Robert A. Hunt
Director of Global Theological Education
Professor of Christian Mission and Interreligious Relations
roberth@smu.edu
214.768.1374
Education
Ph.D., University of Malaya, 1994; M.Div., Southern Methodist University, 1982; B.A., University of Texas, 1977
Teaching Specialties
World Religions, inter-religious dialogue, Islam, mission studies
Research Interests
Interfaith Dialogue, Contemporary Muslim Movements, Theology of Religions, Christian Identity in a Pluralistic World, World Christianity
Selected Publications
:: Christian Identity in a Pluralistic World”, Missiology, Vol. 36, Spring 2009, “Reforming American Views of Muslims: A View from the Trenches.”
:: World Christianity in Muslim Encounter, Vol. 2, ed. Stephen R Goodwin, Continuum Religious Studies (London: Continuum, 2008).
:: “A Response to Ng Kam Weng’s Quest for Covenant Community and Pluralist Democracy in an Islamic Context.” Quest for Covenant Community and Pluralist Democracy in an Islamic Context, ed. Mark Chan (Singapore: Trinity Theological College Press, 2008).
:: Muslim Citizens of a Globalized World (Somerset, NJ: IID Press, 2006).
:: What Every Christian Should Know about Muslim Ideals (New York: GBGM Press, 2003).
Professional Distinctions
President, Association of Professors in Mission (2008-2009), Board of Scholars,
Journal of Inter-religious Dialogue, Leadership Team,
Christianity in Southeast Asia Research Project, Center for the Study of Christianity in Southeast Asia
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