The Religion and Refugees Project Advisory Council

The Advisory Council for the MPI Refugee and Forced Displacement Initiative's Religion and Refugees Project consists of scholars, experts, and practitioners with careers spanning academia, religion and faith, migration, journalism, humanitarian relief, development, and the policy sector. It provides guidance and insights that will complement staff expertise in advancing the goals of the project, supported by Templeton Religion Trust.

Amisah Bakuri

Assistant Professor, School of Religion and Theology at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Elisa Di Benedetto

Managing Director and Founding Member, International Association of Religion Journalists

Diana Gerson

Associate Executive Vice President, New York Board of RabbisSenior Advisor, Interfaith Alliance for Safer Communities

Dionne Gravesande

Board Chair, Joint Learning Initiative on Faith and Local CommunitiesSecretary, National Church Leaders Forum

Jan Holton

Associate Professor of the Practice of Pastoral Theology and Care, Duke Divinity School

Andrea Kaufmann

Executive Director, Amani Ya Juu

Donald M. Kerwin

Editor-in-Chief, Journal on Migration and Human Security

Willy Mafuta

Adjunct Professor, Princeton Theological SeminaryPastor, Hopewell United Methodist Church

Zeyneb Sayilgan

Muslim Scholar, Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies

Matthew Soerens

Vice President of Advocacy and Policy, World Relief