Chester Gillis

Gillis' research interests include comparative religion and contemporary Roman Catholicism. He is the author of A Question of Final Belief: John Hick’s Pluralistic Theory of Salvation (1989), Pluralism: A New Paradigm for Theology (1993), Roman Catholicism in America (2000), Catholic Faith in America (2002), and editor of The Political Papacy (2005), as well as numerous articles, book chapters, and encyclopedia entries. He is co-editor of the Columbia University series Religion and Politics. He is currently working on a new edition of his Roman Catholicism in America and a book on interreligious marriage tentatively titled Two Shall Become as One? Interreligious Marriage in America.

Gillis has chaired the Arts and Humanities Committee for the Heinz Awards and served on the selection committee for the Louisville Institute’s grants. A member of the American Theological Society, he serves on the Academic Relations Task Force of the American Academy of Religion and is a contributor to the Washington Post/Newsweek website On Faith.

Frequently consulted by the media about contemporary issues in religion, Roman Catholicism in particular, Professor Gillis has appeared on Face the Nation, Meet the Press, The News Hour, ABC, NBC, and CBS Evening News, Good Morning America, Nightline, and National Public Radio.