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Thomas Sherlock
1678–1761
An influential Church of England bishop and apologist, remembered for bringing clarity and confidence to Christian debate in the eighteenth century. His best-known writings, especially on the resurrection, helped make difficult theological arguments feel direct and readable.
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About the author
Born in London in 1678, Thomas Sherlock was the son of William Sherlock, dean of St Paul's. He was educated at Eton and at St Catharine's Hall, Cambridge, and went on to become a prominent churchman in Georgian England.
Sherlock served for many years as Master of the Temple and later as bishop of Bangor, Salisbury, and finally London. Alongside his church leadership, he became known for sermons and religious writings that aimed to defend Christian belief with careful argument rather than ornament.
He is especially remembered for The Trial of the Witnesses of the Resurrection of Jesus, a work of Christian apologetics that stayed widely known long after his lifetime. He died in 1761, leaving a reputation for plain forceful preaching, public influence, and a steady place in the religious life of eighteenth-century Britain.