Smith, Wilfred Cantwell

Smith, Wilfred Cantwell
▪ 2001

      Canadian theologian (b. July 21, 1916, Toronto, Ont.—d. Feb. 7, 2000, Toronto), was a scholar of Islam and comparative religions who encouraged dialogue and the interchange of ideas between faiths. He earned a doctorate in Islamic studies from Princeton University in 1948, and in 1949 he began teaching at McGill University, Montreal, where he founded the Institute of Islamic Studies. Smith later served (1964–1973) as director of Harvard University's Center for the Study of World Religions. He returned to Canada in 1973, establishing a department of comparative religion at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia. He became a senior research associate at the University of Toronto following his retirement from teaching in 1984. Among his numerous books were Islam in Modern History (1957) and Towards a World Theology (1981). Smith was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in January 2000.

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