The University of Notre Dame du Lac,known simply as Notre Dame,is a private Catholic research university in Notre Dame,Indiana,United States. Founded in 1842 by members of the clerical Congregation of Holy Cross,the main campus of 1,261 acres has a suburban setting and contains landmarks such as the Golden Dome,the Word of Life mural,Notre Dame Stadium,and the basilica.
Alasdair Chalmers MacIntyre is a Scottish-American philosopher who has contributed to moral and political philosophy as well as history of philosophy and theology. MacIntyre's After Virtue (1981) is one of the most important works of Anglophone moral and political philosophy in the 20th century. He is senior research fellow at the Centre for Contemporary Aristotelian Studies in Ethics and Politics (CASEP) at London Metropolitan University,emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame,and permanent senior distinguished research fellow at the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture. During his lengthy academic career,he also taught at Brandeis University,Duke University,Vanderbilt University,and Boston University.
Nicholas Paul Wolterstorff is an American philosopher and theologian. He is currently Noah Porter Professor Emeritus of Philosophical Theology at Yale University. A prolific writer with wide-ranging philosophical and theological interests,he has written books on aesthetics,epistemology,political philosophy,philosophy of religion,metaphysics,and philosophy of education. In Faith and Rationality, Wolterstorff,Alvin Plantinga,and William Alston developed and expanded upon a view of religious epistemology that has come to be known as Reformed epistemology. He also helped to establish the journal Faith and Philosophy and the Society of Christian Philosophers.
The Kluge Scholars Council is a body of distinguished scholars,convened by the Librarian of Congress to advise on matters related to scholarship at the Library,with special attention to the John W. Kluge Center and the Kluge Prize. Through discussion and reflection,the Council assists in implementing an American tradition linking the activities of thinkers and doers,those who are engaged in the world of ideas with those engaged in the world of affairs.
John Paul Lederach is an American Professor of International Peacebuilding at the University of Notre Dame,Indiana,and concurrently Distinguished Scholar at Eastern Mennonite University. He has written widely on conflict resolution and mediation. He holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Colorado. In 1994 he became the founding director for the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University where he was a professor. He currently works for the foundation Humanity United.
Donald Raymond Keough was an American businessman and chairman of the Board of Allen &Company LLC,a New York investment banking firm. He was elected to that position in April 1993.
Christian Stephen Smith is an American sociologist,currently the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Sociology at the University of Notre Dame. Smith's research focuses primarily on religion in modernity,adolescents and emerging adults,sociological theory,philosophy of science,the science of generosity,American evangelicalism,and culture. Smith is well known for his contributions to the sociology of religion,particularly his research into adolescent spirituality,as well as for his contributions to sociological theory and his advocacy of critical realism.
The College of Arts and Letters is the oldest and largest college within the University of Notre Dame. The Dean of the College of Arts and Letters is Sarah Mustillo.
David Cortright is an American scholar and peace activist. He is a Vietnam veteran who is currently Professor Emeritus and special adviser for policy studies at the Keough School of Global Affairs and Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame,and the author,co-author,editor or co-editor of 22 books. Cortright has a long history of public advocacy for disarmament and the prevention of war.
Mark S. Massa,SJ is the Director of the Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life at Boston College. From 2010 to 2016 he was Dean of the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry.
John T. McGreevy is an American historian who has been serving as Charles and Jill Fischer Provost of the University of Notre Dame since July 1,2022. He was formerly the dean of the College of Arts &Letters at the University of Notre Dame from 2008 until 2018. McGreevy earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in history from the University of Notre Dame and his Doctor of Philosophy degree in history from Stanford University. He has been on the Notre Dame faculty since 1997. He is the author of Catholicism and American Freedom.
The Centre for Theology and Public Issues (CTPI) is a research centre based in New College,the School of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh. Founded in 1984 by Duncan B. Forrester,CTPI promotes Christian theological reflection and research on important public issues. CTPI research is global in orientation and rooted in the tradition of public theology. Issues are examined by bringing together theologians,social scientists,church leaders,policy makers,artists,and the public. CTPI has particularly close relations with the Scottish Parliament and other institutions of Scottish public life. The current director is Jolyon Mitchell.
Reynold Henry Hillenbrand was an American Catholic priest and leader in the Liturgical Movement,He was a seminary rector,pastor,and Catholic Action chaplain. He followed the methods of Belgian Cardinal Joseph Cardijn.
The Laura Shannon Prize in Contemporary European Studies is a $10,000 book prize sponsored by the Nanovic Institute for European Studies at the University of Notre Dame. The Laura Shannon Prize is awarded annually to the author of the "best book in European studies that transcends a focus on any one country,state,or people to stimulate new ways of thinking about contemporary Europe as a whole." "Contemporary" is construed broadly,and books about particular countries or regions have done well in the process so long as there are implications for the remainder of Europe. The prize alternates between the humanities and history/social sciences. Nominations are typically due at the end of January each year and may be made by either authors or publishers. The final jury selects one book as the winner each year and has the discretion to award honorable mentions.
Ebrahim Moosa is the Mirza Family Professor of Islamic Thought &Muslim Societies at the University of Notre Dame with appointments in the Department of History and in the Kroc Institute for International Studies in the Keough School of Global Affairs. He is co-director of the Contending Modernities program at Notre Dame. He was previously Professor of Religion and Islamic Studies at Duke University. He is considered a leading scholar of contemporary Muslim thought. Moosa has been named as one of the top 500 Influential Muslims in the World.
Women's Islamic Initiative in Spirituality and Equality is a global organization dedicated to promoting women's rights,and social justice which is led by Muslim women. WISE takes the stance that patriarchal culture,not Islam,takes away women's rights and helps Muslims feel that they do not have to choose between their religion and their rights. The organization is able to provide Muslims around the world with a place and platform to discuss interpretations of the Quran,confront harmful traditions and prejudice and also to raise awareness of women in Islam. As an international movement,it has been considered by scholar and social scientist,Julie Pruzan-Jørgensen,to "hold important potentials for strengthening Arab women's authority and for pushing for reform of patriarchal practices." WISE is sponsored by the New York-based American Society for Muslim Advancement (ASMA).
Tantur Ecumenical Institute is an international ecumenical institute for advanced theological research in Jerusalem.
Tibet People's Publishing House,also translated into English as Tibet People's Press or Tibetan People's Publishing House or Xizang People's Publishing House,is a Lhasa-based publishing house in the People's Republic of China.
Jay P. Dolan was an American historian and former Catholic priest who specialized in the history of Catholicism in the United States. He spent almost his entire career at the University of Notre Dame (1971–2003),where he founded and directed the Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism.
Mary E. Gallagher is an American political scientist. She is currently the Marilyn Keough Dean of the University of Notre Dame's Keough School of Global Affairs and a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution's John L. Thornton China Center.
