Building Respect, Seeking Truth
Our Academic Advisory Board
We are thankful for these scholars who advise us on our academic strategy and helps 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 Hannah
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.
Director of the Lanier Theological Library in Houston, TX. Formerly dean at Wheaton College and professor at Houston Baptist University (now Houston Christian University).
Research field: New Testament studies
Research associate at CMCS Oxford and the University of Gloucester, UK.
Research fields: reading the Qur'an and the Bible together; religion and women's studies.
Dr Sameh Hannah
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.