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Sir James Norman Dalrymple Anderson (1908-1994) was the head of the Department of Law, School of Oriental and African Studies, London 1953-71; Professor of Oriental Laws, University of London 1954-75; Director of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies in the University of London 1959-76. As well as being an expert on Islamic Law, Anderson was a prominent evangelical laymen in the Church of England serving as the first chairman of the House of Laity of the General Synod from 1970-1979. He wrote and edited a number of books on Christian theology, comparative law and comparative religion, including:

The Evidence for the Resurrection, (1950)
The World's Religions, (1950, 1975)
Islamic Law in Africa, (1954)
Islamic Law in the Modern World, (1959)
Changing Law in Developing Countries, (1963)
Family Law in Asia and Africa, (1968)
Into the World: The Need and Limits of Christian Involvement, (1968)
Christianity: the Witness of History - A Lawyer's Approach, (1969)
Christianity and Comparative Religion, (1970)
Morality, Law and Grace, (1972)
Law Reform in the Muslim World, (1976)
Liberty, Law and Justice, (1978)
The Mystery of the Incarnation, (1978)
God's Law and God's Love: An Essay in Comparative Religion, (1980)
Christianity and World Religions: The Challenge of Pluralism, (1984)
An Adopted Son: The Story of My Life, (1985)
Freedom Under Law, (1988)
Islam in the Modern World: a Christian Perspective, (1990)