Irving Hexham

Irving Hexham ( born April 14, 1943 in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England) is a British- Canadian scholar of religion. He is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Calgary. Hexham is married to the emeritus professor of anthropology Karla Poewe and father of two common children, Jeremy and Jane. With his wife, he has published numerous scientific articles.

Hexham is an internationally recognized expert in the study of the so-called New Religious Movements.

Life

After graduating from middle school Hexham made ​​from 1958-1964 a successful technical training to the gas installer with a subsequent work as skilled workers in the North Western Gas Board. During this time he became involved as a union representative. Through his professional diploma and additional training courses he reached a higher education entrance qualification and started in 1967 a correspondence course at the University of Lancaster in religious studies, history and philosophy. In 1973, he achieved by the subsequent " post-graduate " study the Master of Arts with honors in religious studies and theology at the University of Bristol. In Bristol, he completed his studies in 1975 in History and Anthropology also with the " Masters" from.

Academic career

Hexham was 1974-1977 lecturer at the " Bishop Lonsdale College " of the University of Derby in England. Here, he was also a lecturer at the " Open University Derby " in the period between 1975 and 1977. Hexham then moved to Canada where he took over from 1977 to 1980 the post of Assistant Professor at Regent College in Vancouver. In 1980, he took a lectureship in general religious studies at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg he nachkam to 1984. From 1984 to 1988 he was the offer of a Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Calgary. 1988 he was appointed as Associate Professor in Calgary, and in 1992 he was appointed professor of religious studies.

Memberships

Hexham is a Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute and was a member of several professional associations including the " Society for the Scientific Study of Religion ," American Academy of Religion, the Berlin Society for Mission History of the founding member, he was next to Ulrich van der Heyden. These memberships include further memberships in societies of African ethnology and religion sciences. Hexham was also named as a member of the "Centre for Military and Strategic Studies " at the University of Calgary.

Research and teaching

Hexham is specializing in the research in the areas of cults and new religious movements, neo-paganism, the New Right and political religions in Germany. History of religion, sociology of religion and methods in the study of religions and the philosophy of religion. Religious History of Africa and especially the religion and society in South Africa. Furthermore, general theology, and political science. In the spectrum of Christianity teaching and researching the culture, mission and corporate citizenship, ethics, fundamentalism and evangelical and charismatic communities.