Martin Forward
Encyclopedia
Martin Forward is a British
, Methodist Christian lecturer and author
on religion
and Professor
of Religion at Aurora University, Illinois. He has taught Islam
at the Universities of Leicester
, Bristol
and Cambridge
, and had spent a period of time in India
where he was ordained into the Church of South India. He was also a senior tutor and lecturer in Pastoral
and Systematic Theology
(Wesley House, Cambridge), and was a member of the Cambridge University Faculty of Divinity. Currently, he is the Executive Director of Aurora University
's Wackerlin Center for Faith and Action and the Helena Wackerlin Professor
of Religion, http://www.aurora.edu/cfa/forward.htm and has participated in numerous Interfaith
dialogues. He has authored a number of books related to Islam and Christianity
, such as "Muhammad: A Short Biography" and "Jesus: A Short Biography" respectively.
United Kingdom
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, Methodist Christian lecturer and author
Author
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on religion
Religion
Religion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that establishes symbols that relate humanity to spirituality and, sometimes, to moral values. Many religions have narratives, symbols, traditions and sacred histories that are intended to give meaning to life or to...
and Professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of Religion at Aurora University, Illinois. He has taught Islam
Islam
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at the Universities of Leicester
University of Leicester
The University of Leicester is a research-led university based in Leicester, England. The main campus is a mile south of the city centre, adjacent to Victoria Park and Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College....
, Bristol
University of Bristol
The University of Bristol is a public research university located in Bristol, United Kingdom. One of the so-called "red brick" universities, it received its Royal Charter in 1909, although its predecessor institution, University College, Bristol, had been in existence since 1876.The University is...
and Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
, and had spent a period of time in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
where he was ordained into the Church of South India. He was also a senior tutor and lecturer in Pastoral
Pastoral theology
Pastoral theology is the branch of practical theology concerned with the application of the study of religion in the context of regular church ministry. This approach to theology seeks to give practical expression to theology...
and Systematic Theology
Systematic theology
In the context of Christianity, systematic theology is a discipline of Christian theology that attempts to formulate an orderly, rational, and coherent account of the Christian faith and beliefs...
(Wesley House, Cambridge), and was a member of the Cambridge University Faculty of Divinity. Currently, he is the Executive Director of Aurora University
Aurora University
Aurora University is a private, not-for-profit, co-educational liberal arts college located in Aurora, Illinois, 40 miles west of Chicago, Illinois. Additional university locations include the George Williams College campus in Williams Bay, Wisconsin and the Woodstock Center in Woodstock, Illinois...
's Wackerlin Center for Faith and Action and the Helena Wackerlin Professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of Religion, http://www.aurora.edu/cfa/forward.htm and has participated in numerous Interfaith
Interfaith
The term interfaith dialogue refers to cooperative, constructive and positive interaction between people of different religious traditions and/or spiritual or humanistic beliefs, at both the individual and institutional levels...
dialogues. He has authored a number of books related to Islam and Christianity
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
, such as "Muhammad: A Short Biography" and "Jesus: A Short Biography" respectively.
Books
- Muhammad: A Short Biography (1998). Oxford: Oneworld. ISBN 1-85168-131-0.
- The Failure Of Islamic Modernism?: Syed Ameer AliSyed Ameer AliSyed Ameer Ali C.I.E. was an Indian Muslim jurist hailed from the state of Oudh from where his father shifted and settled down at Orissa...
's Interpretation Of Islam (1999). Peter Lang Publishing. ISBN 3-906762-38-6.