Gordon Strachan (minister)
Charles Gordon Strachan (24 January 1934 – 7 July 2010) was a Church of Scotland minister, theologian, university lecturer and author. He was regarded as a radical thinker with unorthodox views, such as his claim that Jesus may have travelled to Britain during his lost years to study with the Druids.
Gordon Strachan | |
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| Born | 24 January 1934 |
| Died | 7 July 2010 (aged 76) Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Minister, theologian, lecturer, author |
| Spouse | Elspeth |
| Children | Christopher |
| Theological work | |
| Language | English |
After attending St Edward's School, Oxford, Strachan went on to graduate with a degree in history from the University of Oxford, and a PhD in theology from New College, Edinburgh. The subject of his doctoral thesis was Edward Irving, a 19th-century Scottish divine denounced as a heretic. Strachan was active in the Iona Community, taught courses at the Office of Lifelong Learning and lectured in the Department of Architecture at the University of Edinburgh.
Strachan wrote a number of books including Jesus the Master Builder: Druid Mysteries and the Dawn of Christianity, which was the basis of a 45-minute documentary titled And Did Those Feet (2009) by Ted Harrison.