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Reverend David E. McClean, is founder of the Interfaith Union ("IU"), and was ordained by the IU, pursuant to its charter, to carry out a public teaching ministry designed to reach those who have turned away from traditional faiths but who retain the hunger for meaning and a rational connection with God and the spiritual life. Not constrained by traditional organizational, academic or religious models, he draws into his progressive Christian perspective other traditions that resonate with that perspective, including elements of Judaism, Islam, Buddhism and other traditions, while avoiding false syncretism and a "melting pot" theology that can serve only to dishonor, rather than honor, the various religious traditions. Presently, he teaches social philosophy, philosophy of religion*, Africana philosophy and American philosophy at Molloy College in New York and Rutgers University (Newark). He is a full member of the World Alliance of Interfaith Clergy.
David is a graduate of The New Seminary, in New York City, and was also ordained by its affiliate, The Interfaith Temple. He obtained his B.A. in comparative religious studies from the City University of New York's Hunter College. He holds a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies from NYU, with a concentration in philosophy, and a Master of Arts in Philosophy from the New School. He is presently finalizing the requirements for his Ph.D. While engaged in multiple pursuits, David teaches and lectures in philosophy and religion across the country, and he has taught or lectured in the past at Purdue, University of Southern Maine (Portland), Howard University, Molloy College, Hunter College, The New School, University of Colorado, Rutgers University, University of California at Berkeley and the University of Oregon (Eugene). He is a member of the Board of Directors of ERASE Racism, in Syosset, New York, and he is a member of several philosophical and religious societies, including the American Philosophical Practitioners Association, The Tikkun Community, the Network of Spiritual Progressives, the American Philosophical Practitioners Association (APPA), the Society for the Study of Africana Philosophy, The Society for Business Ethics, and the Human Development and Capabilities Association.
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* Spring 2009
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