Exploring Religious Thought Series

Join us as our series presenters* return for a panel discussion. Bring your questions and thoughts to engage in a rich conversation about the future of interfaith sharing and companionship.

*Presenters:
Zeki Saritoprak
Alan Kolp
Ani Palmo

Zeki Saritoprak is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Theology and Religious Studies and Director of the Bediuzzaman Said Nursi Chair in Islamic Studies, at John Carroll University. A native of Turkey he has spent more than thirty years studying Islamic theology and mysticism. He is the author of many works on Islam, spirituality, and interfaith dialogue. Dr. Saritoprak received his Ph.D. in Islamic Theology from the University of Marmara in Turkey and has authored more than fifty academic articles and encyclopedia entries. His books include Islam’s Jesus (2014) and Islamic Spirituality (2019) and he is currently working on a book on Islamic Eschatology.

Alan Kolp, a life-long Quaker and Benedictine Oblate, is an active member of the International Thomas Merton Society. He is recently retired as a Professor of Religion and Chair of Faith at Baldwin Wallace University.

Ani Palmo Rybicki (she/her), a native Clevelander, is a nun in the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition and the Director and Resident Teacher of Songtsen Gampo Buddhist Center of Cleveland. Find out more at www.BuddhistCleveland.org