Revd Dr John M Parry was originally ordained into the Church of Bangladesh but is now a minister of the United Reformed Church. His field of teaching is Missiology and World Faiths, primarily Islam, Hinduism and Sikhism, thanks mainly to experience of work in Bangladesh and Southall in West London. John is a Director of the Council for World Mission. He has contributed to a number of publications and has recently published a book entitled: The Word of God is Not Bound, a history of the encounter of Sikhs and Christians in India and the UK.

Publications

John Parry: The Word of God is Not Bound, Bangalore, Centre for Contemporary Christianity, 2009

John Parry: ‘Sikhism: From Competition to Co-operation’ in Race and Hedges: Christian Approaches to Other Faiths, SCM Core Text, London, SCM, 2008

John Parry: ‘On the Rounding of Square Pegs’ in Race and Hedges: Christian Approaches to Other Faiths, SCM Reader, London, SCM Press, 2009.