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Faculty Profiles
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IAN
MARKHAM
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two writers who have had a profound influence on my thought are
Ashutosh Varshney and Keith Ward. Varshney, in a masterful study
called Ethnic Conflict and Civic Life: Hindus and
Muslims in India, demonstrates that communal violence is much
more likely in cities where there are no interfaith structures and
organizations. Interfaith organizations do make a difference; they
provide an important break on violence. Varshney's argument
demonstrates the importance of places like Hartford Seminary.
Meanwhile, Keith Ward, in his four-volume work of comparative
theology (namely Religion and Revelation, Religion and
Creation, Religion and Human Nature, and Religion and Society)
provides a systematic theology that takes seriously the insights
of other faith traditions.
He is a pioneer in the creation of such a theology, which
is firmly rooted in the Christian tradition, yet engaged. |
Contact
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Center for Faith in Practice
77 Sherman Street
Hartford, CT 06105 USA
Telephone: 860/509-9553
Fax: 860/509-9509
Email: markham@hartsem.edu |
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