Jeffrey Carlson
Rosary College of Arts and Sciences
Jeffrey Carlson is Professor of Theology. He has published in the areas of theological method, interfaith dialogue, the historical Jesus and Christian faith, integrative learning, and experiential learning. Recent publications include 鈥淎gainst Being Inclusive鈥 (Liberal Education), 鈥淏uilding and Assessing a Culture of Interfaith Learning鈥 (Diversity & Democracy), and 鈥淒o You Love Us? Higher Education as an Interfaith Conversation about the Good Life鈥 in Hearing Vocation Differently: Meaning and Purpose in the Multi-Faith Academy (Oxford University Press). He has served on the board of the Associated Colleges of the Chicago Area and is Trustee Emeritus, Council for a Parliament of the World鈥檚 Religions. In June 2022 he ended 20 years of administrative appointments at Dominican鈥15 years as Dean of the Rosary College of Arts and Sciences followed by five years as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. Before that, he spent 13 years at DePaul University in Chicago鈥攁s a faculty member and then Chair of the Religious Studies Department, before becoming Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education.
Do You Love Us Higher Education as an Interfaith Conversation about the Good Life (Oxford University, 2019)
Site Visits and Epistemological Diversity in the Study of Religion (Religious Studies News, 2004)
Multiple Belonging: Possibilities, Challenges, and the Ongoing Dominance of Christianity in Contemporary Buddhist-Christian Dialogue (Buddhist-Christian Studies, 2003)
Caring about More: An Integrative Capstone Course Connecting Religious Studies with General Education (Teaching Theology and Religion, 2001)
'The Symbol Gives Rise...': Problematizing Superficial Readings Through a 'Focal Point Seminar' (Council of Societies for the Study of Religion Bulletin, 2001)
Pretending to Be Buddhist and Christian: Thich Nhat Hanh and the Two Truths of Religious Identity (Buddhist-Christian Studies, 2000)
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