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Anglican Parish of St John's East Malvern. He was Past-President of the Australian Association for the Study of Religions. He was Chair, Board of Directors for The Parliament of the World's Religions 2009. His research in the sociology of religion examined the management of religious diversity in plural multicultural societies, education about religions, postmodernity as a context for doing theology, religion and terror, religion and public policy. He is the author or co-author of over 30 books and 360 articles.
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