Charles Foster

CHARLES FOSTER is a barrister and writer. He has written, edited or contributed to twenty one books and has written hundreds of articles for publication ranging from Esquire magazine to The Times, from the Countryman to the Journal of Philosophy, Science and Law, and from the Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine to the Contemporary Review.

He read veterinary medicine and law at Cambridge University, researched the immobilization of gazelles and the comparative anatomy of the Himalayan Hispid hare, and was a Research Fellow at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. He was called to the English Bar by the Inner Temple and to the Bar of the Republic of Ireland by Kings' Inns, Dublin. He practises at the London Bar in the area of medical law. He has been involved in many of the most significant and controversial cases of recent years. He teaches medical law and ethics at the University of Oxford, and is a Recorder (part time judge) of the Crown Court.

A good deal of his life is spent on expeditions. Recent expeditions have included ventures to the Danakil Depression in Ethiopia, the Quirimbas Archipelago in Mozambique, and the White Desert in Egypt. In 2002 he was a member of a successful British ski expedition to the North Pole.

He appears regularly on radio and television.

He is married to Mary, a doctor. They live in London and are members of Holy Trinity Brompton.

Praise for The Jesus Inquest:

'This book is thorough, well researched and it seems the opposition's arguments are put forward fairly... this is one of the best and most accessible resources available on the Resurrection and should end up on the shelves of most preachers and all those interested in apologetics.'
Christian Marketplace, September 2006

'One of the best (books on the resurrection).'
The Baptist Times, June 2006

'This is all gripping, well-researched stuff and makes, ultimately, a most convincing read.'
Methodist Recorder, October 2006

'substantial, detailed and biblical. It will require effort on behalf of the reader to master its contents but for the person who does there are rich rewards.'
Presbyterian Herald, November 2006

Visit Charles' website at www.charlesfoster.co.uk