Nicholas Lash | |
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| Born | Nicholas Langrishe Alleyne Lash 6 April 1934 India |
| Died | 11 July 2020 (aged 86) Cambridge, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Spouse |
Janet Chalmers (m. 1976) |
| Children | Dominic Lash |
| Parents |
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| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | St Mary's College, Oscott |
| Influences | |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Theology |
| Institutions | |
| Ecclesiastical career | |
| Religion | Christianity (Roman Catholic) |
| Church | Latin Church |
| Ordained | 1963 |
| Laicized | 1975 |
Nicholas Langrishe Alleyne Lash (6 April 1934 – 11 July 2020)[1] was an English Roman Catholic theologian. Having served in the British Army, he trained for Holy Orders at St Mary's College, Oscott, and worked as a Catholic priest until 1975. He left the priesthood and turned to full-time academia, working as a lecturer and then Norris–Hulse Professor of Divinity (1978–1999) at the University of Cambridge.