Interfaith Engagement in Milwaukee 2/e

Irfan A. Omar is a professor of theology at Marquette University in Milwaukee, where he teaches courses in Islamic and interfaith studies as well as a course on religion and nonviolence. He is also an affiliated faculty member with the Center for South Asia at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has published several book chapters, journal articles, and book reviews, and has edited and co-edited seven books, including Peacemaking and the Challenge of Violence in World Religions (2015), The Judeo-Christian-Islamic Heritage: Philosophical and Theological Perspectives (2012), A Christian View of Islam: Essays on Dialogue by Thomas F. Michel, S.J. (2010). He currently serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Ecumenical Studies and the Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Religion. Kaitlyn C. Daly is a graduate of Marquette University with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree with double majors in Nursing and Theology & Religion. She became one of the founding members of Marquette's first Interfaith Coordinating Team (ICT)and interfaith group, Breaking Barriers & Building Bridges (BB&BB). In her final year at Marquette she took a graduate-level course on Muslim-Christian dialogue, which allowed her to explore the roles played by Milwaukee educational institutions and the persons within them in the overall interfaith effort in Milwaukee and beyond. Kaitlyn earned her Ph.D. from Duke University School of Nursing in 2023. Her research explores topics at the intersection of spirituality, theology, and health.