We encourage our staff and students to be enterprising in all they do and we maintain close ties with regional employers

View content

Biography

Professor Brian Walker is an Honorary Fellow in the Centre for Religion, Reconciliation and Peace. He was awarded his MA (with distinction), in Religion: Rhetoric and Rituals of Death, by the University of Southampton in 2001, with a study of ‘The Dynamics of Hope’. In 2005, he gained his PhD from the University of Winchester; his thesis was titled ‘Hope within an Abrahamic Dialogue’. This investigation into the transformational content of hope emergent from dialogue between contemporary Judaic, Christian and Muslim advocates developed from multi-religious engagement in the United Kingdom and across sub-Saharan Sierra Leone.

Professor Walker has extensive experience in multi-religious cooperation for justice, reconciliation and peace. He was founding Director of Winchester Centre of Religion, Reconciliation and Peace at the University of Winchester. The centre is developing through a joint partnership with Religions for Peace International (New York) and St Ethelburga’s Centre for Reconciliation and Peace (London). Professor Walker focusses upon research into multi-religious action for restorative justice, transformative reconciliation and sustainable peace.

Professor Walker has engaged with leaders of many faiths from nations across Europe, including Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland. His contacts also include peacebuilders from diverse faiths across Africa, Asia, the Americas, the Middle East and Oceania.

Publications

  • ‘Multi-religious Action for Reconciliation and Peace’, Interfaith Encounters and Social Change Conference, University of Winchester (Winchester: 2010)
  • ‘Promoting a Spirituality that Reconciles’, Centre for Initiatives in Spirituality and Reconciliation, St Mary’s College (Twickenham: 2010)
  • Faith-Based Organizations Forum on Multi-religious Cooperation for Humanitarian Relief, Development and Peace. Editor, Religions for Peace International (Frankfurt: 2008)
  • ‘Different Faiths, Common Action: Strategic Plan 2008-2011’ Religions for Peace Europe Strategic Conference (Paris: 2008)
  • ‘From Dialogue to Cooperative Action: Moving from face-to-face dialogue to side-by-side action’ Religions for Peace Europe (Rovereto: 2008)
  • ‘Our common European values and identity: Reflections’ Religions for Peace Europe (Rovereto: 2008)
  • ‘Anglican Communion Covenant’ Church of England General Synod (London: 2008)
  • ‘Multi-religious Cooperation: Transforming conflict from a source of violence to a resource for peace’ Journal for Faith, Spirituality, and Social Change Vol. 1:2 (University of Winchester: 2008)
  • Faith-Based Organizations Roundtable on Multi-religious Cooperation for Humanitarian Relief, Development and Peace. Editor, Religions for Peace International (London: 2007)
  • ‘To Crack the Silence: An inter-faith response to 7/7’ 7/7 and Beyond: A South Asian response to the London Bombings Conference, South Asian Concern (London: 2007)
  • ‘Respect for Diversity: A peace of gold®’ Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha (UK), (Leeds: 2007)
  • ‘Interfaith Cooperation: Changing Conflict from a Source of Violence to a Resource for Peace’, Influencing Social Change: The Role of Faith, European Council of Religious Leaders (Birmingham: 2007)
  • ‘International European Multi-religious Partnerships’, Religions for Peace Europe (Rome: 2007)
  • ‘Introduction to Interfaith’, A Global Guide to Interfaith: Reflections from around the world, Edited by Sandy and Jael Bharat (O Books Ropley: 2007)

 

Return to the Staff Directory