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Adrian Hastings
Adrian Hastings was a church historian, controversial Catholic priest and author of "Wiriyamu massacre" mistification.
Adrian Hastings was a church historian, controversial Catholic priest and author of "Wiriyamu massacre" mistification.
Agehananda Bharati
Agehananda Bharati (अगेहानन्द भारती) (Vienna, April 20, 1923 – New York, May 14, 1991) was the monastic name of Leopold Fischer, professor of Anthropology at Syracuse University for over 3...
Agehananda Bharati (अगेहानन्द भारती) (Vienna, April 20, 1923 – New York, May 14, 1991) was the monastic name of Leopold Fischer, professor of Anthropology at Syracuse University for over 3...
Alan T. Davies
Alan T. Davies is an emeritus professor of religion at the University of Toronto, Canada.
Alan T. Davies is an emeritus professor of religion at the University of Toronto, Canada.
Andrew Walls
Professor Andrew Finlay Walls OBE is a British Christian theologian and missiologist, best known for his pioneering study of the history of the African church.
Professor Andrew Finlay Walls OBE is a British Christian theologian and missiologist, best known for his pioneering study of the history of the African church.
Andries Van Aarde
Andries Van Aarde (born 1951) is an honorary professor of theology and a research fellow at the University of Pretoria.
Andries Van Aarde (born 1951) is an honorary professor of theology and a research fellow at the University of Pretoria.
Anncharlott Eschmann
Anncharlott Eschmann (September 24, 1941 – April 6, 1977) was a scholar of religion.
Anncharlott Eschmann (September 24, 1941 – April 6, 1977) was a scholar of religion.
Arthur Peacocke
The Reverend Canon Arthur Robert Peacocke MBE (29 November 1924 - 21 October 2006) was a British theologian and biochemist.
The Reverend Canon Arthur Robert Peacocke MBE (29 November 1924 - 21 October 2006) was a British theologian and biochemist.
Austen Ivereigh
Austen Ivereigh is a Roman Catholic journalist, commentator and campaigner.
Austen Ivereigh is a Roman Catholic journalist, commentator and campaigner.
Averil Cameron
Dame Averil Millicent Cameron, DBE, FBA is Professor of Late Antique and Byzantine History in the University of Oxford, and was formerly the Warden of Keble College, Oxford between 1994 and 2010.
Dame Averil Millicent Cameron, DBE, FBA is Professor of Late Antique and Byzantine History in the University of Oxford, and was formerly the Warden of Keble College, Oxford between 1994 and 2010.
Benedict T. Viviano O.P.
Benedict Thomas Viviano, O.P. (January 22, 1940) a New Testament scholar and author, is a member of the Chicago Province of the Dominican Order of the Roman Catholic Church.
Benedict Thomas Viviano, O.P. (January 22, 1940) a New Testament scholar and author, is a member of the Chicago Province of the Dominican Order of the Roman Catholic Church.
Brendan Callaghan
Brendan Callaghan SJ is a psychologist of religion and the current Master of Campion Hall, Oxford (since 2008).
Brendan Callaghan SJ is a psychologist of religion and the current Master of Campion Hall, Oxford (since 2008).
Clinton Bennett
Clinton Bennett (born 7 October 1955) is a British scholar of religions and participant in interfaith dialogue specializing in the study of Islam and Muslim-non-Muslim encounter.
Clinton Bennett (born 7 October 1955) is a British scholar of religions and participant in interfaith dialogue specializing in the study of Islam and Muslim-non-Muslim encounter.
Denis MacEoin
Denis M. MacEoin has been editor of Middle East Quarterly since June 2009.
Denis M. MacEoin has been editor of Middle East Quarterly since June 2009.
Elias Bongmba
Elias K. Bongmba is a Cameroonian-American academic who is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Rice University in Houston, Texas.
Elias K. Bongmba is a Cameroonian-American academic who is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Rice University in Houston, Texas.
Eric Kemp
Eric Waldram Kemp (27 April 1915-28 November 2009) was a Church of England bishop.
Eric Waldram Kemp (27 April 1915-28 November 2009) was a Church of England bishop.
Farah Mendlesohn
Farah Mendlesohn is a Hugo Award-winning British academic and writer on science fiction.
Farah Mendlesohn is a Hugo Award-winning British academic and writer on science fiction.
Francesca Stavrakopoulou
Francesca Stavrakopoulou is Professor of Hebrew Bible and Ancient Religion in the University of Exeter's department of Theology and Religion.
Francesca Stavrakopoulou is Professor of Hebrew Bible and Ancient Religion in the University of Exeter's department of Theology and Religion.
Frederic Spiegelberg
Frederic Spiegelberg was a Stanford University professor of religion.
Frederic Spiegelberg was a Stanford University professor of religion.
Grace Tsutada
Grace Midorino Tsutada is the daughter of David Tsugio Tsutada, a teacher and a missionary at large for the Immanuel General Mission.
Grace Midorino Tsutada is the daughter of David Tsugio Tsutada, a teacher and a missionary at large for the Immanuel General Mission.
Harry Oldmeadow
Kenneth "Harry" Oldmeadow is an Australian author, editor and educator whose works focus on Eastern religion and philosophy.
Kenneth "Harry" Oldmeadow is an Australian author, editor and educator whose works focus on Eastern religion and philosophy.
Heinrich von Stietencron
Prof. Dr. Heinrich von Stietencron is an Indologist, epigrapher, presently the Director, Orissa Project-II, funded by the German Research Foundation and also the Emeritus Professor of Indology a...
Prof. Dr. Heinrich von Stietencron is an Indologist, epigrapher, presently the Director, Orissa Project-II, funded by the German Research Foundation and also the Emeritus Professor of Indology a...
Henry Mayr-Harting
Professor Henry Maria Robert Egmont Mayr-Harting was Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History in the University of Oxford and Lay Canon of Christ Church, Oxford from 1997 until 2003.
Professor Henry Maria Robert Egmont Mayr-Harting was Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History in the University of Oxford and Lay Canon of Christ Church, Oxford from 1997 until 2003.
Henry Wansbrough
The Very Reverend Dom (Joseph) Henry Wansbrough, OSB, MA (Oxon), STL (Fribourg), LSS (Rome), is a biblical scholar and a monk of Ampleforth Abbey in North Yorkshire, England.
The Very Reverend Dom (Joseph) Henry Wansbrough, OSB, MA (Oxon), STL (Fribourg), LSS (Rome), is a biblical scholar and a monk of Ampleforth Abbey in North Yorkshire, England.
Ian Bradley
Ian Campbell Bradley (born 28 May 1950) is a British academic, author, theologian, Church of Scotland minister, journalist and broadcaster.
Ian Campbell Bradley (born 28 May 1950) is a British academic, author, theologian, Church of Scotland minister, journalist and broadcaster.
International Association for the Cognitive Science of Religion
The International Association for the Cognitive Science of Religion (IACSR) (founded in 2006), is a scholarly association dedicated to the promotion of the Cognitive Science of Religion.
The International Association for the Cognitive Science of Religion (IACSR) (founded in 2006), is a scholarly association dedicated to the promotion of the Cognitive Science of Religion.
James R. Davila
James R. Davila is Professor of Early Jewish Studies and current Principal of St Mary's College, St Andrews.
James R. Davila is Professor of Early Jewish Studies and current Principal of St Mary's College, St Andrews.
Jan Hjärpe
Jan Östen Hjärpe (13 July 1942) is a Swedish Islamicist and a professor emeritus in Islamic studies at the Centre for Theology and Religious Studies at Lund University.
Jan Östen Hjärpe (13 July 1942) is a Swedish Islamicist and a professor emeritus in Islamic studies at the Centre for Theology and Religious Studies at Lund University.
Jane Schaberg
Jane Dewar Schaberg. Professor of Religious Studies and of Women's Studies at the University of Detroit Mercy from 1977 through 2009.
Jane Dewar Schaberg. Professor of Religious Studies and of Women's Studies at the University of Detroit Mercy from 1977 through 2009.
Joachim Wach
Joachim Ernst Adolphe Felix Wach (January 25, 1898 – August 27, 1955) was a German religious scholar from Chemnitz, Kingdom of Saxony, who emphasised a distinction between the history of r...
Joachim Ernst Adolphe Felix Wach (January 25, 1898 – August 27, 1955) was a German religious scholar from Chemnitz, Kingdom of Saxony, who emphasised a distinction between the history of r...
John D. Turner
John D. Turner is a professor of religious studies at the University of Nebraska.
John D. Turner is a professor of religious studies at the University of Nebraska.
John Davis (academic)
John Horsley Russell Davis (born London, England, 9 September 1938) is a British anthropologist, ex-Warden of All Souls College, Oxford, and Professor of Social Anthropology in the University of...
John Horsley Russell Davis (born London, England, 9 September 1938) is a British anthropologist, ex-Warden of All Souls College, Oxford, and Professor of Social Anthropology in the University of...
John Day (Old Testament scholar)
John Day D.D., is Professor of Old Testament Studies in the Faculty of Theology at the University of Oxford.
John Day D.D., is Professor of Old Testament Studies in the Faculty of Theology at the University of Oxford.
John H. E. Hull
Rev. John Howarth Eric Hull (b.unknown), was an English writer on religion.
Rev. John Howarth Eric Hull (b.unknown), was an English writer on religion.
John P. Meier
John Paul Meier is a Biblical scholar and Catholic priest.
John Paul Meier is a Biblical scholar and Catholic priest.
Karen Armstrong
Karen Armstrong FRSL, is a British author and commentator who is the author of twelve books on comparative religion.
Karen Armstrong FRSL, is a British author and commentator who is the author of twelve books on comparative religion.
Karl Friedrich Geldner
Karl Friedrich Geldner (December 17, 1852 – February 5, 1929) was a German linguist best known for his analysis and synthesis of Avestan and Vedic Sanskrit texts.
Karl Friedrich Geldner (December 17, 1852 – February 5, 1929) was a German linguist best known for his analysis and synthesis of Avestan and Vedic Sanskrit texts.
Katherine K. Young
Katherine K. Young is a Canadian religious studies academic.
Katherine K. Young is a Canadian religious studies academic.
Khaleel Mohammed
Khaleel Mohammed is associate professor of Religion at San Diego State University (SDSU), in San Diego, California, and a core faculty member of SDSU's Center for Islamic and Arabic Studies.
Khaleel Mohammed is associate professor of Religion at San Diego State University (SDSU), in San Diego, California, and a core faculty member of SDSU's Center for Islamic and Arabic Studies.
Klaus Klostermaier
Klaus K. Klostermaier (born 1933 in Munich, Germany) is a researcher on Hinduism and Indian history and culture.
Klaus K. Klostermaier (born 1933 in Munich, Germany) is a researcher on Hinduism and Indian history and culture.
Larry Shinn
Larry Shinn is president of Berea College, Kentucky.
Larry Shinn is president of Berea College, Kentucky.
Lauri Honko
Lauri Honko was a professor of folklore studies and comparative religion.
Lauri Honko was a professor of folklore studies and comparative religion.
Leif Stenberg
Leif Stenberg is the director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Lund University.
Leif Stenberg is the director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Lund University.
Martin Hengel
Martin Hengel (14 December 1926 – 2 July 2009) was a German historian of religion, focusing on the "Second Temple Period" or "Hellenistic Period" of early Judaism.
Martin Hengel (14 December 1926 – 2 July 2009) was a German historian of religion, focusing on the "Second Temple Period" or "Hellenistic Period" of early Judaism.
Max Müller
Friedrich Maximillian Müller, more regularly known as Max Müller, was a German philologist and Orientalist, one of the founders of the western academic field of Indian studies and the disc...
Friedrich Maximillian Müller, more regularly known as Max Müller, was a German philologist and Orientalist, one of the founders of the western academic field of Indian studies and the disc...
Michael Angold
Michael Angold (born 1940) is Professor Emeritus of Byzantine History and Honorary Fellow in the University of Edinburgh.
Michael Angold (born 1940) is Professor Emeritus of Byzantine History and Honorary Fellow in the University of Edinburgh.
Narasingha Sil
Narasingha Prosad Sil (born 1937) goes by the nickname "Ram" and is an Indian American professor of history at Western Oregon University, Monmouth, Oregon.
Narasingha Prosad Sil (born 1937) goes by the nickname "Ram" and is an Indian American professor of history at Western Oregon University, Monmouth, Oregon.
Neville Callam
Neville Callam is General Secretary of the Baptist World Alliance.
Neville Callam is General Secretary of the Baptist World Alliance.
Norman Cornett
Norman Cornett is a religious studies course lecturer in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, dismissed without explanation from his post at McGill University in the spring of 2007, possibly for his unorth...
Norman Cornett is a religious studies course lecturer in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, dismissed without explanation from his post at McGill University in the spring of 2007, possibly for his unorth...
Paul Nathanson
Paul Nathanson is a Canadian religious studies academic.
Paul Nathanson is a Canadian religious studies academic.
Peter Baro
Peter Baro (1534–1599) was a French Huguenot minister, ordained by John Calvin, but later in England a critic of some Calvinist theological positions.
Peter Baro (1534–1599) was a French Huguenot minister, ordained by John Calvin, but later in England a critic of some Calvinist theological positions.
Pieter Willem van der Horst
Pieter Willem van der Horst (born 4 July 1946) is a scholar and university professor emeritus specializing in New Testament studies, Early Christian literature, and the Jewish and Hellenistic co...
Pieter Willem van der Horst (born 4 July 1946) is a scholar and university professor emeritus specializing in New Testament studies, Early Christian literature, and the Jewish and Hellenistic co...
Reginald H. Fuller
Reginald Horace Fuller (March 24, 1915, Horsham, England - April 4, 2007, Richmond, Virginia) was an Anglo-American Biblical scholar, ecumenist, and Anglican priest.
Reginald Horace Fuller (March 24, 1915, Horsham, England - April 4, 2007, Richmond, Virginia) was an Anglo-American Biblical scholar, ecumenist, and Anglican priest.
Richard Finn
The Very Reverend Richard Damian Finn, OP (born 1963) is Regent of Blackfriars, Oxford.
The Very Reverend Richard Damian Finn, OP (born 1963) is Regent of Blackfriars, Oxford.
Richard Turnbull
Richard Duncan Turnbull is the Principal of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, an Evangelical Anglican theological college which is part of the University of Oxford.
Richard Duncan Turnbull is the Principal of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, an Evangelical Anglican theological college which is part of the University of Oxford.
Richard Ullerston
Richard Ullerston was born in the Duchy of Lancaster, England, and died in August or September, 1423.
Richard Ullerston was born in the Duchy of Lancaster, England, and died in August or September, 1423.
Robert J. Zydenbos
Robert J. Zydenbos is a Dutch-Canadian scholar who has doctorate degrees in Indian philosophy and Dravidian studies.
Robert J. Zydenbos is a Dutch-Canadian scholar who has doctorate degrees in Indian philosophy and Dravidian studies.
Robert Magliola
Roberto Rino Magliola is an Italian-American academic specializing in European hermeneutics and deconstruction, in comparative philosophy, and in inter-religious dialogue.
Roberto Rino Magliola is an Italian-American academic specializing in European hermeneutics and deconstruction, in comparative philosophy, and in inter-religious dialogue.
Robin Ward (Anglican priest)
Robin Ward (born 1966) is a priest of the Church of England and the Principal of St Stephen's House, Oxford, a theological college in England.
Robin Ward (born 1966) is a priest of the Church of England and the Principal of St Stephen's House, Oxford, a theological college in England.
Roger Corless
Roger Corless (1938–2007) made significant contributions to interfaith dialogue, particularly on the subject Buddhist-Christian dual belonging ("co-inherent consciousness").
Roger Corless (1938–2007) made significant contributions to interfaith dialogue, particularly on the subject Buddhist-Christian dual belonging ("co-inherent consciousness").
Ron Geaves
Ron Geaves is a professor of religion at Liverpool Hope University in England.
Ron Geaves is a professor of religion at Liverpool Hope University in England.
Sadullah Khan
Sadullah Khan, originally from South Africa, was a student leader active in the anti-apartheid struggle.
Sadullah Khan, originally from South Africa, was a student leader active in the anti-apartheid struggle.
Theophilus Siegfried Bayer
Theophilus Siegfried Bayer, was a Prussian classical scholar with specialization in Sinology.
Theophilus Siegfried Bayer, was a Prussian classical scholar with specialization in Sinology.
Thomas Stanage
Thomas Shaun Stanage (born 1932) was Bishop of Bloemfontein in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa from 1982 to 1997.
Thomas Shaun Stanage (born 1932) was Bishop of Bloemfontein in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa from 1982 to 1997.
Tom Frame (bishop)
Tom Frame (born 1962) is an Australian Anglican bishop, historian, academic, author and social commentator.
Tom Frame (born 1962) is an Australian Anglican bishop, historian, academic, author and social commentator.
Vladimir Bonch-Bruyevich
Vladimir Dmitriyevich Bonch-Bruyevich (Влади́мир Дми́триевич Бонч-Бруе́вич; sometimes spelled Bonch-Bruevich; – 14 July 1955) was a Soviet politician, historian and writer, Old Bolsh...
Vladimir Dmitriyevich Bonch-Bruyevich (Влади́мир Дми́триевич Бонч-Бруе́вич; sometimes spelled Bonch-Bruevich; – 14 July 1955) was a Soviet politician, historian and writer, Old Bolsh...
Wilfred Cantwell Smith
Wilfred Cantwell Smith was a Canadian professor of comparative religion who from 1964-1973 was director of Harvard's Center for the Study of World Religions.
Wilfred Cantwell Smith was a Canadian professor of comparative religion who from 1964-1973 was director of Harvard's Center for the Study of World Religions.
William Ince (theologian)
William Ince (1825–1910) was a British theologian.
William Ince (1825–1910) was a British theologian.
Wouter Hanegraaff
Wouter Jacobus Hanegraaff (born 1961) is full professor of History of Hermetic Philosophy and related currents at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Wouter Jacobus Hanegraaff (born 1961) is full professor of History of Hermetic Philosophy and related currents at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Xinzhong Yao
Professor Xinzhong Yao is a lecturer, author and editor of the Encyclopaedia of Confucianism.
Professor Xinzhong Yao is a lecturer, author and editor of the Encyclopaedia of Confucianism.