Paden, William E.
PADEN, William E.
PADEN, William E. American, b. 1939. Genres: Theology/Religion. Career: University of Vermont, Burlington, faculty member, 1965-, currently professor of religion, chairperson of department, 1972-79, 1990-. Wolfson College, Oxford, visiting scholar, 1992, 1999. Publications: Religious Worlds: The Comparative Study of Religion, 1988, 2nd ed., 1994; Interpreting the Sacred: Ways of Viewing Religion, 1992, 2nd ed., 2003. Work represented in anthologies. Contributor to professional journals. Address: Department of Religion, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, U.S.A.
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