OHR in Conversation...with Jordan Denari Duffner
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OHR in Conversation... highlights the incredible social justice people, places, and spaces in Prince George's County and beyond. Join the Office of Human Rights in conversation with amazing Prince Georgian interfaith leader, Jordan Denari Duffner, about her work and the Shoulder to Shoulder Campaign.
Jordan Denari Duffner, PhD, is a Catholic public theologian whose work spans Muslim-Christian relations, interreligious dialogue, Islamophobia, and Israel-Palestine. She is a Scholar in Residence at the Shoulder to Shoulder Campaign, a coalition of faith groups dedicated to addressing anti-Muslim bigotry. She is also a Research Associate of the Centre for Muslim-Christian Studies Oxford, a member of the National Catholic-Muslim Dialogue at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and a member of the Catholic Advisory Council of Churches for Middle East Peace. She holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Theology and Religious Studies from Georgetown University, where she also completed her bachelor’s degree in international affairs. She teaches courses on Islam and Muslim-Christian relations at Georgetown and the University of Mary Washington. Her award-winning books are "Finding Jesus among Muslims" and "Islamophobia: What Christians Should Know (and Do) about Anti-Muslim Discrimination", and her forthcoming book, co-authored with Julie Schumacher Cohen, is "Palestine, Israel, and Catholic Social Teaching: A Guide". She is a former Fulbright scholar in Amman, Jordan, and has lived for over a decade in Prince George’s County with her family.
The Shoulder to Shoulder Campaign is a national coalition of religious leaders and faith groups dedicated to upending anti-Muslim bigotry. Made up primarily of Christian and Jewish member organizations and denominations, S2S believes that faith allies have an important role to play in responding to the prejudice and discrimination that face Muslims today—and building a country that lives up to its ideals of religious freedom and respect for all. To that end, our organization works to connect, equip, and mobilize people of faith and goodwill to do their part—through interfaith Iftars and relationship building, webinars and trainings, resources and publications, and opportunities for taking concrete action to support equal rights and dignity for all Americans, regardless of religion.
