Rupert Shortt

Religion and Society Rupert Shortt is a bestselling author and Research Associate at the Von Hügel Institute, University of Cambridge. He was Religion Editor of The Times Literary Supplement from 2000 to 2020 and has written for a range of publications, including The Guardian, FT, Daily Telegraph, Tablet and Spectator. His books include Benedict XVI (2005), Christianophobia: A Faith Under Attack (2012), Rowan’s Rule: The Biography of the […]

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Christopher Wylde

South American political economy and development Dr Christopher Wylde is a Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at St Mary’s University, Twickenham. He has written extensively on South American political economy and development trajectories, including two research monographs: Latin America After Neoliberalism and Emerging Markets and the State, written after several years in the […]

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Rahaf Aldoughli

The Middle East and North Africa, Women and conflict, Sectarianism in Syria Dr Rahaf Aldoughli is an esteemed academic who holds the position of lecturer at Lancaster University, where she specializes in the field of Middle East and North African studies. In addition to her academic position, she holds the position of Director of Research […]

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Haian Dukhan

Middle Eastern politics and international relations Haian Dukhan is a Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Teesside University, England and is a Fellow of the Centre for Syrian Studies at the University of St Andrews, Scotland. In 2017, Haian earned a PhD in International Relations from the University of St Andrews. His doctoral research […]

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Pablo Baisotti

Latin America, Postmodernity and Religion & Society Dr Pablo Baisotti is a historian and political scientist who is committed to a multidisciplinary approach to contemporary Latin American studies. After undergraduate studies at the Jesuit University del Salvador (USAL) in his native Argentina, Pablo gained an MA and PhD from the ancient University of Bologna, Italy. […]

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John Arun Kumar

Religion, Culture and Proselytization John Arun Kumar is a Religious Studies expert, who recently retired as the Head of the Intercultural and Religious Studies Department at SAIACS, Bengaluru, India. Arun’s PhD from the University of Leeds was an anthropological and sociological study of Hindu popular religion. Prior to his theological training, Arun was a Civil […]

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Varughese John

Religion and Culture in South Asia Varughese John is Professor and Dean of Doctoral Studies at the South Asia Institute of Advanced Christian Studies (SAIACS), Bengaluru. He received his Ph.D. (Kierkegaard studies) as a Fellow of the Indian Council of Philosophical Research. He was awarded the Kierkegaard House Foundation Fellowship at the Howard & Edna Hong Kierkegaard Library […]

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Rachel Molano

Rachel Molano

Socio-political strategy & Development Rachel’s academic background is in cross-cultural studies. She has a First Class degree in ‘Comparative American Studies’ (Warwick University) and an MA (with Distinction) in ‘Interpreting and Translation’ (Bath University). For the last 6 years she has worked at the intersection of politics, business, civil society and faith, addressing fundamental, systemic […]

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Martin Rich

Martin Rich

Associate Martin Rich is a sustainability and impact investment specialist. Having graduated with a Master’s with Distinction in Engineering from Queens’ College, Cambridge, he spent 13 years in international investment banking working for JPMorgan, HSBC and UBS. He then moved into the world of impact investment as Sales Director at Social Finance Ltd, before co-founding the sustainability non-profit […]

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