John
Kelsay
Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Distinguished
Research Professor and Richard L. Rubenstein Professor of Religion
M05 Dodd Hall
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL 32306
Office: 206D Dodd Hall
Phone: (850) 644-0209
Fax: (850) 644-7225
Email: JKELSAY@FSU.EDU
Office Hours: BY APPOINTMENT
Curriculum
Vitae
Background
John
Kelsay
(Ph.D. '85, University of Virginia, Ethics) is Distinguished Research
Professor and Richard L. Rubenstein Professor of Religion. His work
focuses on religious ethics, particularly in relation to the Islamic
and Christian traditions. His current work focuses on the political
import of doctrines of predestination; as well, Professor Kelsay
continues to write on topics related to Muslim and Christian traditions
of just war. Professor Kelsay serves as the co-editor of the Journal of
Religious Ethics.
Research
Interests
- Comparative
Religious Ethics
- Political
Ethics
- Religion
and War
Selected
Publications
- Books
- Arguing the Just War in Islam (Harvard, 2007).
- Just
War and Jihad (co-edited; Greenwood Press, 1991)
- Islam
and War: A Study in Comparative Ethics (Westminster/John
Knox, 1993)
- Human Rights and the Conflict of Cultures (co-authored, University of South Carolina, 1988)
- Articles
- "Islam
and the Comparative Study of Religious Ethics: Review of Selected
Materials, 1985-1995," in Religious Studies Review
23.1 (January
1997): 3-9.
- "Bin
Ladin's Reasons," in Christian Century 119.5
(February 27-March 6 2002): 26-29.
Current
Research Projects
A book on religions and religious war
Articles on doctrines of predestination and their political implications
Teaching
Specializations
- Religious
Ethics
- Christian
and Islamic Political Thought
Recent
Courses
Summer
2006
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