Tobias Churton (born 1960) is a British scholar of Rosicrucianism, Freemasonry, Gnosticism,[1] and other esoteric movements.
He has a Master's degree in Theology from Brasenose College, Oxford.
Churton has made several television programmes, including Gnostics, a four-part drama-documentary series made for Channel 4 (UK) by Border TV (together with an accompanying book) which was broadcast in 1987 and repeated in 1990.
[2][3] Churton's studies include critique of heresiologists' perceptions on the role of women in these "unorthodox" Christian movements.
[5][6] Churton's biography of Aleister Crowley was released in 2011.