Sumner Twiss
Encyclopedia
Dr. Sumner Twiss is Distinguished Professor of Human Rights, Ethics, and Religion at Florida State University
, where he holds a joint appointment between the Department of Religion and the Center for the Advancement of Human Rights. He has also served as a Professor of Religious Studies at Brown University
. He is a leading authority on theories of religion and comparative religious ethics, and serves as Co-Editor of the Journal of Religious Ethics (Blackwell Publishing) and Senior Editor of a book series, Advancing Human Rights (Georgetown University Press).
He is the recipient of numerous awards, including Post-Doctoral Fellow of the Society for Values in Higher Education; Fellow of the Institute of Society, Ethics, and the Life-Sciences; National Endowment for the Humanities Award to co-direct a Summer Seminar for College Teachers; and a Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation
Award for International Scholarly Exchange.
, 1978. 266 pp.
Genetic Counseling: Facts, Values, and Norms (co-editor with Alexander Capron, Marc Lappe, Robert Murray, and Tabitha Powledge). New York: Alan R. Liss, 1979. 344 pp.
Experience of the Sacred: Readings in the Phenomenology of Religion (co-edited with Walter H. Conser, Jr.). Hanover and London: University Press of New England/Brown University 1992. 294 pp. with 74 pp. introduction.
Religion and Human Rights (co-edited with John Kelsay). New York: Project on Religion and Human Rights/Human Rights Watch, 1994. 123 pp. with introductory material and epilogue.
Religious Diversity and American Religious History: Studies in Traditions and Cultures (co-edited with Walter H. Conser, Jr.). Athens and London: University of Georgia Press, 1997, 305 pp.
Explorations in Global Ethics: Comparative Religious Ethics and Interreligious Dialogue (co-edited with Bruce Grelle). Boulder, Co. and London: Westview Press/Perseus Books, 1998. 350 pp. including introduction. Paperbound edition, 2000.
Florida State University
The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
, where he holds a joint appointment between the Department of Religion and the Center for the Advancement of Human Rights. He has also served as a Professor of Religious Studies at Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
. He is a leading authority on theories of religion and comparative religious ethics, and serves as Co-Editor of the Journal of Religious Ethics (Blackwell Publishing) and Senior Editor of a book series, Advancing Human Rights (Georgetown University Press).
He is the recipient of numerous awards, including Post-Doctoral Fellow of the Society for Values in Higher Education; Fellow of the Institute of Society, Ethics, and the Life-Sciences; National Endowment for the Humanities Award to co-direct a Summer Seminar for College Teachers; and a Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation
Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation
The Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange is a private, non-profit organisation located in Taipei, Taiwan, that provides support for research grants on Chinese studies in the humanities and social sciences at overseas institutions. It was founded in 1989 and named...
Award for International Scholarly Exchange.
Published books
Comparative Religious Ethics: A New Method (co-author with David Little). New York: Harper & Row; Toronto: Fitzhenry & WhitesideFitzhenry & Whiteside
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, 1978. 266 pp.
Genetic Counseling: Facts, Values, and Norms (co-editor with Alexander Capron, Marc Lappe, Robert Murray, and Tabitha Powledge). New York: Alan R. Liss, 1979. 344 pp.
Experience of the Sacred: Readings in the Phenomenology of Religion (co-edited with Walter H. Conser, Jr.). Hanover and London: University Press of New England/Brown University 1992. 294 pp. with 74 pp. introduction.
Religion and Human Rights (co-edited with John Kelsay). New York: Project on Religion and Human Rights/Human Rights Watch, 1994. 123 pp. with introductory material and epilogue.
Religious Diversity and American Religious History: Studies in Traditions and Cultures (co-edited with Walter H. Conser, Jr.). Athens and London: University of Georgia Press, 1997, 305 pp.
Explorations in Global Ethics: Comparative Religious Ethics and Interreligious Dialogue (co-edited with Bruce Grelle). Boulder, Co. and London: Westview Press/Perseus Books, 1998. 350 pp. including introduction. Paperbound edition, 2000.