Jeffrey Carlson

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 “Against Being Inclusive” (Liberal Education), “Building and Assessing a Culture of Interfaith Learning” (Diversity & Democracy), and “Do You Love Us? Higher Education as an Interfaith Conversation about the Good Life” 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’s Religions. In June 2022 he ended 20 years of administrative appointments at Dominican—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—as a faculty member and then Chair of the Religious Studies Department, before becoming Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education.