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The Right Reverend Dr. Michael Ipgrave is the bishop of Lichfield in the Church of England. Ipgrave has lectured and written extensively about interfaith relations, Christian-Muslim dialogue, and religion and human rights. He is a member of the Archbishop of Canterbury's Commission for Dialogue with the Chief Rabbinates of Israel. He previously served as the bishop of Woolwich and archdeacon of Southwark. He was Inter Faith Relations Adviser to the Archbishop's Council of the Church of England and executive secretary of the ecumenical Churches' Commission for Inter Faith Relations from 1999 to 2004. Ipgrave is the author of Trinity and Inter Faith Dialogue (2003) and has edited several volumes recording Building Bridges seminars. He has a Ph.D. from the University of Durham.