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The Church and Interreligious Dialogue
UPCOMING EVENTS
October 9, 2013Freedom to Flourish: Can Religious Liberty Contribute to Justice, Human Dignity, and the Success of Societies Everywhere?
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FACULTY NEWS
August 16, 2008Junior Year Abroad Network Completes its Third Year
March 23, 2009
Interview with Thomas Getman of World Vision
April 20, 2009
New Michael Kessler Blog on Law and Religion
April 28, 2009
Center Releases Recommendations on Religious Freedom Policy
FACULTY EVENTS
December 8, 2010Fourth Meeting of Catholics and Evangelicals for the Common Good
April 7, 2009
The Making of a Catholic President
March 18, 2009
Third Meeting of Catholics and Evangelicals for the Common Good
September 10, 2008
Project Rebirth: Film and Understanding Our Common Bonds of Loss
Chester Gillis
Dean of Georgetown College
Chester Gillis is the Dean of Georgetown College and the Founding Director of the Program on the Church and Interreligious Dialogue within the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs. A Professor of Theology, Gillis is the Amaturo Chair in Catholic Studies. He holds degrees in Philosophy and Religious Studies from the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium and earned his PhD from the University of Chicago. Gillis has served on the faculty of Georgetown since 1988, was Chair of the Department of Theology from 2001 to 2006, and Director of the Doctor of Liberal Studies program from 2006 to 2008. He received the Excellence in Teaching Award from the Liberal Studies Program in 2005. In 2008, he was the faculty mentor for the Berkley Center Undergraduate Fellows Program.PUBLICATIONS
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