Berkley Center

Canon Sarah Snyder is the founding director of Rose Castle Foundation, an international center of reconciliation in the English/Scottish border region. She was previously the Archbishop of Canterbury’s advisor for reconciliation, a role with particular emphasis on supporting the Anglican Church in contexts of violent conflict or post-conflict. A theologian who specializes in Jewish-Christian-Muslim relations, Snyder has wide-ranging international experience in peacebuilding, dialogue, and faith-based reconciliation, most recently as director of partnerships with Religions for Peace International. She directed the Cambridge International Summer Schools for faith leaders from conflict zones. A trained mediator, she has experience both of working with communities and with senior religious leaders. Her several academic degrees from Cambridge University include Christian theology, Islamic studies, and world religions. Snyder was a participant in the International Higher Education Interfaith Leadership Forum.