Lubar Institute for the Study of the Abrahamic Religions
The Lubar Institute for the Study of the Abrahamic Religions (LISAR) "opened in July, 2005, testimony to the vision and benefactions of Sheldon and Marianne Lubar of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Concerned about rising religious tensions worldwide and believing Jews, Christians and Muslims to be capable of prolonged and honest inquiry into both their common heritages and varying perspectives, they imagined a center that would advance mutual comprehension by mingling scholars with the general public, clergy with laity, and members of different faith communities with citizens of Wisconsin, the United States, and the world. Through encouraging people belonging to and/or interested in the Abrahamic traditions to engage each other and to find out more about both these several traditions and their intersections, LISAR is dedicated to strengthening the values of religious pluralism so vital for sustaining American civil society and peaceful international discourse." [1]
Faculty Steering Committee
- Moneera al-Ghadeer
- Jeffrey D. Hardin
- Judith D. Kornblatt
- Cynthia Miller
- David O. Morgan
- Ronald L. Numbers
- Asifa Quraishi
