Paul Gordon Chandler (born 1964) is an author, art curator, interfaith peacemaker, social entrepreneur, Anglican clergyman and the deposed US Episcopal Bishop of Wyoming. He grew up in Senegal and has lived and worked in leadership roles throughout the world, with an emphasis on the Middle East and Africa, with ecumenical publishing, relief and development agencies, the arts and the Anglican Communion. He wrote ''In Search of a Prophet: A Spiritual Journey with Kahlil Gibran'' on the Lebanese writer and artist Kahlil Gibran. In 2020, he was awarded by the

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Life

Chandler grew up in Senegal. He studied at

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, where he majored in theological studies (B.A. 1986), and also at Chichester Theological College (a Church of England institution) in England. He was the director of international programs with IBS Publishing. He then worked as rector of St. George's Episcopal Church in Tunis/Carthage, the only English-speaking church in Tunisia, and was Chaplain to the British Embassy. He then was U.S. CEO of IBS Publishing. Later, he was president/CEO of Partners International. Between 2003-2013, he was the Rector of St. John's Church (Maadi) in Cairo, Egypt and Director of the East-West Center for Peace. While in Cairo, he founded CARAVAN, an international non-profit/NGO that is focused on using the arts to build bridges between cultures and spiritual traditions. He also served as Rector of the Church of the Epiphany and chairman of the Anglican Centre in Doha, Qatar. In 2020, he was awarded by the

the

, the highest international award for outstanding service in the work of reconciliation and interfaith dialogue within the Anglican Communion. From 2021 to 2024 he was the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Wyoming in the USA. His service as bishop ended in March 2024, when he voluntarily accepted a sentence of deposition from ordained ministry in the US Episcopal Church after an investigation into "an alleged indiscretion with a member of hediocesan team." In a statement to Episcopal News Service, Chandler said he does not admit to the "specific allegations and charges brought against im. He is an ordained Anglican priest in the Episcopal/Anglican Province of Alexandria, and a Canon of All Saints’ Cathedral in Cairo, Egypt.

Books

Chandler's book on Kahlil Gibran, the best-selling Lebanese born poet-artist and author of ''

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'', is ''In Search of a Prophet: A Spiritual Journey with Kahlil Gibran'' (

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). He is also the author of a book on Muslim-Christian relations titled ''Pilgrims of Christ on the Muslim Road: Exploring a New Path Between Two Faiths'' (Rowman & Littlefield) that focuses on the life and thought of Mazhar Mallouhi, the Syrian Arab novelist and “Sufi Muslim follower of Christ”. His first book was ''God’s Global Mosaic, What We Can Learn from Christians Around the World'' ( InterVarsity Press/IVP, 2000). Chandler is also the author of ''Songs In Waiting: Spiritual Reflections on Christ's Birth...A Celebration of Middle Eastern Canticles'' (Morehouse Publishing, 2009).

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External links

Official websiteCARAVAN - Transformation through the Arts
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chandler, Paul G. 1964 births Living people Alumni of Chichester Theological College Former American Episcopal clergy American people of English descent American people of Irish descent Anglican writers Episcopal bishops of Wyoming Wheaton College (Illinois) alumni

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