J. C. (John Charlton) Hardwick

John Charlton Hardwick was an English religious writer born in 1885. Surviving catalog and library records connect him with works including Religion and Science from Galileo to Bergson (1920), a study of the changing relationship between scientific thought and Christian belief.

He also served as vicar of Partington, Cheshire, from 1923 to 1953. That mix of parish work and published writing helps explain the tone of his books: thoughtful, practical, and meant for readers interested in religion's place in the modern world.

Published records for Hardwick are fairly limited, so many personal details are unclear. What can be confirmed is that he wrote on religion across several decades and left behind books that continued to circulate through libraries, archives, and reprints.