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András Szalai, assistant professor

Dr. András Szalai

Adjunct professor
Responsible for MA Apologetics specialization
MTMT
szalai.andras@ptf.hu

Introduction

I was born in 1966, in Budapest. My wife, Andrea Szalai, is a mental health specialist and coach. We are the happy parents of two fairy girls.

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Workplace, research and teaching service
I am an employee of the Methodist Church in Mo, and my family and I are active members of the Óbuda church. As a presbyter, I teach monthly, and I teach religious history at the Forra High School maintained by the church.
I converted in 1990, after eight years of actively practicing Zen Buddhism. Since 1998, as the director of the Christian interdenominational faith defense outreach service of the Apology Research Center, I have provided research, teaching and consulting services. Since 1993, I have been teaching on various topics of defense of the faith by invitation in churches, youth groups, student missions, and pastoral circles.
I am a regular member of the Hungarian Society of Religious Studies and an authorized representative of my church in the Inter-Religious and Dialogue Committee of the MEÖT.

Graduation
Doctorate in Religious Studies (PhD, Evangelical University of Religious Studies, 2013)
Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies (MA, Zsigmond Király College, 2009)
Teacher of Religion (BA, University of Evangelical Theology, 2000)
German language teacher (BA, ELTE-BTK, 1996).

Foreign language skills
Language test: advanced German, intermediate English.
Biblical Hebrew and Greek (EHE).
Other religious languages ​​at an introductory level.

Published books
2011. Different Jesus, different soul, different gospel, Harmat Kiadó, Budapest, 340 pages, ISBN 978-963-288-064-8 (second, completely revised edition)
2003. Auxiliary material for the research of religions, Harmat Kiadó, Budapest, 64 pages, ISBN 963 212126 0
2001. Jehovah and the organization, Harmat Publishing House, Budapest, 300 pages, ISBN 963 008568 2
1998. Different Jesus, different soul, different gospel, Harmat Kiadó, Budapest, 170 pages, ISBN 963 9148 09 1

Expert proofreading
Heitzenrater, Richard: Wesley and the so-called Methodists (Hungarian Methodist Church - Christian Knowledge Foundation, 2017)

Articles
"Islam and politics", In: Religion and politics - Theological reflections on the past and present of a complex relationship - ed. Sándor Fazakas, Krisztián Kovács, DRHE Institute of Social Ethics, Debrecen, 2019 (pages 173-181)
"Girardism" In: Metodista Figyelő, 2016/1 (pages 3-30)
Sola Scriptura: Nuda Scriptura?
"The New World Translation of Jehovah's Witnesses" In: Neighbor or fellow human being - Bible translations and their use in today's Hungary - Hermeneutic Research Center, Luther Publishing House, Kálvin Publishing House, Budapest, 2014 (pages 153-160)
"Allah - The image of God in Islam", In: Methodist Observer 2015/1 (pages 32-46)
"The religious view of Islam", In: Christian-Jewish Theological Yearbook 2013 (pages 160-179)
Péter Szentpétery, András Szalai: "Világetos, dialogue, word of agreement - Broad horizons and narrow limits", Review of Religious Studies 2012/2 (pages 9-25), Theological Review 2013/4 (pages 212-219)
"Lord's Supper - historical theological outline", Methodist Observer 2012/1 (pages 12-23)
"Baptism - historical theological outline", Methodist Observer 2011/1 (pages 4-15)
"The challenge of neurotheology", Theological Review 2010/3 (pages 176-181)
"Neurotheology", Review of Religious Studies 2010/2 (pages 89-100)
"Comparison of Buddhist and Christian ethics", Ekumené 2004/3 (pages 39-42)
"Why my child? - Advice for relatives in sect matters", School Culture, 2001/4 (pages 99-104)

He teaches at the following courses

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Christian social work

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The first Hungarian-language apologetics master's degree specialization. You can learn the defense of the Christian faith from Hungary's finest apologists.

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