Building Respect, Seeking Truth
Our Academic Advisory Board
We are thankful for these scholars who advise us on our academic strategy and help us to review our programs.
Associate Professor, University of Notre Dame; Ph.D. Chicago.
Research field: The Qur'an and inter-religious relations
Lecturer in Islamic theology and philosophy, Al-Azhar University (Cairo); honorary visiting fellow, University of York, UK. Ph.D. School of Oriental and African Studies, London.
Research field: Comparative theology
Dr Sameh Hanna
Global Translation Consultant, United Bible Societies.
Lecturer, Africa International University, Nairobi; Ph.D. AIU.
Research fields: African Sufism; Qur'an and Bible study.
Dr Yahya Sabaggchi
Assistant Professor, Sharif University, Tehran; Ph.D. Qom. Research fields: Islamic and Comparative Theology, Peace studies, Islamic Jurisprudence and Sociology of Religion.
Dr Amer al-Hafy
Professor, Al al-Bayt University, Amman; Consulting Academic Advisor for the Royal Institute of Interfaith Studies, Amman; Ph.D. Al-Zaytoona University, Tunis.
Research field: Interfaith relations.
Dr Jay Barnes
President Emeritus, Bethel University Minnesota; Ed.D. Loyola University Chicago; Research interests: human development and young adult faith formation.
Director of the Lanier Theological Library in Houston, TX. Formerly dean at Wheaton College and professor at Houston Baptist University (now Houston Christian University); Ph.D. Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary.
Research field: New Testament studies
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Research associate at CMCS Oxford and the University of Gloucester, UK; Ph.D. University of Gloucester.
Research fields: reading the Qur'an and the Bible together; religion and women's studies.
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Dr Martin Accad
President, Near East School of Theology, Beirut; founding director, Action Research Associates; D.Phil. Oxford.
Research interests: Christian-Muslim relations, early Muslim interpretation of the Gospels.
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Dr Laura Montgomery
Former Dean of Global and Experiential Learning, Wheaton College; Ph.D. Michigan State University.
Bridge Trust USA board member.
Academic field: Anthropology.
Dr Robert Sloan
President, Houston Christian University; D.Th. University of Basel.
Bridge Trust USA board member.
Academic field: New Testament Studies.
Associate Professor of Religion, Queen's University, Charlotte; Ph.D. Georgetown University.
Research interests: women and gender in the Qur'an, comparative scriptural studies.