-John Kelsay (Ph.D. '85, University of Virginia, Ethics) focuses on religious ethics, particularly in relation to the Islamic and Christian traditions. His current work deals with religion and politics. Professor Kelsay serves as editor of Soundings: An Interdisciplinary Journal, as well as Director of Florida State University’s Center for Humanities and Society.

-Departmental Area: Religion, Ethics, and Philosophy
Research Areas : Comparative Religious Ethics; Political Ethics; Religion and War.

-Academic Appointments:

Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Florida State University, 2008-
Department of Religion, Florida State University
Bristol Distinguished Professor of Religion and Ethics, 2009-
Distinguished Research Professor, 2006-
Richard L. Rubenstein Professor, 2001-
Professor, 1996
(Department Chair 1996-2006)
Tenure granted, 1992
Associate Professor, 1991
Assistant Professor, 1987
Department of Philosophy and Religion, James Madison University
Instructor, 1986-87
Department of Religious Studies, University of Virginia
Instructor, 1985-87

Books:
1- Arguing the Just War in Islam (Harvard, 2007)
2- Islam and War: A Study in Comparative Ethics (Westminster/John Knox, 1993)
3- Just War and Jihad (co-edited; Greenwood Press, 1991)
4- Human Rights and the Conflict of Cultures (co-authored; University of South Carolina, 1988)


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