▁Chap lain ▁of ▁the ▁Colorado ▁House ▁of ▁Represent ative , ▁and ▁Honor ary ▁Colonel ▁A ide - de - C amp ▁of ▁New ▁Mexico . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁ra bbi ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁England , ▁Australia ▁and ▁South ▁Africa . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁student ▁at ▁Wolf son ▁College , ▁Cambridge , ▁and ▁row ed ▁in ▁the ▁Wolf son ▁College ▁boat . ▁He ▁ ▁received ▁a ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁philosophy ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Cambridge ▁in ▁England . ▁Later , ▁he ▁received ▁an ▁honor ary ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁div inity ▁from ▁the ▁Heb rew ▁Union ▁College - J ew ish ▁Institute ▁of ▁Religion , ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁He ▁taught ▁the ology ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Kent ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Centre ▁for ▁the ▁Study ▁of ▁Religion ▁and ▁Society , ▁and ▁was ▁Professor ▁of ▁J uda ism ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wales . ▁He ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁Vis iting ▁Professor ▁at ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁Es sex , ▁M idd les ex ▁University , ▁St . ▁Andrew s ▁University , ▁Dur ham ▁University , ▁University ▁of ▁Vil nius , ▁Lith u ania , ▁Charles ▁University , ▁Prag ue , ▁York ▁St ▁John ▁University , ▁ ▁Tr inity ▁University ▁College , ▁St ▁Mary ' s ▁University , ▁T wick en ham , ▁St ▁Andrew s ▁Bib lic al ▁The ological ▁College , ▁Moscow ▁and ▁Honor ary ▁Professor ▁at ▁Aber yst w yth ▁University . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁Vis iting ▁Fellow ▁at ▁Wolf son ▁College , ▁Cambridge , ▁and