The Very Revd Dr Ian Markham has undergone a considerable spiritual journey from his birth into an Exclusive Brethren family in the United Kingdom to his ordination as an Episcopalian priest in the United States.

Since 2007 Dr Markham has been Dean and President of Virginia Theological Seminary in the United States where he is also a Professor of Theology and Ethics.

A trained Christian Ethicist and Biblical Scholar, Dr Markham is a prolific author and editor on subjects as varied as the New Atheism, world religions, morality and the reasonable radicalism of Martyn Percy.

Dean Markham has also served for many years as a Priest Associate at an Episcopalian Church in Alexandria, Virginia.

Interview timestamps

0:00 Family origins: Exclusive, Open and Plymouth Brethren 28:20 Brethren Expulsion: Cornwall and Open Brethren 43:09 A Family Death and Atheism 46:53 Mentors and Education 53:01 Russia, Bodmin and London 1:00:04 Suffering & LGBTQ: Kings College and Church Confirmation 1:08:01 Falling in love with the USA, Exeter doctoral thesis, Plurality and Christian Ethics 1:15:34 Globalization, Localism and Communal Life 1:30:55 Ordination: Advertising Standards Authority 1:41:30 Leading Virginia Theological Seminary: Prayer and reparations -- For all things ExtraECC, go to: ExtraECC.com Audio versions of these interviews are at: @extraecc Follow us on FB www.facebook.com/ExtraECC, and Twitter @ecc_extra