Paul Numrich
Professor in the Snowden Chair for the Study of Religion and Interreligious Relations
Curriculum vitae
Education
Ph.D. in comparative religion, Northwestern University, 1992
M.Div., Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, 1984
B.A., Aurora College, 1979
Areas of expertise
Study of religion and interreligious relations.
Selected published works
“Epilogue: Understanding a Decentralised Social Movement,” in The Interfaith Movement: Mobilising Religious Diversity in the 21st Century (Routledge, 2019).
“How Important Is Religion in Interreligious Relationships? Interreligious Space-Sharing as a Case Study,” in Journal of Interreligious Studies 26 (March 2019).
“When Congregations Share Their Properties–5 Principles for Good Decisions,” in Studying Congregations (April 25, 2018).
The Abrahamic Encounter: Local Initiatives, Large Implications (co-editor with Mazhar Jalil and Norman Hosansky, also contributor) (Wipf and Stock, 2016).
The Faith Next Door: American Christians and Their New Religious Neighbors (Oxford University Press, 2009).
Sites of interest
Space-Sharing by Congregations: A three-installment online forum about who shares space, the benefits of space-sharing, and conflicts over shared space
Video
Dr. Numrich discusses the courses he teaches and the value of interreligious studies.