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Martin Giles Palmer (born 14 October 1953) is the translator of several popular books on Sinology, including ''Zhuangzi'' and ''I Ching''. His 2001 book ''The Jesus Sutras'' gives a popular and controversial interpretation of early Chinese Christianity as ‘syncretistic’. He is the Director of the International Consultancy on Religion, Education and Culture (ICOREC)〔http://www.sm-agency.co.uk/pages/10/index.html〕 and secretary general of the Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC). An Anglican Christian, Palmer studied theology and religious studies at Cambridge University. He is a regular contributor to the BBC on religious, ethical and historical issues. He appears regularly on BBC Radio 3 and 4, BBC World Service and BBC TV as a presenter, and is also a contributor to programmes such as ''In Our Time'', Thought for the Day, Nightwaves, and Songs of Praise. He appeared on BBC World Service for a week-long China series in October 2007.〔http://search.bbc.co.uk/search?scope=all&tab=all&q=martin+palmer〕 Palmer is Co-Chair of a joint ARC-UNDP programme on the faiths, climate change and the environment, which launched a series of major faith commitments on the environment at Windsor Castle in November 2009 and is now working with a further 30 plus new long term faith commitments which will be launched year in association with UNDP. ==Works== * Editor, with author Elizabeth Breuilly ''Christianity and Ecology'' (1992, World Religions and Ecology Series) ISBN 978-0-304-32374-6 *''Faith in Conservation; New Approaches to Religions and the Environment''〔Palmer, M and Finlay, V. (2003) Faith in Conservation; New Approaches to Religions and the Environment, Washington DC, The World Bank.〕 *''Religions of the World: The Illustrated Guide to Origins, Beliefs, Traditions and Festivals''〔Elizabeth Breuilly, Martin Palmer, Joanne O'Brien, Martin E. Marty (2005) Religions of the World: The Illustrated Guide to Origins, Beliefs, Traditions & Festivals, Transedition Limited and Fernleigh Books Limited〕 *''Religions of the World''〔Breuilly, E. and Palmer, M. (1993) Sainsbury's Religions of the World. London: Harper Collins〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Martin Palmer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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