Doctorate and postdoctoral degrees, University of Tuebingen, Germany. Currently, Founder and current position, Yale Center for Faith and Culture; Henry B Wright Professor of Theology, Yale University Divinity School. Active in initiatives concerning Christian-Muslim relations. Author or editor of 15 books and over 70 academic articles, including: Exclusion and Embrace (1996); After Our Likeness (1998); Free of Charge (2005); The End of Memory (2006).