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Mark Durie

Mark Durie (born 1958) is an Australian Anglican priest and a scholar in linguistics and theology. He is the founding director of the Institute for Spiritual Awareness, a Fellow at the Middle East Forum, and a senior research fellow of the Arthur Jeffery Centre for the Study of Islam at the Melbourne School of Theology.[1]

Mark Durie
Born1958 (age 66–67)
Papua
NationalityAustralian
EducationAustralian National University (PhD)
Melbourne School of Theology (ThD)
Occupations
  • Priest
  • linguist
  • theologian
Websitemarkdurie.com

Career

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Durie was born in Papua to missionary parents, and grew up in Canberra.[2]

Durie was awarded a Ph.D. by the Australian National University in 1984.[2][3] Subsequently he held visiting appointments at the University of Leiden, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of California, Los Angeles, Stanford University and the University of California, Santa Cruz.[2][4] From 1987 to 1997 he held positions of postdoctoral fellow, lecturer, senior lecturer, reader and associate professor at the University of Melbourne. He was elected to the Australian Academy of the Humanities in 1992.[4] Ordained an Anglican deacon and priest in 1999, he has served on the staff of St Mark's Camberwell, St Hilary's Kew, St Mary's Caulfield, St Clement's Elsternwick and St Catharine's South Caulfield.[5] He holds a BTh (Hons), and DipTh from the Australian College of Theology and in 2016 completed a Th.D. with the Australian College of Theology and Melbourne School of Theology.[6]

Durie has published articles and books on the Acehnese language of Aceh, Indonesia, linguistics, the genesis of the Quran and interfaith relations. His 1985 book A grammar of Acehnese: on the basis of a dialect of North Aceh has been described as "an urgently needed modern description of a very important language",[7] and Durie has himself later been described as "the most accomplished specialist on Acehnese writing in English".[8] He was the editor of the book The comparative method: regularity and irregularity in language change along with Malcolm Ross in 1996.[9][10]

Durie has also been described as "an accomplished scholar of issues involving Christianity and Islam".[11] He devoted himself to study Islam following the September 11 attacks in 2001, after he had previously been familiar with Islam in Aceh.[1] His 2010 book The Third Choice: Islam, Dhimmitude and Freedom has a foreword by Bat Ye'or, and Durie has been described as a proponent of Ye'or's counter-jihadist worldview.[12] Ye'or had earlier written a positive review of Durie's book Revelation? Do we Worship the same God? in National Review in 2006.[13] Durie's 2013 book Liberty to the Captives: Freedom from Islam and Dhimmitude through the Cross has been said to provide "tools for Christians (particularly those living under the dominance of Islam) to adopt a biblical understanding of the cross in order to set them free from the influence of Islam",[14] while his 2018 book The Qur'an and its Biblical Reflexes: Investigations into the Genesis of a Religion has been described as "a highly original work and a substantial contribution to the field of Qurʾānic Studies".[15]

Durie has been noted for his writings on the linguistics relations between the Quran and the Bible, seeing the Quran as "biblical borrowing".[16][17]

Durie spoke at a World Congress of Families conference in 2014, saying that the breakdown of the traditional family was "causing an epidemic of social problems".[18] He has also provided commentary on Sky News Australia about the Anglican Church,[19][20] as well as about the Quran[21] and Hamas.[22]

Works

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Books

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  • A grammar of Acehnese: on the basis of a dialect of North Aceh. Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde, Foris Publications. 1984. ISBN 978-9067650748.
  • Catalogue of Acehnese Manuscripts in the Library of Leiden University and Other Collections Outside Aceh. Leiden University Library. 1994. ISBN 978-9074204057.
  • Kamus bahasa Aceh. Vol. 151. Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University. 1999. ISBN 978-0858835061.
  • Revelation? Do we Worship the same God?. CityHarvest International. 2006. ISBN 978-0977560264.
  • The Third Choice: Islam, Dhimmitude and Freedom. Deror. 2010. ISBN 978-0980722307.
  • Liberty to the Captives: Freedom from Islam and Dhimmitude through the Cross. Deror. 2013. ISBN 978-0987469106.
  • Which God?: Jesus, Holy Spirit, God in Christianity and Islam. Deror. 2014. ISBN 978-0987469144.
  • The Qur'an and its Biblical Reflexes: Investigations into the Genesis of a Religion. Lexington. 2018. ISBN 978-1498569453.
  • Double-Minded: How Sex is Dividing the Australian Church. Deror. 2023. ISBN 978-1923067004.

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Afghanistan, Jihad, and Islam: a Conversation with Dr. Mark Durie". New English Review (Interview). Interviewed by Leach, Mark. Archived from the original on 15 September 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Revd Dr Mark Durie". Melbourne School of Theology. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  3. ^ Durie, Mark (1984). A grammar of Acehnese (PhD thesis). Australian National University. Archived from the original on 14 July 2024. Subsequently the dissertation was revised and published in book form: Durie, Mark. A Grammar of Acehnese on the Basis of a Dialect of North Aceh. Erhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde, no. 112. Dordrecht, Holland; Cinnaminson, NJ: Foris, 1985. See "Aceh Books (KITLV) | Digital Collections" (PDF). Archived from the original on 24 July 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Durie, Mark, FAHA". Australian Academy of the Humanities. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  5. ^ "The Revd Dr Mark John Durie". The Anglican Church of Australia Directory. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  6. ^ Durie, Mark (2016). Qu'ranic theology and Biblical reflexes in the Qu'ran (ThD thesis). Melbourne School of Theology.
  7. ^ Alieva, Natalia F. (1988). "Mark Durie, A Grammar of Acehnese on the Basis of a Dialect of North Aceh". Archipel. 35 (1): 213–215 – via Persée.
  8. ^ Mabry, Tristan James (2015). Nationalism, Language, and Muslim Exceptionalism. University of Pennsylvania. p. 168. ISBN 9780812246919.
  9. ^ Gensler, Orin D. (November 1999). "Reviewed Work: The Comparative Method Reviewed: Regularity and Irregularity in Language Change by Mark Durie, Malcolm Ross". Journal of Linguistics. 35 (3). Cambridge University Press: 608–618. JSTOR 4176553.
  10. ^ Franklin, Karl J. (2000). "Review of: The comparative method: regularity and irregularity in language change, Mark Durie and Malcolm Ross, editors". Notes on Linguistics 3: 143–147 – via SIL Language & Culture Archives.
  11. ^ Silinsky, Mark (2012). "The Third Choice: Islam, Dhimmitude, and Freedom". Middle East Quarterly. 19 (2) (Spring 2012 ed.): 94 – via ProQuest.
  12. ^ Gordon, Jerry (August 2013). "Dhimmitude Unveiled". New English Review. Archived from the original on 22 June 2024.
  13. ^ Ye'or, Bat (4 December 2006). "Which One God?". National Review. Archived from the original on 4 March 2025.
  14. ^ Jun, Byeong (2011). "Liberty to the captives-Freedom from Islam and dhimmitude through the cross, Mark Durie: book review". International Journal for Religious Freedom. 4 (1): 157–158. hdl:10520/EJC39040.
  15. ^ Marshall, David (2020). "Review of Mark DURIE, The Qur'an and Its Biblical Reflexes: Investigations in the Genesis of a Religion". Journal of the International Qur'anic Studies Association. 6 (4): 25–47. doi:10.1515/jiqsa-2020-06s104.
  16. ^ Bennett, Matthew Aaron (2022). "The Qur'an as Biblical Borrowing (in The Qur'an as Mosaic)". The Qur'an and the Christian: An In-Depth Look at Islam for Followers of Jesus. Kregel. ISBN 9780825477560.
  17. ^ Sinai, Nicolai (2023). Key Terms of the Qur'an: A Critical Dictionary. Princeton University Press. pp. 355, 460, 567. ISBN 9780691241326.
  18. ^ Davey, Melissa (31 August 2014). "Breakdown of the family to blame for 90% of poverty, families congress told". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023.
  19. ^ "Australian Anglican Church splits after 'going too far to the Left'". Sky News Australia. 23 August 2022. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022.
  20. ^ "Anglican Church is 'heading for a division'". Sky News Australia. 17 May 2022. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023.
  21. ^ "Linguistics and theology scholar challenges origin story of Qur'an". Sky News Australia. 30 January 2019. Archived from the original on 4 March 2025.
  22. ^ "'Emblems of victory': Hamas parades Bibas family bodies in 'dehumanising' video". Sky News Australia. 24 February 2025. Archived from the original on 2 March 2025.
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