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David Hollenbach, SJ, is the听University Chair in Human Rights and International Justice at Boston College. Professor Hollenbach鈥檚 research interests are in the foundation of Christian social ethics, particularly in the areas of the human rights, theory of justice, the common good, and the role of religion in social and political life. He teaches periodically at Hekima College of the Catholic University of Eastern Africa, in Nairobi, Kenya.

Professor Hollenbach鈥檚 many publications include听The Global Face of Public Faith: Politics, Human Rights, and Christian Ethics听(2003),听The Common Good and Christian Ethics听(2002);听Justice, Peace, and Human Rights: American Catholic Social Ethics in a Pluralistic World听(1988);听Nuclear Ethics: A Christian Moral Argument听(1983); and听Claims in Conflict: Retrieving and Renewing the Catholic Human Rights Tradition听(1979). He is the co-editor most recently of听Modern Catholic Social Teaching: Commentaries and Interpretations听(2005), co-edited with Kenneth R. Himes, Lisa Sowle Cahill, Charles E. Curran, and Thomas Shannon. Professor Hollenbach served as President of the Society of Christian Ethics and is on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Religious Ethics. He completed his B.A. at St. Joseph鈥檚 University in Philadelphia, and his Ph.D. at Yale University. In 1998, Hollenbach received the John Courtney Murray Award for outstanding contributions to theology from the Catholic Theological Society of America.

Mahmood Mamdani听is the听Herbert Lehman Professor of Government at Columbia University. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1974 and specializes in the study of African history and politics. His works explore the intersection between politics and culture, a comparative study of colonialism since 1452, the history of civil war and genocide in Africa, the Cold War and the War on Terror, and the history and theory of human rights. Prior to joining the Columbia faculty, Mamdani was a professor at the University of Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania (1973-79), Makerere University in Uganda (1980-1993), and the University of Cape Town (1996-1999).听 He has received numerous awards and recognitions, including being listed as one of the 鈥淭op 20 Public Intellectuals鈥� by听Foreign Policy听(US) and听Prospect听(UK) magazine in 2008. From 1998 to 2002 he served as President of CODESRIA (Council for the Development of Social Research in Africa). His essays have appeared in the听New Left Review听and the听London Review of books, among other journals.

He teaches courses on: major debates in the study of Africa; the modern state and the colonial subject; the Cold War and the Third World; the theory, history, and practice of human rights; and civil wars and the state in Africa.

Mamdani鈥檚 books include听Saviors and Survivors: Darfur, Politics, and the War on Terror听(2009);听Good Muslim, Bad Muslim:听America, the Cold War and the Roots of Terror听(2004);听When Victims Become Killers: Colonialism, Nativism and Genocide in Rwanda听(2001); 1996.听Citizen and Subject: Contemporary Africa and the Legacy of Late Colonialism听(1996), which was awarded the Herskovitz Prize of the African Studies Association;听Politics and Class Formation in Uganda(1976);听From Citizen to Refugee听(1973); and听The Myth of Population Control: Family, Class and Caste in an Indian Village听(1972).

Alan Wolfe听is the听founding director of the听Boisi听Center听and Professor of Political Science at Boston College. He is author of more than a dozen books, including the forthcoming听Political Evil: What It Is and How to Combat It听(2011), as well as听The Future of Liberalism听(2009),听Does American Democracy Still Work?听(2006),听The Transformation of American Religion听(2003),听Moral Freedom听(2001) and听One Nation After All听(1999). Widely considered one of the nation's most prominent public intellectuals, he is a frequent听contributor to the听New听York Times,听Washington Post,听The New听Republic听and听The Atlantic, and has delivered lectures across the United States and听Europe.