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About John Bowker (theologian)
- John Westerdale Bowker (born 30 July 1935) is an English Anglican priest and pioneering scholar of religious studies.
- A former Director of Studies and Dean of Chapel at Corpus Christi and Trinity College, Cambridge he is credited with introducing religious studies as a discipline to Cambridge University.
- He has been a Professor of religious studies at the universities of Cambridge, Lancaster, Pennsylvania and North Carolina State University.
- He is an Honorary Canon of Canterbury Cathedral, a consultant for UNESCO, a BBC broadcaster and author and editor of numerous books.
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