an English Church of England clergyman, preacher, and moral philosopher. He studied at Pembroke College, Oxford, taking his B.A. in 1838 and his M.A. in 1841, and later served as headmaster of the Royal Free Grammar School in Mansfield.

Row became known for writing and lecturing on Christian evidence, biblical inspiration, and the relationship between faith and modern thought. In 1874 he was appointed to the Prebend of Harleston at St Paul's Cathedral, and in 1877 he delivered the Bampton Lectures at Oxford on Christian Evidences Viewed in Relation to Modern Thought.

What makes his work interesting today is his attempt to find a middle path: he defended Christianity seriously, but also engaged with the challenges posed by science and biblical criticism rather than ignoring them. He died in 1896, leaving behind a substantial body of theological and apologetic writing.