James Norman Dalrymple Anderson

James Norman Dalrymple Anderson

Sir James Norman Dalrymple Anderson (1908-1994) was the head of the Department of Law, School of Oriental and African Studies, London 1953-71; Professor of Oriental Laws, University of London 1954-75; Director of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies in the University of London 1959-76. As well as being an expert on Islamic Law, Anderson was a prominent evangelical laymen in the Church of England serving as the first chairman of the House of Laity of the General Synod from 1970-1979. He wrote and edited a number of books on Christian theology, comparative law and comparative religion, including:
*"The Evidence for the Resurrection", (1950)
*"The World's Religions", (1950, 1975)
*"Islamic Law in Africa", (1954)
*"Islamic Law in the Modern World", (1959)
*"Changing Law in Developing Countries", (1963)
*"Family Law in Asia and Africa", (1968)
*"Into the World: The Need and Limits of Christian Involvement", (1968)
*"Christianity: the Witness of History - A Lawyer's Approach", (1969)
*"Christianity and Comparative Religion", (1970)
*"Morality, Law and Grace", (1972)
*"Law Reform in the Muslim World", (1976)
*"Liberty, Law and Justice", (1978)
*"The Mystery of the Incarnation", (1978)
*"God's Law and God's Love: An Essay in Comparative Religion", (1980)
*"Christianity and World Religions: The Challenge of Pluralism", (1984)
*"An Adopted Son: The Story of My Life", (1985)
*"Freedom Under Law", (1988)
*"Islam in the Modern World: a Christian Perspective", (1990)

See also

*Islamic studies
*Islamic jurisprudence
*Death and Resurrection of Jesus
*Comparative religion


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