New York City Christian Union Forum Speaker Dr. Robert Louis Wilken
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Robert Louis Wilken is professor emeritus at the University of Virginia, where he was William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of the History of Christianity. Wilken is interested in the history of Christianity and Christian thought, particularly the use of the Bible, how it was read, and how it shaped culture.
Dr. Wilkins earned his PhD from the University of Chicago and has taught at Notre Dame, Fordham, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Gregorian University. He is an elected fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a former President of the American Academy of Religion and currently chairman of The Institute on Religion and Public Life. His writing includes over a dozen books, including The Spirit of Early Christian Thought: Seeking the Face of God, The First Thousand Years: A Global History of Christianity, and The Christians as the Romans Saw Them.
