The 7th edition of the “Victor Courtois Memorial Lecture”, organized by the Islamic Studies Association (ISA), Vidyajyoti College of Theology, was held in Delhi, at the…
Author: DR. FR. VICTOR EDWIN, RSC SENIOR FELLOW · ISLAMIC STUDIES ASSOCIATION (ISA)
DR. FR. VICTOR EDWIN, RSC SENIOR FELLOW · ISLAMIC STUDIES ASSOCIATION (ISA)
Dr. Fr. Victor Edwin SJ is Lecturer on “Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations”, Vidyajyoti College of Theology, New Delhi. Director of the Vidyajyoti Institute of Islamic Studies (VIDIS), he serves as Secretary of the Islamic Studies Association (ISA) and edits ISA quarterly “Salaam”. He holds a Master’s degree in Islamic Studies at Aligargh Muslim University and earned his Licentiate in Theology from Vidyajyoti College of Theology, before gaining a M.Phil. in Christian-Muslim Relations at the University of Birmingham. He holds a Ph.D. in Islamic Studies from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
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