- eP3714
- Licentiate
- Ecumenical
- Semester II
- Rev. Mons.
- Michael
- Nazir-Ali
- Professore Invitato
Academic degrees earned
BA University of Karachi
B.Litt University of Oxford
M.Litt University of Oxford
M.Litt University of Cambridge
Th.D Australian College of Theology, NSW
DD Lambeth
Courses at the Angelicum
Brief biography
I have studied and taught at both Oxford and Cambridge, at the London School of Theology, Forman Christian University, Lahore College of Theology, Selly Oak Colleges, Birmingham etc. I have also been a visiting lecturer at a number of colleges and universities. Besides being Bishop of Rochester in England, I was also Bishop of Raiwind in Pakistan. I now belong to the Ordinariate in the Catholic Church and am Prelate of Honour to the Holy See.
Areas of Academic Specialization and Interest
Ecumenism
Interfaith Encounter
Islam
Muslim-Christian Relations
Sufism
Christology in Plural Contexts
Church and Culture
Ecclesiology
Associations and Memberships
Member of the Editorial Board of the Round Table, the academic journal of the Commonwealth
Academic honors and awards
5 honorary doctorates from U.K. and US universities
Honorary Fellowships of St Edmund Hall, Oxford and Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
The Sheikh Yamani Gold Medal in Islamic Studies
Current research/writing projects
I am preparing lectures at Oxford for the fourth series on Muslim and Christian Thought in the Middle East. These will eventually be published DV
A book on ecclesiology
Lectures on Anglicanism and Catholic-Anglican Dialogue at PUST
Select Publications
The Unique and Universal Christ, Milton Keynes, Paternoster Press, 2008.
Conviction and Conflict: Islam, Christianity and World Order, London, Bloomsbury, 2006.
Faith, Freedom and the Future: Challenges for the 21st Century, London, Wilberforce, 2016.
The Mission and Ministry of the Church in England, London, T&T Clark, 2023.
