Sean Doherty

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.

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. He began by study English literature for his undergraduate degree, before switching to theology after one year. His doctoral supervisor was Bernd Wannenwetsch.

Doherty was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 2007 and as a priest in 2008. He additionally served the college as Director of Studies from 2014, for his final four years with them. He was an elected member of the General Synod of the Church of England from 2015 to 2019.

Doherty's research interests include economic ethics, sexual ethics, and medical ethics. 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".

Selected works