B. Jill Carroll
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Dr. B. Jill Carroll is the Executive Director of the Boniuk Center for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance at Rice University
. She is also Adjunct Associate Professor
in Religious Studies at Rice University.
Her research interests are issues in comparative religion
, religion and world politics, and natural theology
. She co-hosts with Kym King a regular radio program called "Peaceful Coexistence" on Pacifica
90.1FM KPFT
in Houston. Podcasts of the show are available at the Boniuk Center website.
She was president and founder of Religiosites, Inc., a company that provided religious diversity training to corporations, groups and individuals.
In the late 90's she wrote a regular column for The Chronicle of Higher Education called "The Adjunct Track". She founded Adjunct Solutions, a consulting service for part-time faculty in North America.
in Blood Meridian, Essays from the First Cormac McCarthy Conference, Bellarmine College. Texas Western Press: El Paso, 1997.
Rice University
William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice, is a private research university located on a heavily wooded campus in Houston, Texas, United States...
. She is also Adjunct Associate Professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
in Religious Studies at Rice University.
Her research interests are issues in comparative religion
Comparative religion
Comparative religion is a field of religious studies that analyzes the similarities and differences of themes, myths, rituals and concepts among the world's religions...
, religion and world politics, and natural theology
Natural theology
Natural theology is a branch of theology based on reason and ordinary experience. Thus it is distinguished from revealed theology which is based on scripture and religious experiences of various kinds; and also from transcendental theology, theology from a priori reasoning.Marcus Terentius Varro ...
. She co-hosts with Kym King a regular radio program called "Peaceful Coexistence" on Pacifica
Pacifica Radio
Pacifica Radio is the oldest public radio network in the United States. It is a group of five independently operated, non-commercial, listener-supported radio stations that is known for its progressive/liberal political orientation. It is also a program service supplying over 100 affiliated...
90.1FM KPFT
KPFT
KPFT is a listener-sponsored community radio station in Houston, Texas, which went on the air on March 1, 1970 as the fourth station in the Pacifica radio family. Larry Lee sold the idea to Pacifica to establish listener-supported radio in Houston as an alternative to main-stream broadcasting. The...
in Houston. Podcasts of the show are available at the Boniuk Center website.
She was president and founder of Religiosites, Inc., a company that provided religious diversity training to corporations, groups and individuals.
In the late 90's she wrote a regular column for The Chronicle of Higher Education called "The Adjunct Track". She founded Adjunct Solutions, a consulting service for part-time faculty in North America.
Scholarly publications
- A Dialogue of Civilizations: Gülen'sFethullah GülenMuhammed Fethullah Gülen is a Turkish preacher, author, educator, and Sufi Muslim scholar living in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania . He is the founder and leader of the Gülen movement...
Islamic Ideals and Humanistic Discourse. The Light, Inc., 2007. - The Savage Side: Reclaiming Violent Models of God. Rowman & Littlefield, 2001.
- "Elizabeth Fiorenza", "Center for Women and Religion", "Rosemary Ruether". Entries in Handbook for American Women's History, Second Edition. Angela Howard and Frances Kavenik, eds. Sage Publications, 2000.
- Religion and Violence
in Blood Meridian, Essays from the First Cormac McCarthy Conference, Bellarmine College. Texas Western Press: El Paso, 1997.