David Marshall
David Marshall is a priest in the Church of England and a scholar in the field of Islamic Studies. After undergraduate studies in Modern Languages and then Theology at Oxford University, and a couple of years working with homeless people, he studied for a Master’s in Islamic Studies at Birmingham University. After ordination training at Ridley Hall, Cambridge, and a curacy in Leeds, David returned to Birmingham for doctoral studies on the Qur’an.
He has since worked in a variety of contexts, including as a parish priest, Chaplain of Exeter College, Oxford, Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury, and on the staff of the World Council of Churches in Geneva. He has for nearly 25 years been the Academic Director of the Building Bridges Seminar for Muslim and Christian scholars. However, most of David’s work has been in the field of theological education. He has taught at St Paul’s University, Limuru, Kenya, Edinburgh University, Georgetown University, and Duke Divinity School. He currently edits the journal Islamochristiana and serves as Assistant Chaplain at St Ursula’s Church in Bern.
