Thomas Kelly Cheyne (1841 - 1915) was an English Biblical critic. He was ordained in 1864 and held a fellowship at Balliol College, Oxford. He believed in the necessity for a broad and comprehensive study of the Scriptures using literary, historical and scientific considerations. The Reconciliation of Races and Religions was published in 1914. Cheyne states that the union of the religions must precede the union of the races. He speaks of the Bahai and the Society of Friends as examples of people dedicated to universal peace. Cheyne believes that until the religions of the world come together there is no hope of the races and political units joining together in world peace.