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| The Six Theologians |
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| Buddhism |
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Name: Dr. Elizabeth Harris |
| Paper: Buddhism.pdf |
Dr. Harris is the national Secretary for Inter-faith Relations, Methodist Church, UK and the author of several books and articles on Buddhism and Buddhist-Christian Relations. |
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| Chrisitianity |
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Name: Revd Dr Toby Howarth |
| Paper: Christianity.pdf |
His experience in inter Faith goes back to a summer in Pakistan in 1985 teaching English to Afghan refugees; since then he has worked and studied in inter Faith contexts in Cairo, Uganda, India and then in Rotterdam for two years coordinating the inter Faith work of a local Netherlands Reformed Church and chairing the West Rotterdam Council of Mosques, Churches and Temples. Since then he has worked in the Anglican Diocese of Birmingham, lecturing Islamics at Crowther Hall in Selly Oak, and then working as vicar of St Christopher’s Church and Bishop’s Inter Faith Adviser. |
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| Hinduism |
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Name: Dr Sharada Sugirtharajah |
| Paper: Hinduism.pdf |
Senior Lecturer in Hinduism, University of Birmingham. Recent Publications: Imagining Hinduism: A Postcolonial Perspective (Routledge, 2003); 'Hinduism and Feminism: Some Concerns' in Feminist Studies in Religion 18 (2), (2002), pp.97-104; 'Women in Hinduism' and 'Picturing God' in Paul Bowen (ed.), Themes and Issues in Hinduism (Cassell, 1998). |
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| Islam |
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Name: Dr Jabal Buaben |
| Paper: Islam.pdf |
Lecturer in Islam, University of Birmingham. Specialist Member for International Affairs of the UK Christian-Muslim Forum.; on the Advisory Board of the Association of Muslim Social Scientists (UK). Former Director, Centre for the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations (CSIC), Dept. of Theology, University of Birmingham. Recent publications: Image of the Prophet Muhammad in the West: A Study of Muir, Margoliouth and Watt (Leicester: Islamic Foundation 1996). |
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| Judaism |
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Name: Rabbi Dr Margaret Jacobi |
| Paper: Judaism.pdf |
Medical doctor, academic and the first woman rabbi of the Birmingham Progressive Synagogue. |
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| Sikhism |
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Name: Dr. Jagbir Jhutti-Johal |
| Paper: Sikhism.pdf |
Lecturer in Sikh Studies, University of Birmingham. Recent publications: |
| Last Updated: 24/08/2007 |
