For a full list of faculty members at the Foundation, please see below.
Faculty Duties
Faculty assume several levels of responsibility for the academic and professional performance and competency of Foundation students. Their duties consist of the following:
- evaluation of student written performance both for coursework and units of study
- service in the role of evaluators of degree projects and research theses
- involvement in the directing of the writing of doctoral theses as Thesis Supervisors
- providing collegial feedback and encouragement to professional degree students in the role of Project Consultants
- offering E-tutorials, on-site tutorials and Foundation Institutes to students as the need and interest arises
The two levels of professorships are:
Visiting Faculty
A Visiting Professor is a scholar who has been asked to assume a temporary appointment based on the strength of his/her academic and publishing record. If the relationship with the Foundation proves mutually beneficial and productive, the Visiting Professor may be offered a permanent professorship.
Named Professorships
Professors at the Foundation are given “named” professorships which reflect the breadth and depth of the institution’s academic and scholarly commitments. Professorships carry names of particular scholars who have been selected based on their academic contributions to a field of study. Individuals holding named professorships are permanent members of the faculty. For descriptions of our named professorships
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Faculty Details
The Faculty Details page provides comprehensive information on faculty members’ interests, religious affiliations, academic services, language proficiency and more. Please visit the
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FACULTY
* indicates Visiting Professor
Aziz Abdin
Coordinator of the Islamic Studies Program in the Lebanon Office
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Ph.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- B.A. (University of Damascus)
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Shaykh Ibrahim Abdul-Malik
El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz Professor of American Muslim History and Culture
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Ph.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- Ed.D. (Harvard University)
- M.A. (City University of New York)
- B.S. (City University of New York)
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Rabbi Howard Avruhm Addison
Director of Lev Shomea
Gershom Scholem Professor of Jewish Spirituality
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Ph.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- D.Min. (Chicago Theological Seminary)
- D.D. ( Jewish Theological Seminary of America)
- M.A. ( Jewish Theological Seminary of America)
- M.A. (Hunter College)
- B.A. ( University of Illinois)
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Imam Senad Agic
Shaykh Muhammad Nazim Adil al-Haqqani Professor of Islamic Studies
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Ph.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- D.Min. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- M.A. (University of Sarajevo)
- B.A. (University of Sarajevo)
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Jamila Al Rifai
*Visiting Professor of Islamic Studies
- Ph.D. (University of Jordan)
- M.S. (University of Jordan)
- B.S. (University of Jordan)
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Tim Allen
Gerhard von Rad Professor of Biblical Studies
- Ph.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- M.Div. (Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary)
- M.A. (University of North Carolina)
- B.A. ( University of South Carolina)
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Sister Marie Vianney Bilgrien, SSND
Professor of Moral Theology
- S.T.D. (Angelicum/Rome)
- Licentiate (Angelicum/Rome)
- M.T.S. (Catholic Theological Union)
- M.A. (University of Notre Dame)
- B.A. (Mount Mary College)
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The Rev. Dennis Billy, C.Ss.R.
John Cardinal Krol Chair of Moral Theology, St. Charles Borromeo Seminary
Karl Rahner Professor of Catholic Theology
- S.T.D. (Angelicum/Rome)
- Th.D. (Harvard)
- D.Min. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- M.Div. (Mt. St. Alphonsus Seminary)
- M.M.R.Sc. (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven)
- M.A. (University of Toronto)
- M.R.E. (Mt. St. Alphonsus Seminary)
- Phil.Cert (St. Alphonsus College)
- A.B. (Dartmouth College)
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The Rev. Donald E. Blumenfeld
Raymond E. Brown Professor of Biblical Studies
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Ph.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- S.T.B. (Gregorian/Rome)
- M.A. (Seton Hall University)
- B.A. (Seton Hall University)
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Anthony Burkart
Professor of Psychotherapy and Spiritual Direction
- Psy.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- S.T.M. (New York Theological Seminary)
- M.Div. (Bangor Theological Seminary)
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Rev. Msgr. Charles J. Chaffman
Fellow and Professor of Theological and Tribunal Studies
- D.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- J.C.D. (Angelicum/Rome)
- S.T.L. (Angelicum/Rome)
- M.Div. (St. John's Seminary)
- M.A. (St. John's Seminary)
- B.A. (California State University)
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The Rev. Henry A. Chan
Diplomate of the Viktor Frankl Institute of Logotherapy
President Jimmy Carter Professor of Mediation and Pastoral Care
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Ph.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- Psy.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- D.P.A. (Nova Southeastern)
- D.Min. (University of the South)
- S.T.M. (General Theological Seminary)
- M.B.A. (Dowling College)
- B.S. (Empire State College)
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Kendra Elizabeth Clayton
President
Professor of Educational Administration
- Ed.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- M.S. (Indiana University)
- B.S. (Indiana University)
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The Rev. Fr. Jorge R. Colón León, C.Ss.R.
Fellow and François-Xavier Durrwell, C.Ss.R., Professor of Religious Studies
- S.T.D. (Gregorian/Rome)
- Ph.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- D.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- S.T.L. (Gregorian/Rome)
- M.Div. (Mount Saint Alphonsus Seminary, N.Y.)
- M.R.E. (Mount Saint Alphonsus Seminary, N.Y.)
- B.A. (St. Alphonsus College)
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Marzia Dawlatzai
Aisha Bint Abu Bakr Professor of Women’s Studies
- Ph.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- M.Th. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- B.Th. (Cloverdale College)
- B.A. (Kabul University)
Vivian Robles Dettbarn-Slaughter
Fellow and Professor of Sacred Music
- D.S.M.
(Graduate Theological Foundation)
- M.A. (Appalachian State University)
- B.A. (University of California )
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Ismail Mohamed Mohamed Elshikh
Abul Hasan Al-Nadwi Professor of Islamic Studies
- Ph.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- Ijazah and Sanad Certificate of Quranic Memorization (Al-Azhar University/Cairo)
- B.A. (Al-Azhar University/Cairo)
The Rev. Susan Fowler
Dorothy Day Professor of Spirituality
- Ph.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- M.Div. (Yale University)
- S.T.M. (Yale University)
- B.A. (Southern Connecticut State University)
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The Revd Canon Robin Gibbons
Fellow and Alexander Schmemann Professor of Eastern Christianity
- Ph.D. (Heythrop College, University of London)
- M.Th. (Heythrop College, University of London)
- M.St. (Trinity Hall/Cambridge)
- B.A. (Theology, University of Kent, Canterbury)
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Ann V. Graber
Fellow and Diplomate of the Viktor Frankl Institute of Logotherapy
Professor of Pastoral Logotherapy
- Ph.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- D.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- D.Min.(Graduate Theological Foundation)
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*Farok Hamod (Al-Samarai)
Visiting Professor of Islamic Studies
- Ph.D. (Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi Arabia)
Muhammad Hatim
Imam Warith Deen Muhammad Professor of African American Muslim Studies
- Ph.D. (Polytechnic University of New York)
- D.Min. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- M.S. (Polytechnic University of New York)
- B.S. (Temple University)
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Irma Hernández Torres
Professor of Theology, University of the Sacred Heart (San Juan, PR)
Director of the International Theological Institute of Puerto Rico (ITIPRI)
Bernard Lonergan Professor of Theology
- Ph.D.
(Graduate Theological Foundation)
- D.Min.
(Graduate Theological Foundation)
- M.R.E. (Boston College)
- B.A. (University of the Sacred Heart)
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Mary Kendall Hope
Professor of Mediation Studies
- Ph.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- M.A. (Webster University)
- B.A. (Radford University)
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The Rev. C. Anthony Hunt
E. Franklin Frazier Professor of African American Studies
- Ph.D.
(Graduate Theological Foundation)
- D.Min.
(Graduate Theological Foundation)
- M.Div. (Wesley Theological Seminary)
- M.B.A. (Troy State University)
- B.A. (University of Maryland)
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Mohammed Abdul Shaheed Khan
Professor of Information Management and Technology
Consulting Librarian to the Foundation
- Ph.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- M.S. (Long Island University)
- M.A. (Osmania University)
- B.L.S. (Osmania University)
- B.S. (Osmania University)
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The Rev. Paul J. Kirbas
Paul Tillich Professor of Theology and Culture
- Ph.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- D. Min. (Columbia Theological Seminary)
- M. Div. (Columbia Theological Seminary)
- B.A. (Mercer University)
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Esmail Koushanpour
Distinguished Service Professor in American Muslim Relations
- Ph.D. (University of Michigan)
- D.H.L. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
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The Rev. Marlene Kropf
Fellow and William B. Oglesby, Jr. Professor of Pastoral Theology
- D.Min. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- D.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- M.Div. (Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary)
- M.A. (Oregon College )
- B.A. (Oregon College )
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Tomas Larriéux
William James Professor of Psychology and Mediation
- Psy.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- Ph.D. (Southeastern University)
- M.S. (Krisppy University)
- B.Phil. (World University)
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The Rev. Francis Leong, MM
Fellow and Bishop James Anthony Walsh Professor of Asian Christian Studies and Musicology
- Ph.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- D.Min. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- D.S.M. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- M.Div. (Maryknoll School of Theology)
- B.Mus. (London University)
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The Rev'd Andrew Linzey
Henry Bergh Professor of Animal Ethics
- Ph.D. (London University)
- D.D. (awarded by the Archbishop of Canterbury)
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*Jennifer A. Little
Visiting Professor of Theology
- Ph.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- M.Div. (Christian Theological Seminary)
- M.Th. (Christian Theological Seminary)
Waleed Edreese al-Meneese
Professor of Islamic Studies
- Ph.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- M.S. (American Open University)
- B.A. (Alexandria University)
Rabbi James Michaels
Professor of Jewish Studies
- D.Min.
(Graduate Theological Foundation)
- M.A. (Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion)
- B.A. (Cornell University)
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John H. Morgan
Senior Fellow of Foundation House, Oxford
Karl Mannheim Professor of the History and Philosophy of the Social Sciences
- Ph.D. (Hartford Seminary)
- D.Sc. (London College of Applied Science)
- Psy.D. (Foundation House/Oxford)
- M.A. (Hartford Seminary)
- B.A. (Berkshire College)
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Linda G. Morgan
Fellow and Katie Ferguson Professor of Religious Education
- Ed.D.
(Graduate Theological Foundation)
- M.S. (Indiana University)
- B.A. (Newman University)
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*Shaykh Mohamed Moussa
Visiting Professor of Islamic Studies
- Ph.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- M.Th. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- B.A. (Al-Azhar University/Cairo)
David James Mulvihill
Pietro Cardinal Gasparri Professor of Canon Law
- J.C.D. (Gregorian University)
- Ph.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- J.C.L. (Gregorian University)
- M.Div. (St. Mary of the Lake University)
- B.A. (St. Mary of the Lake University)
John Edward Mulvihill
Gratian Professor of Canon Law
- Ph.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- S.T.D. (Gregorian/Rome)
- Ed.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- D.Min. (San Francisco Theological Seminary)
- Ph.L. (Studium Generale/River Forest)
- S.T.L. (Gregorian/Rome)
- J.C.L. (Gregorian/Rome)
- M.A. (Aquinas Institute/River Forest)
- B.A. (St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein)
*Jeremiah N. Murasso
Visiting Professor of Pastoral Logotherapy
School & Pastoral Psychologist, APCS Certified
Diplomate in Logotherapy, Educator/Administrator
- Ph.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- Ed.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- Psy.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- M.A., M.A. (Fairfield University)
- M.A. (Trinity College)
- M.A., M.A (Gregorian University)
- B.A. (Bonaventure University)
Joanne Neal
William Temple Professor of Pastoral Leadership
- Ph.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- Ph.D. (University of Alberta)
- M.S. (University of Oregon)
- B.Ed. (University of Alberta)
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Ann-Marie Neale
Diplomate of The Viktor Frankl Institute of Logotherapy
Karen Horney Professor of Counseling and Psychology
-Ph.D. (Michigan State University)
-M.A. (Michigan State University)
-B.A. (Michigan State University)
-A.D. (Jackson Community College)
-R.N. (Our Lady of Lourdes School of Nursing)
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Russell Neitzke
W. Edwards Deming Professor of Educational Reform
- Ed.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- M.S. (Ball State University)
- B.A. (Ball State University)
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The Rev. Fr. Anthony O. Nwachukwu
Professor of Counseling Psychology and West African Studies
- Ph.D. (Federal University of Port Harcourt)
- Psy.D.
(Graduate Theological Foundation)
- M.Div. (Catholic Institute of West Africa)
- PGD (Imo State University)
- M.Ed. (Imo State University)
- B.Phil. (Urban University, Rome)
- B.D. (Urban University, Rome)
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The Rev. Bernard J. O'Connor
Fellow and John Henry Cardinal Newman Professor of Theology and Ecclesial Mediation
- D.H.L. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- S.T.D. (Gregorian/Rome)
- S.T.L. (Gregorian/Rome)
- J.C.L. (University of Ottawa)
- M.C.L. (University of Ottawa)
- J.D. (University of Tennessee)
- M.Div (St. Paul’s University)
- M.A. (Creighton University)
- B.A. (St. Francis Xavier University)
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The Rev. Hugh R. Page, Jr.
Dean of the First Year of Studies
Associate Professor of Theology and Africana Studies, University of Notre Dame
Fellow and The Benjamin E. Mays Professor of Scripture and Applied Ministries
- Ph.D. (Harvard University)
- D.Min.
(Graduate Theological Foundation)
- M.A. (Harvard University)
- S.T.M. (General Theological Seminary)
- M.Div. (General Theological Seminary)
- B.A. (Hampton University)
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Michelle Foote Pearce, R.N.
Professor of Psychology and Health Care
- D.Min. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- M.S.N. (Yale University)
- M.A. (Trevecca Nazarene University)
- B.S.N. (Fitchburg State College)
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The Rev. Hanh Van Pham
St. Thomas More Professor of Canon Law and Pastoral Care
- Ph.D. (cand.) (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- D.Min. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- M.Div. (St. Mary’s Seminary)
- B.A. (St. Thomas University)
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The Rev. James F. Puglisi, S.A.
Minister General of the Franciscan Friars of Atonement
Director of the Centro Pro Unione, Rome
Professor of Ecumenical Theology, Pontifical University of St. Thomas (Angelicum, Rome)
Fellow and Francis Joseph Cardinal Spellman Professor of Catholic Theology
- S.T.D. (Institut Catholique de Paris)
- Ph.D. (Universite de Paris IV Sorbonne)
- S.A. (Universite de Paris IV Sorbonne)
- D.D.
(Graduate Theological Foundation)
- S.T.L. (Catholic University of America)
- M.A. (Catholic University of America)
- B.A. (Catholic University of America)
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Donald F. Schwab
Professor of Counseling Psychology
- Ph.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- D.Min. (Colgate Rochester Divinity School)
- M.Div. (St. Bernard’s Seminary)
- B.A. (St. John Fisher College)
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*Randy L. Scraper
Visiting Professor of Pastoral Logotherapy
- Ph.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- D.Min. (Oral Roberts University)
- M.Div. (St. Paul’s School of Theology)
- M.A. (Oral Roberts University)
- B.M.E. (Baker University)
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Omar Ahmed Shahin
Fellow and Ibn Taymiyya Professor of Islamic Law
- Ph.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- LL.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- J.D. (Jordan University)
- M.Th.
(Graduate Theological Foundation)
- B.A. (Islamic University in Almedina Almonwara, Saudi Arabia)
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The Revd Canon Jane Shaw
Fellow and The Evelyn Underhill Professor of Historical Theology
Dean of Grace (Episcopal) Cathedral, San Francisco
- Ph.D. (University of California at Berkeley)
- D.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- M.Div. (Harvard University)
- B.A. (Oxford University/Queen’s College)
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Martha Sobaje
Professor of Sacred Music
- D.S.M.
(Graduate Theological Foundation)
- M.M. (Eastman School of Music)
- B.M. (University of the Pacific in Stockton, California)
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Rabbi Norman Solomon
Professor of Judaica
- Ph.D. (Manchester University)
- Rabbinical Diploma (Jews’ College/London)
- M.A. (Canterbury University)
- B.Mus. (London University)
- B.A. (St. John’s College/Cambridge University)
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The Rev. Ore Lee Spragin, Jr.
Professor of Church History
- Th.D.
(Graduate Theological Foundation)
- M.Div. (Wesley Biblical Seminary)
- B.S. (Jackson State University/ Mississippi)
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The Revd Canon Vincent Strudwick
Fellow and Bishop John Tinsley Professor of Anglican Theology
- D.D. (awarded by the Archbishop of Canterbury)
- D.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- M.A. (University of Oxford)
- B.A. (Nottingham University)
- DipAdEd (University of London)
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Shinichi Tagami
Professor of Psychology and Counseling
- Ph.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- Ed.D. (Biola University, Talbot School of Theology)
- Th.M. (Fuller Theological Seminary)
- M.Div. equivalent (Japan Bible Seminary)
- B.Th. (Kwansei Gakuin University)
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Ekman P.C. Tam
Professor of Spirituality and Psychotherapy
- Ph.D. (University of Ottawa/St. Paul University)
- Psy.D.
(Graduate Theological Foundation)
- M.A. (St. Paul University)
- M.A. (Ottawa University)
- B.A. (Ottawa University)
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Syed Zia Tauhid
Professor of Labor-Management Relations and International Law
- D.Med. (
Graduate Theological Foundation)
- M.A. (Xavier Labor Relation Institute, India)
- M.In.Ed (Clemson University)
- LL.B. (Karachi University, Pakistan)
- LL.M (New York University)
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Brian Taylor
Professor of Sacred Music
- D.S.M.
(Graduate Theological Foundation)
- M.Div. (Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary)
- M.S.M. (Southern Methodist University )
- M.M. (Southern Methodist University )
- B.M. (Westminster Choir College)
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Christoph Tietze
Professor of Sacred Music
- D.S.M. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- M.M.A. (Institute of Sacred Music, Yale University)
- M.M. (Institute of Sacred Music, Yale University)
- B.A. (San Jose State University)
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Khutb Mohammad Uddin
Abu Hamid Mohammed al-Ghazzali Professor of Islamic Studies
- Ph.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- M.D. (Osmania University in Hyderabad, India and University of Missouri)
- B.A. (Osmania University in Hyderabad, India)
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*Ángel Luis Vélez Oyola
Visiting Professor of Theology
- Ph.D. (University of Seville, Spain)
- Post Doctoral (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
- Ed.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- Th.M. (Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary)
- C.A.E.S (Boston College)
- M.A. (Center of Advanced Studies of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean)
- M.A. (Barry University)
- B.A. (Turabo University, PR)
*Juan A.Vera Méndez
Visiting Professor of Theology
- Ph.D. (Interamerican University, PR)
- Ph.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- D.Min (McCormick Theological Seminary)
- M.Div. (Seminario Evangelico de Puerto Rico)
Juana O. Watson
Professor of Latino Affairs
- Ed.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- M.A. (Indiana University)
The Rev. D. Jonathan Watts
John Wesley Professor of Homiletics and Biblical Studies
- Ph.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- D.Min. (United Theological Seminary)
- M.Div. (Candler School of Theology, Emory University)
- B.A. (Southern Wesleyan University)
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The Rev. Robley Edward Whitson
Fellow and Distinguished Professor of Theological Anthropology
- A.Th.D. (Academia Thyrologica, Belgium)
- Ph.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
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James O. Wolfe III
Walter Rauschenbusch Professor of Pastoral Studies and Church History
- Ph.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- D.Min. (Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary)
- M.Div. (Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary)
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Monsignor Richard M. Zborowski
Professor of Clinical Psychology
- Ph.D. (Graduate Theological Foundation)
- Psy.D. (Adler School of Professional Psychology)
- M.A. (Adler Institute of Chicago)
- M.Div. (Archdiocesan Seminary Mundelein, Illinois)
- B.A. (Loyola University)
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- The (late) Ewert Cousins, Ph.D.(Fordham)
- Teilhard de Chardin Emeritus Professor of Christian Spirituality
- The (late) Rev. Canon John Fenton, D.D. (Canterbury)
- Emeritus Professor of Christian Scriptures
- The Rev. Egil Grislis, Ph.D. (Yale)
- Professor of Historical Theology
- Sister Raymunda Jordan, O.P., D.Min., D.D.
- James Ashbrook Emeritus Professor of Pastoral Psychology
- The (late) Rev. Canon John Macquarrie, Ph.D., D.D. (Oxford)
- Fellow and Martin Heidegger Emeritus Professor of Philosophical Theology
- The Rev. Peter E. Roussakis, Ph.D.
- Charles Wesley Emeritus Professor of Sacred Music
- The (late) Bishop John Tinsley, D.D., Ph.D. (Durham)
- Emeritus Professor of Systematic Theology
- The Rev. Jonathan Woodhall, Ph.D.
- Emeritus Professor of Catholic Theology and Religious Education