Ian Markham Explained

Honorific Prefix:

Ian Markham

Birth Date:

19 September 1962^[1]

Office:

Dean and President of Virginia Theological Seminary

Module:

Child:	yes
Religion:	Christianity (Anglican)
Church:	Episcopal Church (United States)

Module2:

Child:	yes
Thesis Title:	Plurality, Truth and Christian Ethics^[2]
Thesis Year:	1994
Discipline:	Theology

Ian Stephen Markham (born 1962) is an Episcopal priest and the Dean and President of Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS) since August 2007.^[3] Previously, he served at Hartford Seminary in Connecticut as Dean and Professor of Theology and Ethics.^[4]

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 to take the role of Dean and President of VTS since August 2007.

Personal life

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

Published works

Books authored

Book: Markham , Ian . 0. 1994. Plurality and Christian Ethics. New Studies in Christian Ethics. 4. Cambridge, England. Cambridge University Press. 978-0-521-45328-8. registration.
The Godparents' Handbook. With Legood, Giles. London: SPCK. 1997. .
Book: Markham , Ian . 0. 1998. Truth and the Reality of God: An Essay in Natural Theology. Edinburgh. T&T Clark. 978-0-567-08618-1.
The Church Wedding Handbook. With Legood, Giles. London: SPCK. 2000. .
The Funeral Handbook. With Legood, Giles. London: SPCK. 2003. .
Book: Markham , Ian . 0. 2003. A Theology of Engagement. Malden, Massachusetts. Blackwell Publishing. 978-0-631-23601-6.
Book: Markham , Ian . 0. 2007. Do Morals Matter? A Guide to Contemporary Religious Ethics. Malden, Massachusetts. Blackwell Publishing. 978-1-4051-5378-2.
Book: Markham , Ian . 0. 2007. Understanding Christian Doctrine. Malden, Massachusetts. Blackwell Publishing. 978-1-4051-3152-0.
Book: Markham , Ian S. . 0. 2009. Engaging with Bediuzzaman Said Nursi: A Model of Interfaith Dialogue. Farnham, England. Ashgate Publishing. 978-0-7546-6931-9.
Book: Markham , Ian S. . 0. 2009. Liturgical Life Principles: How Episcopal Worship Can Lead to Healthy and Authentic Living. New York. Morehouse Publishing. 978-0-8192-2324-1.
Book: Markham , Ian S. . 0. 2010. Against Atheism: Why Dawkins, Hitchens, and Harris Are Fundamentally Wrong. Malden, Massachusetts. Wiley-Blackwell. 978-1-4051-8964-4.
An Introduction to Said Nursi: Life, Thought, and Writings. With Pirim, Suendam Birinci. Farnham, England: Ashgate Publishing. 2011. .
Episcopal Questions, Episcopal Answers: Exploring Christian Faith. With Robertson, C. K. New York: Morehouse Publishing. 2014. .

Books edited

A World Religions Reader. Editor. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. 1996. .
The Middle Way: Theology, Politics and Economics in the Later Thought of R.H. Preston. Edited with Elford, R. John. London: SCM Press. 2000. .
Theological Liberalism: Creative and Critical. Edited with Jobling, J'annine. London: SPCK. 2000. .
Encountering Religion: An Introduction to the Religions of the World. Edited with Ruparell, Tinu. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing. 2001. .
September 11: Religious Perspectives on the Causes and Consequences. Edited with Abu-Rabi‘, Ibrahim M. Oxford: Oneworld. 2003. .
Globalization, Ethics and Islam: The Case of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi. Edited with Özdemir, İbrahim. Burlington, Vermont: Ashgate Publishing. 2005. .
Why Liberal Churches Are Growing. Edited with Percy, Martyn. London: T&T Clark. 2006. .
The Student's Companion to the Theologians. Editor. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. 2013. . .
The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to the Anglican Communion. Edited with Hawkins, J. Barney, IV; Terry, Justyn; Steffensen, Leslie Nuñez. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. 2013. . .

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. .
"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. .
"Structures for Theological Conversation". With Ledbetter, Shannon. In Jobling, J'annine; Markham, Ian. Theological Liberalism: Creative and Critical. London: SPCK. 2000. pp. 142–154. .
"Shintoism". In Markham, Ian S.; Ruparell, Tinu. Encountering Religion: An Introduction to the Religions of the World. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing. 2001. .
"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. .
"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. .
"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. .
"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. .
"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. . .
"B. B. Warfield (1851–1921)". In Markham, Ian S. The Student's Companion to the Theologians. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. 2013. pp. 350–352. . .
"Black Theology". In Markham, Ian S. The Student's Companion to the Theologians. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. 2013. pp. 371–377. . .
"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. . .
"Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher (1768–1834)". In Markham, Ian S. The Student's Companion to the Theologians. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. 2013. pp. 320–325. . .
"Gustavo Gutiérrez (1928–)". In Markham, Ian S. The Student's Companion to the Theologians. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. 2013. pp. 402–405. . .
"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. . .
"James Packer (1926–)". In Markham, Ian S. The Student's Companion to the Theologians. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. 2013. pp. 475–477. . .
"John Nelson Darby (1800–1882)". In Markham, Ian S. The Student's Companion to the Theologians. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. 2013. pp. 262–264. . .
"Keith Ward (1938–)". In Markham, Ian S. The Student's Companion to the Theologians. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. 2013. pp. 541–545. . .

External links

Notes and References

Web site: Markham . Ian . 2011 . Curriculum Vitae . Alexandria, Virginia . Virginia Theological Seminary . https://web.archive.org/web/20160417055625/https://www.vts.edu/ftpimages/95/download/CV%20Markham,%20Ian%20%20April%202011.doc . 17 April 2016 . 24 July 2018.
Markham . Ian S. . 1994 . Plurality, Truth and Christian Ethics . PhD . Exeter, England . University of Exeter . 145733222.
News: 15 May 2007 . Ian Markham to Succeed Martha Horne as Dean and President of Virginia Seminary . Episcopal News Service . 24 July 2018.
Web site: Dean Ian Markham. www.vts.edu. 2019-01-04.