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Thomas Patrick Burke (born 1934) is an Australian-born professor, theologian, and author working in the United States. He was previously a professor of religion at Temple University and is currently president of The Wynnewood Institute. Books by Burke include

Early life and education
Burke was born in 1934 in Brisbane, Australia. In the 1960s, he graduated from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich with a Doctor of Theology. His dissertation was on the German theologian Matthias Joseph Scheeben.

Teaching career
In 1965, Burke became director of the John XXIII Institute at Saint Xavier University in Chicago. There,

Burke was professor of religion at Temple University in Philadelphia from 1967 until his retirement in 1996. He had previously taught at the University of Iowa School of Religion.

The Wynnewood Institute
In 2002, Burke established The Wynnewood Institute

Later career
In 2010, graduated from the University of Buckingham with a Doctor of Philosophy. He completed it under English philosopher Roger Scruton and his thesis was on the topic of justice.

The Major Religions: An Introduction with Texts
The Major Religions: An Introduction with Texts is a textbook on religions by Thomas Patrick Burke, first published in 1996 by Blackwell, with a second edition published in 2004.

The book received a generally positive reception, receiving reviews from journals including Pacifica: Australasian Theological Studies and Religious Studies Review.

https://www.wiley.com/en-us/The+Major+Religions%3A+An+Introduction+with+Texts%2C+2nd+Edition-p-9781405110495

Table of contents

 * Part I: The Religions of Indian Origin:
 * 1. Hinduism. Hinduism Texts.
 * 2. Buddhism. Buddhism Texts.
 * 3. Sikhism. Sikhism Texts.


 * Part II: The Religions of Chinese Origin:
 * 5. Traditional Chinese Religion and Confucianism. Confucianism Texts.
 * 6. Taoism. Taoism Texts.
 * 7. Chinese Buddhism. Chinese Buddhism Texts.


 * Part III: The Religions of Semitic Origin:
 * 8. Judaism. Israelite Religion. Rabbinic Judaism. Judaism Texts.
 * 9. Islam. Islam Texts.
 * 10. Christianity. Christianity Texts.

The Concept of Justice: Is Social Justice Just?

The Concept of Justice: Is Social Justice Just? is a book on justice by Thomas Patrick Burke, published in 2011 by Continuum International.

https://www.questia.com/library/journal/1G1-282214849/the-concept-of-justice-is-social-justice-just

https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdfplus/10.1017/S0022381611001332

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/231745172_The_Concept_of_Justice_Is_Social_Justice_Just_By_Thomas_Patrick_Burke_Continuum_International_Publishing_Group_2011

https://ideas.repec.org/a/cto/journl/v32y2012i1p229-232.html

https://object.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/serials/files/cato-journal/2012/1/cj32n1-14.pdf