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Ian Markham

{{Short description|Episcopal priest and dean of Virginia Theological Seminary}}

{{BLP primary sources|date=July 2018}}

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| nationality = {{hlist | British | American}}

| spouse = {{marriage|Lesley Markham|1987}}

| office = Dean and President of Virginia Theological Seminary

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| religion = Christianity (Anglican)

| church = Episcopal Church (United States)

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| alma_mater = {{unbulleted list | University of London | University of Cambridge | University of Exeter}}

| thesis_title = Plurality, Truth and Christian Ethics{{cite thesis |last=Markham |first=Ian S. |year=1994 |title=Plurality, Truth and Christian Ethics |degree=PhD |location=Exeter, England |publisher=University of Exeter |oclc=145733222}}

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Ian Stephen Markham (born 1962) is an Episcopal priest and the dean and president of Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS) since August 2007.{{cite news |date=15 May 2007 |title=Ian Markham to Succeed Martha Horne as Dean and President of Virginia Seminary |url=https://www.episcopalchurch.org/library/article/ian-markham-succeed-martha-horne-dean-and-president-virginia-seminary |publisher=Episcopal News Service |access-date=24 July 2018}} Previously, he served at Hartford Seminary in Connecticut as dean and Professor of Theology and Ethics.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vts.edu/page/about-vts/deans-office/dean-ian-markham|title=Dean Ian Markham|website=www.vts.edu|access-date=2019-01-04}}

Education and academic career

Markham obtained a Bachelor of Divinity degree in theology at the University of London and a Master of Letters degree in philosophy and ethics at the University of Cambridge. He finished his Doctor of Philosophy degree at the University of Exeter, focusing on Christian ethics.

He started the position of dean and president of VTS in August 2007.

Personal life

He is married to Lesley Markham and has one son, Luke.

Published works

=Books authored=

  • {{cite book

|last=Markham

|first=Ian

|display-authors=0

|year=1994

|title=Plurality and Christian Ethics

|series=New Studies in Christian Ethics

|volume=4

|location=Cambridge, England

|publisher=Cambridge University Press

|isbn=978-0-521-45328-8

|url-access=registration

|url=https://archive.org/details/pluralitychristi00mark

}}

  • The Godparents' Handbook. With Legood, Giles. London: SPCK. 1997. {{ISBN|978-0-281-05054-3}}.
  • {{cite book

|last=Markham

|first=Ian

|display-authors=0

|year=1998

|title=Truth and the Reality of God: An Essay in Natural Theology

|location=Edinburgh

|publisher=T&T Clark

|isbn=978-0-567-08618-1

}}

  • The Church Wedding Handbook. With Legood, Giles. London: SPCK. 2000. {{ISBN|978-0-281-05269-1}}.
  • The Funeral Handbook. With Legood, Giles. London: SPCK. 2003. {{ISBN|978-0-281-05413-8}}.
  • {{cite book

|last=Markham

|first=Ian

|display-authors=0

|year=2003

|title=A Theology of Engagement

|location=Malden, Massachusetts

|publisher=Blackwell Publishing

|isbn=978-0-631-23601-6

}}

  • {{cite book

|last=Markham

|first=Ian

|display-authors=0

|year=2007

|title=Do Morals Matter? A Guide to Contemporary Religious Ethics

|location=Malden, Massachusetts

|publisher=Blackwell Publishing

|isbn=978-1-4051-5378-2

}}

  • {{cite book

|last=Markham

|first=Ian

|display-authors=0

|year=2007

|title=Understanding Christian Doctrine

|location=Malden, Massachusetts

|publisher=Blackwell Publishing

|isbn=978-1-4051-3152-0

}}

  • {{cite book

|last=Markham

|first=Ian S.

|display-authors=0

|year=2009

|title=Engaging with Bediuzzaman Said Nursi: A Model of Interfaith Dialogue

|location=Farnham, England

|publisher=Ashgate Publishing

|isbn=978-0-7546-6931-9

}}

  • {{cite book

|last=Markham

|first=Ian S.

|display-authors=0

|year=2009

|title=Liturgical Life Principles: How Episcopal Worship Can Lead to Healthy and Authentic Living

|location=New York

|publisher=Morehouse Publishing

|isbn=978-0-8192-2324-1

}}

  • {{cite book

|last=Markham

|first=Ian S.

|display-authors=0

|year=2010

|title=Against Atheism: Why Dawkins, Hitchens, and Harris Are Fundamentally Wrong

|location=Malden, Massachusetts

|publisher=Wiley-Blackwell

|isbn=978-1-4051-8964-4

}}

  • An Introduction to Said Nursi: Life, Thought, and Writings. With Pirim, Suendam Birinci. Farnham, England: Ashgate Publishing. 2011. {{ISBN|978-1-4094-0769-0}}.
  • Episcopal Questions, Episcopal Answers: Exploring Christian Faith. With Robertson, C. K. New York: Morehouse Publishing. 2014. {{ISBN|978-0-8192-2309-8}}.

=Books edited=

  • A World Religions Reader. Editor. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. 1996. {{ISBN|978-0-631-18242-9}}.
  • The Middle Way: Theology, Politics and Economics in the Later Thought of R.H. Preston. Edited with Elford, R. John. London: SCM Press. 2000. {{ISBN|978-0-334-02793-5}}.
  • Theological Liberalism: Creative and Critical. Edited with Jobling, J'annine. London: SPCK. 2000. {{ISBN|978-0-281-05361-2}}.
  • Encountering Religion: An Introduction to the Religions of the World. Edited with Ruparell, Tinu. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing. 2001. {{ISBN|978-0-631-20674-3}}.
  • September 11: Religious Perspectives on the Causes and Consequences. Edited with Abu-Rabi‘, Ibrahim M. Oxford: Oneworld. 2003. {{ISBN|978-1-85168-308-6}}.
  • Globalization, Ethics and Islam: The Case of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi. Edited with Özdemir, İbrahim. Burlington, Vermont: Ashgate Publishing. 2005. {{ISBN|978-0-7546-5015-7}}.
  • Why Liberal Churches Are Growing. Edited with Percy, Martyn. London: T&T Clark. 2006. {{ISBN|978-0-567-08163-6}}.
  • The Student's Companion to the Theologians. Editor. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. 2013. {{doi|10.1002/9781118427170}}. {{ISBN|978-1-118-47258-3}}.
  • The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to the Anglican Communion. Edited with Hawkins, J. Barney, IV; Terry, Justyn; Steffensen, Leslie Nuñez. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. 2013. {{doi|10.1002/9781118320815}}. {{ISBN|978-0-470-65634-1}}.

=Book chapters=

  • "The Liberal Tradition and Its Conservative Successors". In Jobling, J'annine; Markham, Ian. Theological Liberalism: Creative and Critical. London: SPCK. 2000. pp. 1–14. {{ISBN|978-0-281-05361-2}}.
  • "Ronald Preston and the Contemporary Ethical Scene". In Markham, Ian S.; Elford, R. John. The Middle Way: Theology, Politics and Economics in the Later Thought of R.H. Preston. London: SCM Press. 2000. pp. 257–265. {{ISBN|978-0-334-02793-5}}.
  • "Structures for Theological Conversation". With Ledbetter, Shannon. In Jobling, J'annine; Markham, Ian. Theological Liberalism: Creative and Critical. London: SPCK. 2000. pp. 142–154. {{ISBN|978-0-281-05361-2}}.
  • "Shintoism". In Markham, Ian S.; Ruparell, Tinu. Encountering Religion: An Introduction to the Religions of the World. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing. 2001. {{ISBN|978-0-631-20674-3}}.
  • "9.11: Contrasting Reactions and the Challenge of Dialogue". In Markham, Ian; Abu-Rabi‘, Ibrahim M. September 11: Religious Perspectives on the Causes and Consequences. Oxford: Oneworld. 2003. pp. 206ff. {{ISBN|978-1-85168-308-6}}.
  • "Religious or Secular: The Ethics of Said Nursi". In Markham, Ian; Özdemir, İbrahim. Globalization, Ethics and Islam: The Case of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi. Burlington, Vermont: Ashgate Publishing. 2005. {{ISBN|978-0-7546-5015-7}}.
  • "Rethinking Globalization: Bediuzzaman Said Nursi's Risale-I Nur in Conversation with Empire by Hardt and Negri". In Markham, Ian; Özdemir, İbrahim. Globalization, Ethics and Islam: The Case of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi. Burlington, Vermont: Ashgate Publishing. 2005. {{ISBN|978-0-7546-5015-7}}.
  • "Two Conditions for a Growing Liberal Church: Right Theology and Right Clergy". In Percy, Martyn; Markham, Ian. Why Liberal Churches Are Growing. London: T&T Clark. 2006. pp. 160–166. {{ISBN|978-0-567-08163-6}}.
  • "The Anglican Church of Southern Africa". In Markham, Ian S.; Hawkins, J. Barney, IV; Terry, Justyn; Steffensen, Leslie Nuñez. The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to the Anglican Communion. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. 2013. pp. 194–198. {{doi|10.1002/9781118320815.ch17}}. {{ISBN|978-0-470-65634-1}}.
  • "B. B. Warfield (1851–1921)". In Markham, Ian S. The Student's Companion to the Theologians. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. 2013. pp. 350–352. {{doi|10.1002/9781118427170.ch47}}. {{ISBN|978-1-118-47258-3}}.
  • "Black Theology". In Markham, Ian S. The Student's Companion to the Theologians. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. 2013. pp. 371–377. {{doi|10.1002/9781118427170.ch50}}. {{ISBN|978-1-118-47258-3}}.
  • "The Church of South India (United)". In Markham, Ian S.; Hawkins, J. Barney, IV; Terry, Justyn; Steffensen, Leslie Nuñez. The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to the Anglican Communion. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. 2013. pp. 355–358. {{doi|10.1002/9781118320815.ch32}}. {{ISBN|978-0-470-65634-1}}.
  • "Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher (1768–1834)". In Markham, Ian S. The Student's Companion to the Theologians. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. 2013. pp. 320–325. {{doi|10.1002/9781118427170.ch44}}. {{ISBN|978-1-118-47258-3}}.
  • "Gustavo Gutiérrez (1928– )". In Markham, Ian S. The Student's Companion to the Theologians. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. 2013. pp. 402–405. {{doi|10.1002/9781118427170.ch56}}. {{ISBN|978-1-118-47258-3}}.
  • "Interreligious Relations in the Anglican Communion". In Markham, Ian S.; Hawkins, J. Barney, IV; Terry, Justyn; Steffensen, Leslie Nuñez. The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to the Anglican Communion. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. 2013. pp. 657–665. {{doi|10.1002/9781118320815.ch59}}. {{ISBN|978-0-470-65634-1}}.
  • "James Packer (1926– )". In Markham, Ian S. The Student's Companion to the Theologians. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. 2013. pp. 475–477. {{doi|10.1002/9781118427170.ch67}}. {{ISBN|978-1-118-47258-3}}.
  • "John Nelson Darby (1800–1882)". In Markham, Ian S. The Student's Companion to the Theologians. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. 2013. pp. 262–264. {{doi|10.1002/9781118427170.ch36}}. {{ISBN|978-1-118-47258-3}}.
  • "Keith Ward (1938– )". In Markham, Ian S. The Student's Companion to the Theologians. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. 2013. pp. 541–545. {{doi|10.1002/9781118427170.ch77}}. {{ISBN|978-1-118-47258-3}}.

See also

References

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Further reading

{{refbegin}}

  • {{cite journal

|last=Loughlin

|first=Gerard

|author-link=Gerard Loughlin

|year=1992

|title=Making a Better World: Revisiting David Hume with Ian Markham

|journal=Modern Theology

|volume=8

|issue=3

|pages=297–303

|doi=10.1111/j.1468-0025.1992.tb00283.x

|issn=0266-7177

}}

{{refend}}

External links

  • [https://www.vts.edu/podium/default.aspx?t=105778 Dean's webpage]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20150826062228/http://www.vts.edu/ianmarkham Faculty profile of Ian Markham]

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