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Martin Giles Palmer (born 14 October 1953) is the translator of several popular books on Sinology, including Zhuangzi and I Ching. His 2001 book The Jesus Sutras gives a popular[clarification needed] and controversial[citation needed] interpretation of early Chinese Christianity as ‘syncretistic’. He is the Director of the International Consultancy on Religion, Education and Culture (ICOREC) [1] and secretary general of the Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC).
An Anglican Christian, Palmer studied theology and religious studies at Cambridge University. He is a regular contributor to the BBC on religious, ethical and historical issues. He appears regularly on BBC Radio 3 and 4, BBC World Service and BBC TV as a presenter, and is also a contributor to programmes such as In Our Time, Thought for the Day, Nightwaves, and Songs of Praise. He appeared on BBC World Service for a week-long China series in October 2007.[2]
Palmer has recently been appointed as a special advisor to the United Nations on ‘Climate Change, the Environment and the Faiths’, where he heads a three year programme.
Works
- Faith in Conservation; New Approaches to Religions and the Environment[3]
- Religions of the World: The Illustrated Guide to Origins, Beliefs, Traditions and Festivals[4]
- Religions of the World [5]
References
- ^ http://www.sm-agency.co.uk/pages/10/index.html
- ^ http://search.bbc.co.uk/search?scope=all&tab=all&q=martin+palmer
- ^ Palmer, M and Finlay, V. (2003) Faith in Conservation; New Approaches to Religions and the Environment, Washington DC, The World Bank.
- ^ Elizabeth Breuilly, Martin Palmer, Joanne O'Brien, Martin E. Marty (2005) Religions of the World: The Illustrated Guide to Origins, Beliefs, Traditions & Festivals, Transedition Limited and Fernleigh Books Limited
- ^ Breuilly, E. and Palmer, M. (1993) Sainsbury's Religions of the World. London: Harper Collins
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