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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > global studies > global governance and world order > global religion > key people in global religion > Wilfred Cantwell Smith
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of religion > global religion > key people in global religion > Wilfred Cantwell Smith

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Wilfred Cantwell Smith  

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  • A scholar of the comparative history of religion and also a theologian, Wilfred Cantwell Smith was a prolific author, visionary educational administrator, and major intellectual force in the academic study and practice of religion during the latter half of the 20th century. Building on his roots in Islamic studies, Smith was an early advocate for taking religious pluralism and its conceptualization seriously. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Religion; Smith, Wilfred Cantwell]

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