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Thomas Patrick Burke (born 1934) is an Australian-born professor, theologian, and author working in the United States. He was previously a professor of religion at Temple University and is currently president of The Wynnewood Institute. Books by Burke include

Early life and education

Burke was born in 1934 in Brisbane, Australia. In the 1960s, he graduated from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich with a Doctor of Theology. His dissertation was on the German theologian Matthias Joseph Scheeben.^[1]

Teaching career

In 1965, Burke became director of the John XXIII Institute at Saint Xavier University in Chicago. There,

Burke was professor of religion at Temple University in Philadelphia from 1967 until his retirement in 1996. He had previously taught at the University of Iowa School of Religion.

The Wynnewood Institute

In 2002, Burke established The Wynnewood Institute

Later career

In 2010, graduated from the University of Buckingham with a Doctor of Philosophy. He completed it under English philosopher Roger Scruton and his thesis was on the topic of justice.

Bibliography

https://en.everybodywiki.com/Thomas_Patrick_Burke

https://en.everybodywiki.com/The_Wynnewood_Institute

Books

The Major Religions: An Introduction with Texts

The Major Religions: An Introduction with Texts is a textbook on religions by Thomas Patrick Burke, first published in 1996 by Blackwell, with a second edition published in 2004.

The book received a generally positive reception, receiving reviews from journals including Pacifica: Australasian Theological Studies and Religious Studies Review.^[2]^[3]

https://www.wiley.com/en-us/The+Major+Religions%3A+An+Introduction+with+Texts%2C+2nd+Edition-p-9781405110495

^ "About Thomas Patrick Burke". The Wynnewood Institute.
^ Langmead, Ross (2007). "Book Review: The Major Religions: An Introduction with Texts". Pacifica: Australasian Theological Studies. 20 (3): 337–339. doi:10.1177/1030570X0702000313. S2CID 149110874.
^ MacWilliams, Mark (2005). "Book Review of The Major Religions: An Introduction with Texts". Religious Studies Review. 31: 171. doi:10.1111/j.1748-0922.2005.0016.x.

[1] "About Thomas Patrick Burke". The Wynnewood Institute.

[2] Langmead, Ross (2007). "Book Review: The Major Religions: An Introduction with Texts". Pacifica: Australasian Theological Studies. 20 (3): 337–339. doi:10.1177/1030570X0702000313. S2CID 149110874.

[3] MacWilliams, Mark (2005). "Book Review of The Major Religions: An Introduction with Texts". Religious Studies Review. 31: 171. doi:10.1111/j.1748-0922.2005.0016.x.

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