Erin Cline

Erin Cline

Erin Cline is the Paul J. and Chandler M. Tagliabue Distinguished Professor in Interfaith Studies & Dialogue at Georgetown University. She is also a senior research fellow at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs and is the author of numerous books, including The Problem of God: The Challenges of Faith, Religion, and Spirituality Today and A World on Fire: Sharing the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises with Other Religions.

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Georgetown University students hold pictures of people killed in Gaza as they rally in support of Badar Khan Suri, a Georgetown University professor, demanding his release from a deportation process over his views on Palestinian and the war in Gaza, at Georgetown University in Washington, March 25, 2025. (AP/Jose Luis Magana)

Catholic universities' required theology courses remain timely

"Many more students enter my class today wondering what religion really is, what we mean by the word spirituality, and what people actually do in religious communities," writes Erin Cline.

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