20 Facts About Keith Ward

Keith Ward was born on 1938 and is an English philosopher and theologian.

Keith Ward is a fellow of the British Academy and a priest of the Church of England.

Keith Ward was a canon of Christ Church, Oxford, until 2003.

Keith Ward graduated in 1962 with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wales and from 1964 to 1969 was a lecturer in logic at the University of Glasgow.

Keith Ward earned a Bachelor of Letters degree from Linacre College, Oxford, in 1968.

In 1992, Keith Ward was a visiting professor at the Claremont Graduate University in California.

Keith Ward was the Gresham Professor of Divinity between 2004 and 2008 at Gresham College, London.

Keith Ward is on the council of the Royal Institute of Philosophy and is a member of the editorial boards of Religious Studies, the Journal of Contemporary Religion, Studies in Inter-Religious Dialogue and World Faiths Encounter.

Keith Ward is a member of the board of governors of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies.

Keith Ward has been a visiting professor at Drake University, Iowa, and at the University of Tulsa, Oklahoma.

One of Keith Ward's main focuses is the dialogue between religious traditions, an interest which led him to be joint president of the World Congress of Faiths from 1992 to 2001.

Keith Ward's work explores concepts of God and the idea of revelation.

Keith Ward has written on his opinion of a relationship between science and religion.

Keith Ward has said that Dawkins' conclusion that there is no God or any purpose in the universe is "naive" and not based on science but on a hatred of religion.

The turning point for Keith Ward came with the publication of his book, 'A Vision to Pursue' in which he distanced himself from such a conservative approach and adopted a much more critical approach to scripture and a more theologically liberal outlook.

Keith Ward lost many evangelical erstwhile friends and the direction of his writing changed quite dramatically.

Keith Ward has criticised modern-day Christian fundamentalism, most notably in his 2004 book What the Bible Really Teaches: A Challenge for Fundamentalists.

Keith Ward believes that fundamentalists interpret the Bible in implausible ways and pick and choose which of its passages to emphasise to fit pre-existing beliefs.

Keith Ward argues that the Bible must be taken "seriously" but not always "literally" and does not agree with the doctrine of biblical inerrancy, saying that it is not found in the Bible, elaborating that.

Keith Ward is the author of many books on the nature of religion, the philosophy of religion, the Christian faith, religion and science, the Bible and its interpretation, comparative and systematic theology, and ethics and religion.