A Scholar for All Seasons

Abstract

R. Scott Appleby is rightly celebrated for his legendary scholarly accomplishments and his many path-breaking initiatives while directing the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame and, more recently, the university's Keough School of Global Affairs. However his personal influence extends well beyond his widely-lauded scholarly accomplishments.

Keywords:

• identity-based conflicts
• religious reconciliation
• faith-based diplomacy
• religious engagement

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Douglas M. Johnston

Douglas M. Johnston is President Emeritus and founder of the International Center for Religion and Diplomacy and former Executive Vice President and COO of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He is a past recipient of the Distinguished Scholar Award from the Religion and International Relations Section of the International Studies Association. His books include Religion, the Missing Dimension of Statecraft (co-edited with Cynthia Sampson, Oxford University Press, 1994); Foreign Policy Into the 21st Century: The U.S. Leadership Challenge (CSIS, 1996); Faith-based Diplomacy: Trumping Realpolitik (Oxford University Press, 2003); Religion, Terror, and Error: U.S. Foreign Policy and the Challenge of Spiritual Engagement (Praeger, 2011); and Religion and Foreign Affairs: Essential Readings (co-edited with Dennis R. Hoover, Baylor University Press, 2012).