David Boulton (UK journalist)
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David Boulton is a British journalist, author, documentary producer
and lecturer. Following five years in print media
, Boulton pursued a 40-year career in broadcast journalism
as a producer, editor, and executive, winning several awards. Boulton has authored or edited 21 books in the fields of history, current affairs
, theology, and humanism
. His most recent book (2008) Who on Earth Was Jesus? is a survey of contemporary historical Jesus
scholarship and is aimed at the lay reader. Boulton maintains an active international lecture and speaking schedule.
Boulton is a nontheistic Quaker.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
and lecturer. Following five years in print media
Publishing
Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of literature or information—the activity of making information available to the general public...
, Boulton pursued a 40-year career in broadcast journalism
Broadcast journalism
Broadcast journalism is the field of news and journals which are "broadcast", that is, published by electrical methods, instead of the older methods, such as printed newspapers and posters. Broadcast methods include radio , television , and, especially recently, the Internet generally...
as a producer, editor, and executive, winning several awards. Boulton has authored or edited 21 books in the fields of history, current affairs
Current affairs (news format)
Current Affairs is a genre of broadcast journalism where the emphasis is on detailed analysis and discussion of news stories that have recently occurred or are ongoing at the time of broadcast....
, theology, and humanism
Humanism
Humanism is an approach in study, philosophy, world view or practice that focuses on human values and concerns. In philosophy and social science, humanism is a perspective which affirms some notion of human nature, and is contrasted with anti-humanism....
. His most recent book (2008) Who on Earth Was Jesus? is a survey of contemporary historical Jesus
Historical Jesus
The term historical Jesus refers to scholarly reconstructions of the 1st-century figure Jesus of Nazareth. These reconstructions are based upon historical methods including critical analysis of gospel texts as the primary source for his biography, along with consideration of the historical and...
scholarship and is aimed at the lay reader. Boulton maintains an active international lecture and speaking schedule.
Boulton is a nontheistic Quaker.