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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)
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