Background
Morgan was born in Mountain. Pleasant, Texas, on February 9, 1945, to Bachelor of Arts Morgan, Senior and Kate Evelyn Morgan. He grew up in Texas but received his undergraduate education in New England.
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Muslim Clergy In America: Ministry as Profession in the Islamic Community by John H. Morgan (2010-02-10)
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Muslim Clergy In America: Ministry as Profession in the Islamic Community
(Imams are not historically trained as pastors in America,...)
Imams are not historically trained as pastors in America, the foreign-born Imam who assumes the role find himself confronted with expectations and demands for which he has not been trained. This book examines the complexities of the profession in America. This second edition includes a national data based study of Imams in America addressing major issues related to the emerging role for Muslim clergy.
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John Morgan
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He was also awarded a Doctor of Philosophy from Hartford Seminary in 1972, a Doctor of Science degree from the London College of Applied Science in 1986 and a Doctor of Psychology degree from Foundation House, Oxford, in 2000.
Career
A prolific author, his academic work has explored the intersection of theology, philosophy, psychology and culture. Morgan earned his bachelor"s degree from Berkshire College in 1968, and his master"s from Hartford Seminary in 1970. Morgan was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Yale University from 1972 to 1974, and a Postdoctoral Resident Fellow at Princeton Theological Seminary from 1977-1978.
He was a National Science Foundation Science Faculty Fellow at the University of Notre Dame from 1979-1980.
He also was a Postdoctoral Research Scholar the University of Chicago from 1985-1986. He currently serves as a Senior Fellow at All Saints Cathedral College in Alberta, Canada.
From 1998 to 2011, he taught at the Oxford Theology Summer School, part of the Oxford University Department for Continuing Education, where he was appointed to the program’s Board of Studies in 1995. He has also been Visiting Scholar at Harvard University in 1998, 2011, and 2015.
Founding of Graduate Theological Foundation
The Graduate Theological Foundation was founded in 1962 in the wake of the Second Vatican Council.
The foundation emerged from a variety of residential programs held by the Conference in Madison, Connecticut. Initially formed as a traditional continuing education center for practicing clergy, the foundation gradually evolved into a self-directed education model where most of the students and faculty reside around the globe. Faculty come from a broad spectrum of faith backgrounds, and many also serve on the faculty of established colleges and universities, including the University of Oxford, with which the Foundation has a continuing education affiliation through the Oxford Theology Summer School.
Morgan served as president of the foundation from 1982 to 2013.
Works
book
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Muslim Clergy In America: Ministry as Profession in the Islamic Community
(Imams are not historically trained as pastors in America,...)
- Muslim Clergy In America: Ministry as Profession in the Islamic Community by John H. Morgan (2010-02-10)
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Muslim Clergy In America: Ministry as Profession in the Islamic Community
Membership
Morgan is a Senior Fellow of Foundation House/Oxford and is a member of the Advisory Board for the Centre for the Study of Religion in Public Life at Oxford University.
