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Hussein Abdulsater
Classics
(574) 631-6519
habdulsa@nd.edu

Islamic tradition
Muslim theological and ethical discourses
Shi'ism
Islamic intellectual history
Maurizio Albahari
Anthropology and Global Affairs
(574) 631-7759
malbahar@nd.edu

Migration and refugee mobility in Italy and
the Euro-Mediterranean region
Pluralism and religion in public life
Scott Appleby
Global Affairs and History
(574) 631-5665
rappleby@nd.edu

Global religious movements
Global Catholicism
Fundamentalism
Secularism
Modernity
Yury Avvakumov
Theology and History
(574) 631-7153
yavvakum@nd.edu

Papacy and Byzantine Christianity
Christiainity in Russia and Ukraine
Catholic-Orthodox Ecumenism
David Campbell
Political Science
(574) 631-7809
dave_campbell@nd.edu

Religion, politics, and civic engagement in US
Secularism in US
Mormons & American politics
How religion unites and divides Americans
Religion and US elections
Darren Dochuk
History
(574) 631-8281
ddochuk@nd.edu

Intersections of religion, politics, and influence
of American West and Sunbelt Southwest
US religious history
Evangelical conservatism
Religion and politics in North America’s age of oil
Rev. Robert Dowd, C.S.C.
Political Science and Global Affairs
(574) 631-7756
rdowd1@nd.edu

Religion, politics, and development in Africa
and developing countries
Civic engagement and tolerance
Religion, national identity, and migration
Rev. Daniel Groody, C.S.C.
Theology and Global Affairs
(574) 631-3233
dgroody@nd.edu

Refugees, faith and justice
Global spirituality
Perin Gurel
American Studies
(574) 631-0250
pgurel@nd.edu

Culture and US foreign policy
Modern Turkey and Iran
Islam in the United States
Gender and popular culture
Mary Catherine Hilkert
Theology
(574) 631-7290
mhilkert@nd.edu

Contemporary Catholic theology
and Church teaching
Feminist theologies
Women and the Church
Michael Hoffman
Political Science
(574) 631-7679
mhoffma5@nd.edu

Religion and politics in the Middle East
Relationship between communal religious practices
and attitudes toward democracy
Lionel Jensen
East Asian Languages and Cultures
(574) 631-7699
jensen.21@nd.edu

Chinese religion and thought
Contemporary economy, politics, human rights,
and religion in Asia
Emmanuel Katongole
Theology and Peace Studies
(574) 631-2219
katongole.1@nd.edu

Politics, religion, and violence in Africa
The theology of reconciliation
Catholicism in the global South
Karrie Koesel
Political Science and Global Affairs
(574) 631-0829
kkoesel1@nd.edu

Religion and authoritarianism
Religion and politics in China
Religion and politics in Russia
The politics of religion
Rev. Paul Kollman, C.S.C.
Theology
(574) 631-3873
pkollman@nd.edu

African Christianity
World Christianity
Global Catholicism
Missionaries
Bradley Malkovsky
Theology
(574) 631-7128
bmalkovs@nd.edu

World religions and World Church
Comparative spirituality
Comparative eschatology
Comparative doctrines of the divine
Hindu-Christian studies
John McGreevy
History
(574) 631-6067
mcgreevy.5@nd.edu

Catholicism and race
Catholicism and American liberalism
Globalization of Catholicism
Gerald McKenny
Theology
(574) 631-4520
gmckenny@nd.edu

Christian ethics
Religion, ethics, and biotechnology
Mahan Mirza
Islam and Global Affairs
(574) 631-1223
mmirza@nd.edu

Islam and science
Islam in Pakistan and South Asia
Madrasa engagement
Religious literacy
Rev. Paulinus Odozor, C.S. Sp
Theology
(574) 631-6583
podozor@nd.edu

Moral theology and Christian ethics
Sex and sexuality in an ecumenical age
African Christian theology
Theology of marriage
African literatures and morality
Rashied Omar
Islamic Studies
(574) 631-7740
omar.1@nd.edu

Roots of religious violence
Religion and constructive social engagement
Interreligious peacebuilding
Islamic ethics of war and peace
Atalia Omer
Religion, Conflict, and Peace Studies
(574) 631-7121
omer.3@nd.edu

Religion, nationalism, and violence
Interreligious peacebuilding
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
American Judaisim
Religion, social movements, gender, and development
Margaret Pfeil
Theology
(574) 631-9378
mpfeil1@nd.edu

Moral theology and Christian ethics
Catholic Social Teaching
Ecumenism
Peace studies
Ecological ethics
Racial justice
Daniel Philpott
Political Science
(574) 631-0573
philpott.1@nd.edu

Christian political theology
Religion and reconciliation in global politics
Democraticzation, peace, civil war, and terrorism
Religious freedom in Islam
The Catholic Church in global politics
Gerard Powers
Peace Studies
(574) 631-3765
gpowers1@nd.edu

Catholic approaches to international affairs and peacebuilding
Catholic approaches to the ethics of the use of force
Gabriel Reynolds
Theology
(574) 631-5138
reynolds@nd.edu

Qur'anic studies
Muslim-Christian relations
World Religions and World Church
Maura Ryan
Theology
(574) 631-2799
ryan.61@nd.edu

Religion, bioethics, and health policy
Gender and bioethics
Catholic social thought
Fundamental moral theology
David Sikkink
Sociology
(574) 631-2736
David.Sikkink.1@nd.edu

Education, religion, and politics
Religious and private nonreligious school effects
Civic education in religious and other private schools
Religion and schooling choices
Evangelical Protestants and political engagement
Mun'im Sirry
Theology
(574) 631-1796
msirry@nd.edu

Qur'anic studies
Interreligious relations
Political theology
Modern Islamic thought
Southeast Asian religions and cultures
Jason Springs
Religion, Ethics, and Peace Studies
(574) 631-0931
jspring1@nd.edu

Religious ethics in Europe and North America
Challenges of religious pluralism in conflict
Islamophobia in Europe and North America
Christian Smith
Sociology
(574) 631-4531
christian.smith@nd.edu

Religious parenting in the US
Religious and spiritual lives of American teenagers
Giving and non-giving in American Christianity
Radical religion
American Evangelicalism
Secularization
Kathleen Sprows Cummings
American Studies and History
(574) 631-8749
kcumming@nd.edu

History of women in Catholicism
Women religious, sanctity, and American religion
The papacy
Susan St. Ville
Peace Studies
(574) 631-2628
ssvill1@nd.edu

Religion, spirituality, and conflict
Theology and feminism
Thomas Tweed
American Studies and History
(574) 631-7321
ttweed@nd.edu

Religion and migration
Religion and environmental issues
Religious diversity in North America, especially
Buddhism and Christianity

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