Berkley Center

Dr. John Borelli, a historian of religions and theologian, is special assistant for Catholic identity and dialogue to President John J. DeGioia of Georgetown University. Borelli has been at Georgetown University since 2004, where he teaches, manages conferences and events, coordinates dialogues, facilitates workshops, and promotes university relations with offices and institutes of the Holy See.

Brian Doyle is professor and chair of the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at Marymount University, as well as the director of the Center for Ethical Concerns. His publications examine the Christian doctrine of God and its practical relevance for the believing community. Doyle is currently working on a systematic presentation of the theology of love, drawing from the biblical, philosophical, and literary sources in the presentation of a contemporary theology of love. He is active in the College Theology Society, having given several papers and convening the History of Christian Life and Thought Session. He obtained his B.A.U. from Xavier University, his M.T.S from the Weston Jesuit School of Theology, and his Ph.D. from the Catholic University of America.

​Dr. Cristina Lledo Gomez is Senior Lecturer at BBI-The Australian Institute of Theological Education and Research Fellow at the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture. She has various publications including in Ecclesiology, Vatican II, Feminist theologies, Post-Colonialism, and Sexual Abuse. She is author of The Church as Woman and Mother (2018) and co-editor of 500 Years of Christianity and the Global Filipino/a (2024).

Leo D. Lefebure is the Matteo Ricci, S.J., Professor of Theology at Georgetown University and a Berkley Center faculty fellow. He is also a former Long Room Hub Fellow of Trinity College Dublin and a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago. His books include, among others, Transforming Interreligious Relations: Catholic Responses to Religious Pluralism in the United States (2020); Religion, Authority, and the State: From Constantine to the Contemporary World (2016, editor); True and Holy: Christian Scripture and Other Religions (2014); The Path of Wisdom: A Christian Commentary on the Dhammapada (2011, with Peter Feldmeier); Revelation, the Religions, and Violence (2000); and The Buddha and the Christ (1993). Lefebure is  a research fellow at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, a trustee emeritus of the Parliament of the World’s Religions, and a former president of the Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies. He has previously taught classes supported through the Berkley Center's Doyle Seminars project. He obtained his STL from St. Mary of the Lake Seminary and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago Divinity School.

Stephanie Wong (G’18) is an assistant professor of theology and religious studies at Villanova University. Her publications and research focus on the Catholic Church in China. Wong obtained her B.A. from Washington U. in St. Louis, her masters from Yale Divinity School, and her doctorate in theology and religious studies from Georgetown University.