Global Center for Religious Research: Officers & Board Members

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Academic society officers

Darren M. Slade

GCRR President

Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, Adjunct Professor of Humanities

SHERM Academic Journal,
Founding Editor

The FaithX Project,

Co-Founder & Research Director

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David Kyle Johnson

GCRR Executive Officer

King’s College PA,

Professor of Philosophy

The Great Courses,
"Sci-Phi: Science Fiction as Philosophy"
"The Big Questions of Philosophy"
"Exploring Metaphysics"

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Jack David Eller

GCRR Secretary

University of Northern Colorado &
Community College of Denver,
Professor (Emeritus) of Anthropology

Author,
Introducing Anthropology of Religion

Cruel Creeds, Virtuous Violence: Religious Violence Across Culture and History

Psychological Anthropology for
the 21st Century

Amy Schwartzott

GCRR Treasurer

North Carolina A&T State University,
Assistant Professor of Art History
Curator of University Galleries

Author,
"Unraveling and Welding Together: War’s Transformative Influence on Contemporary Mozambican Art"
"Recycling Discarding Histories to Chronicle Identities: Making Art from Waste in Mozambique"

International
Board of Directors

Darren M. Slade, PhD

Chairperson

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Jack David Eller, PhD

Head of Global
Anthropology of Religion

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Amy Schwartzott, PhD

Head of Global
Art and Religion Studies

George Dunn, MTS

Head of Global
Philosophy of Religion

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Ken Hanson, PhD

Head of Global
Jewish Studies

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Mehak Burza, PhD

Head of Global
Holocaust and Religion Studies

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Prof. Jonathan Arnold, Esq.

Head of International Religious Law

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Adrianna Smell, MA

Head of Global
Sociology of Religion

Research Fellows (Past & Present)

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Maggie Parker

Research Fellow

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J. M. Dixon

Research Fellow

Typesetters & Copyeditors

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Julie George

Head Copyeditor and Trainer

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Hannah Purtymun

Associate Editor

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Allison Guy

Associate Editor

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Jennifer Walker

Associate Editor

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Christian Farren

Associate Editor

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Kimberly Dell

Associate Editor

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Fox Raud

Associate Editor

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Kelcey Morgan Norris

Associate Editor

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Jaclyn Prout

Associate Editor

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Alexandra Hademenos

Associate Editor

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Emily Lane

Associate Editor

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Gabriela Valentín-Rivera

Associate Editor

International
Editorial Advisory Board

Abimbola Adelakun, PhD

University of Texas at Austin,
Assistant Professor of African and African Diaspora Studies

Abbas Aghdassi, PhD

Ferdowsi University of Mashhad,
Assistant Professor of History and Civilization of Muslim Nations

Gbenga Emmanuel Afolayan, MA

Murdoch University,
Doctoral Candidate in Education
and International Development

Peter Antoci, PhD

Episcopal Diocese of Washington,
Dean, Southern Maryland Region

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Robert Gregory Cavin, PhD

Cypress College,
Professor (Emeritus) of Philosophy and Religious Studies

Mike Clawson, PhD

Co-founder (New Story Festival);
Founder & Director (The Spiritual Transformation Project);
Social Impact Coordinator (Compassionate Austin)

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Sandra Cohen, MaHL

Mental Health Outreach, Rabbi

Carlos Colombetti, PhD

Skyline College,
Professor of Philosophy

Jack David Eller, PhD

Community College of Denver,
Professor (Emeritus) of Anthropology

Evan Fales, PhD

University of Iowa,
Associate Professor of Philosophy

Anthony Gill, PhD

University of Washington,
Professor of Political Science

Ken Howard, MDiv, MEd

The FaithX Project,
Executive Director

Mark A. Moore, PhD

William Jessup University,
Assistant Professor of Theology

Josfin Raj S.B, MDiv, ThM

New Life Biblical Seminary, Cheruvakkal, Kerala, India;
Academic Deand & Professor of Theology

Elisa Robyn, PhD

Regis University,
Executive Directory and Academic Dean (Emeritus) for Adult Outreach in the College of Contemporary Liberal Studies

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