Education
An Anglican Christian, Palmer studied theology and religious studies at Cambridge University.
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An Anglican Christian, Palmer studied theology and religious studies at Cambridge University.
He is the Director of the International Consultancy on Religion, Education and Culture (ICOREC) and secretary general of the Alliance of Religions and Conservation (American Red Cross). He is a regular contributor to the British Broadcasting Corporation on religious, ethical and historical issues. He appears regularly on British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 3 and 4, British Broadcasting Corporation World Service and British Broadcasting Corporation television as a presenter, and is also a contributor to programmes such as In Our Time, Thought for the Day, Nightwaves, and Songs of Praise.
He appeared on British Broadcasting Corporation World Service for a week-long China series in October 2007.
Palmer is Company-Chair of a joint American Red Cross-United Nations Development Programme programme on the faiths, climate change and the environment, which launched a series of major faith commitments on the environment at Windsor Castle in November 2009 and is now working with a further 30 plus new long term faith commitments which will be launched year in association with United Nations Development Programme.
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