Ian Markham

The Very Reverend
Ian Markham
The Very Reverend Ian Markham
Born	September 19, 1962 (age 64)
Office	Dean and President of Virginia Theological Seminary
Spouse	Lesley Markham (m. 1987)
Ecclesiastical career
Religion	Christianity (Anglican)
Church	Episcopal Church (United States)
Ordained	2007 (deacon); 2007 (priest);
Academic background
Education	University of London; University of Cambridge; University of Exeter;
Thesis	Plurality, Truth and Christian Ethics (1994)
Academic work
Discipline	Theology
Institutions	University of Exeter; Liverpool Hope University College; Hartford Seminary; Virginia Theological Seminary;

Ian Stephen Markham (born 1962) is an Episcopal priest and the dean and president of Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS) since August 2007. Previously, he served at Hartford Seminary in Connecticut as dean and Professor of Theology and Ethics.

Education and academic career

Markham obtained a Bachelor of Divinity degree in theology at the University of London and a Master of Letters degree in philosophy and ethics at the University of Cambridge. He finished his Doctor of Philosophy degree at the University of Exeter, focusing on Christian ethics.

He started the position of dean and president of VTS in August 2007. On February 5, 2026, Markham announced his intention to retire at the end of the 2027-28 academic year.

Personal life

He is married to Lesley Markham and has one son, Luke.

Published works

Books authored

Plurality and Christian Ethics. New Studies in Christian Ethics. Vol. 4. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press. 1994. ISBN 978-0-521-45328-8.
The Godparents' Handbook. With Legood, Giles. London: SPCK. 1997. ISBN 978-0-281-05054-3.
Truth and the Reality of God: An Essay in Natural Theology. Edinburgh: T&T Clark. 1998. ISBN 978-0-567-08618-1.
The Church Wedding Handbook. With Legood, Giles. London: SPCK. 2000. ISBN 978-0-281-05269-1.
The Funeral Handbook. With Legood, Giles. London: SPCK. 2003. ISBN 978-0-281-05413-8.
A Theology of Engagement. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing. 2003. ISBN 978-0-631-23601-6.
Do Morals Matter? A Guide to Contemporary Religious Ethics. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing. 2007. ISBN 978-1-4051-5378-2.
Understanding Christian Doctrine. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing. 2007. ISBN 978-1-4051-3152-0.
Engaging with Bediuzzaman Said Nursi: A Model of Interfaith Dialogue. Farnham, England: Ashgate Publishing. 2009. ISBN 978-0-7546-6931-9.
Liturgical Life Principles: How Episcopal Worship Can Lead to Healthy and Authentic Living. New York: Morehouse Publishing. 2009. ISBN 978-0-8192-2324-1.
Against Atheism: Why Dawkins, Hitchens, and Harris Are Fundamentally Wrong. Malden, Massachusetts: Wiley-Blackwell. 2010. ISBN 978-1-4051-8964-4.
An Introduction to Said Nursi: Life, Thought, and Writings. With Pirim, Suendam Birinci. Farnham, England: Ashgate Publishing. 2011. ISBN 978-1-4094-0769-0.
Episcopal Questions, Episcopal Answers: Exploring Christian Faith. With Robertson, C. K. New York: Morehouse Publishing. 2014. ISBN 978-0-8192-2309-8.

Books edited

A World Religions Reader. Editor. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. 1996. ISBN 978-0-631-18242-9.
The Middle Way: Theology, Politics and Economics in the Later Thought of R.H. Preston. Edited with Elford, R. John. London: SCM Press. 2000. ISBN 978-0-334-02793-5.
Theological Liberalism: Creative and Critical. Edited with Jobling, J'annine. London: SPCK. 2000. ISBN 978-0-281-05361-2.
Encountering Religion: An Introduction to the Religions of the World. Edited with Ruparell, Tinu. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing. 2001. ISBN 978-0-631-20674-3.
September 11: Religious Perspectives on the Causes and Consequences. Edited with Abu-Rabi‘, Ibrahim M. Oxford: Oneworld. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85168-308-6.
Globalization, Ethics and Islam: The Case of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi. Edited with Özdemir, İbrahim. Burlington, Vermont: Ashgate Publishing. 2005. ISBN 978-0-7546-5015-7.
Why Liberal Churches Are Growing. Edited with Percy, Martyn. London: T&T Clark. 2006. ISBN 978-0-567-08163-6.
The Student's Companion to the Theologians. Editor. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. 2013. doi:10.1002/9781118427170. ISBN 978-1-118-47258-3.
The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to the Anglican Communion. Edited with Hawkins, J. Barney, IV; Terry, Justyn; Steffensen, Leslie Nuñez. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. 2013. doi:10.1002/9781118320815. ISBN 978-0-470-65634-1.

Book chapters

"The Liberal Tradition and Its Conservative Successors". In Jobling, J'annine; Markham, Ian. Theological Liberalism: Creative and Critical. London: SPCK. 2000. pp. 1–14. ISBN 978-0-281-05361-2.
"Ronald Preston and the Contemporary Ethical Scene". In Markham, Ian S.; Elford, R. John. The Middle Way: Theology, Politics and Economics in the Later Thought of R.H. Preston. London: SCM Press. 2000. pp. 257–265. ISBN 978-0-334-02793-5.
"Structures for Theological Conversation". With Ledbetter, Shannon. In Jobling, J'annine; Markham, Ian. Theological Liberalism: Creative and Critical. London: SPCK. 2000. pp. 142–154. ISBN 978-0-281-05361-2.
"Shintoism". In Markham, Ian S.; Ruparell, Tinu. Encountering Religion: An Introduction to the Religions of the World. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing. 2001. ISBN 978-0-631-20674-3.
"9.11: Contrasting Reactions and the Challenge of Dialogue". In Markham, Ian; Abu-Rabi‘, Ibrahim M. September 11: Religious Perspectives on the Causes and Consequences. Oxford: Oneworld. 2003. pp. 206ff. ISBN 978-1-85168-308-6.
"Religious or Secular: The Ethics of Said Nursi". In Markham, Ian; Özdemir, İbrahim. Globalization, Ethics and Islam: The Case of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi. Burlington, Vermont: Ashgate Publishing. 2005. ISBN 978-0-7546-5015-7.
"Rethinking Globalization: Bediuzzaman Said Nursi's Risale-I Nur in Conversation with Empire by Hardt and Negri". In Markham, Ian; Özdemir, İbrahim. Globalization, Ethics and Islam: The Case of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi. Burlington, Vermont: Ashgate Publishing. 2005. ISBN 978-0-7546-5015-7.
"Two Conditions for a Growing Liberal Church: Right Theology and Right Clergy". In Percy, Martyn; Markham, Ian. Why Liberal Churches Are Growing. London: T&T Clark. 2006. pp. 160–166. ISBN 978-0-567-08163-6.
"The Anglican Church of Southern Africa". In Markham, Ian S.; Hawkins, J. Barney, IV; Terry, Justyn; Steffensen, Leslie Nuñez. The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to the Anglican Communion. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. 2013. pp. 194–198. doi:10.1002/9781118320815.ch17. ISBN 978-0-470-65634-1.
"B. B. Warfield (1851–1921)". In Markham, Ian S. The Student's Companion to the Theologians. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. 2013. pp. 350–352. doi:10.1002/9781118427170.ch47. ISBN 978-1-118-47258-3.
"Black Theology". In Markham, Ian S. The Student's Companion to the Theologians. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. 2013. pp. 371–377. doi:10.1002/9781118427170.ch50. ISBN 978-1-118-47258-3.
"The Church of South India (United)". In Markham, Ian S.; Hawkins, J. Barney, IV; Terry, Justyn; Steffensen, Leslie Nuñez. The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to the Anglican Communion. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. 2013. pp. 355–358. doi:10.1002/9781118320815.ch32. ISBN 978-0-470-65634-1.
"Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher (1768–1834)". In Markham, Ian S. The Student's Companion to the Theologians. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. 2013. pp. 320–325. doi:10.1002/9781118427170.ch44. ISBN 978-1-118-47258-3.
"Gustavo Gutiérrez (1928– )". In Markham, Ian S. The Student's Companion to the Theologians. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. 2013. pp. 402–405. doi:10.1002/9781118427170.ch56. ISBN 978-1-118-47258-3.
"Interreligious Relations in the Anglican Communion". In Markham, Ian S.; Hawkins, J. Barney, IV; Terry, Justyn; Steffensen, Leslie Nuñez. The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to the Anglican Communion. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. 2013. pp. 657–665. doi:10.1002/9781118320815.ch59. ISBN 978-0-470-65634-1.
"James Packer (1926– )". In Markham, Ian S. The Student's Companion to the Theologians. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. 2013. pp. 475–477. doi:10.1002/9781118427170.ch67. ISBN 978-1-118-47258-3.
"John Nelson Darby (1800–1882)". In Markham, Ian S. The Student's Companion to the Theologians. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. 2013. pp. 262–264. doi:10.1002/9781118427170.ch36. ISBN 978-1-118-47258-3.
"Keith Ward (1938– )". In Markham, Ian S. The Student's Companion to the Theologians. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. 2013. pp. 541–545. doi:10.1002/9781118427170.ch77. ISBN 978-1-118-47258-3.

References

1 2 3 Markham, Ian (2011). "Curriculum Vitae". Alexandria, Virginia: Virginia Theological Seminary. Archived from the original on April 17, 2016. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
↑ Fabel, Leah (August 1, 2007). "Credo: The Very Rev. Ian Markham". Washington Examiner. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
↑ Markham, Ian S. (1994). Plurality, Truth and Christian Ethics (PhD thesis). Exeter, England: University of Exeter. OCLC 145733222.
↑ "Ian Markham to Succeed Martha Horne as Dean and President of Virginia Seminary". Episcopal News Service. May 15, 2007. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
1 2 3 4 "Dean Ian Markham". www.vts.edu. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
↑ "Virginia, General seminaries' president and dean announces 2028 retirement plan". episcopalnewsservice.org. Episcopal News Service. Retrieved February 7, 2026.

External links

Faculty profile of Ian Markham

[CV-1] 1 2 3 Markham, Ian (2011). "Curriculum Vitae". Alexandria, Virginia: Virginia Theological Seminary. Archived from the original on April 17, 2016. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

[2] Fabel, Leah (August 1, 2007). "Credo: The Very Rev. Ian Markham". Washington Examiner. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

[3] Markham, Ian S. (1994). Plurality, Truth and Christian Ethics (PhD thesis). Exeter, England: University of Exeter. OCLC 145733222.

[4] "Ian Markham to Succeed Martha Horne as Dean and President of Virginia Seminary". Episcopal News Service. May 15, 2007. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

[:0-5] 1 2 3 4 "Dean Ian Markham". www.vts.edu. Retrieved January 4, 2019.

[6] "Virginia, General seminaries' president and dean announces 2028 retirement plan". episcopalnewsservice.org. Episcopal News Service. Retrieved February 7, 2026.

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