Dr. Adrian Bird currently serves as the University Chaplain, bringing a breadth and wealth of international work experience to Queens University.
Dr. Bird has extensive teaching experience, leading courses in Christian History (Ancient & Modern), Christian Encounters with World Religions, Mission and evangelism, and Christian Ethics across several institutions, including Union Presbyterian Seminary, Charlotte (2011-2022); Columbia College, Columbia; (2016-2019); Lenoir-Rhyne University, Columbia (2014-2018). For several years, Dr. Bird also taught courses at Borad River Correctional Facility in Columbia, SC, and served as a mentor within the Columbia International University Prison Ministry at the Kirkland Correctional Facility in South Carolina. Currently, Dr. Bird teaches within the Philosophy and Religion Department at Queens University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Beyond the classroom, Dr. Bird is committed to building bridges within the interfaith movement, serving as President of Interfaith Partners of South Carolina (2017-2020), and on the Executive Committe of MeckMIN (2022-present).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With his wife, Rev. Julie Walkup Bird, Adrian served as Mission Partner in Residence in Kerala, India, with the Church of South India (2003-4). Prior to that, Adrian joined Voluntary Service Overseas to work with the Ministry of Education, Sport and Culture in Zimbabwe, Africa (1998-2001), and as Chaplain of the Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Services in Itasca, Texas (2001-2003).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Bird has several published works, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
M.M. Thomas and Dalit Theology, Bangalore, India: BTESSC\/SATHRI, August, 2008.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLocating M.M. Thomas between Word and World.<\/strong>\u201d The Life, Legacy and Theology of M.M. Thomas: \u201cOnly Participants Earn the Right to be Prophets\u201d<\/em> Aldershot: Ashgate, 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Religion in Southeast Asia: An Encyclopaedia (Various Entries)<\/strong> ABC-CLIO, 2015. Ph.D., University of Edinburgh Biography Dr. Adrian Bird currently serves as the University Chaplain, bringing a breadth and wealth of international work experience to Queens University.Dr. Bird has extensive teaching experience, leading courses in Christian History (Ancient & Modern), Christian Encounters with World Religions, Mission and evangelism, and Christian Ethics across several institutions, including Union Presbyterian Seminary, Charlotte (2011-2022); […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-3407","directory","type-directory","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/artsci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/directory\/3407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/artsci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/directory"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/artsci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/directory"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/artsci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/directory\/3407\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3536,"href":"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/artsci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/directory\/3407\/revisions\/3536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/artsci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Subject references: \u201cReligion in Burma\u201d; \u201cLiberation Theology\u201d; \u201cEducation in Southeast Asia\u201d; \u201cConfucianism\u201d; \u201cDaoism\u201d, \u201cMahasi Sayadaw\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPublished Articles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Master of Theology (awarded with Distinction), University of Edinburgh
Master of Theological Studies, Brite Divinity School, Texas
B. Ed. (Hons.), Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"