Miroslav Volf
Croatian Protestant theologian
Miroslav Volf is a Croatian Protestant theologian who teaches at Yale and founded its Center for Faith and Culture. His books include Life Worth Living.
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Croatian Born 1956 in Osijek, Croatia
About Miroslav Volf
Miroslav Volf was born on September 25, 1956, in Osijek, Croatia. He is Henry B. Wright Professor of Theology at Yale Divinity School and directs the Yale Center for Faith and Culture. Earlier, he taught at the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Osijek and at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. Volf studied under the German theologian Jürgen Moltmann. His work applies Christian theology to public life, including culture, politics and economics, and he often looks at dialogue between denominations, faiths and ethnic groups. His 1996 book Exclusion and Embrace won the 2002 Grawemeyer Award in Religion. He has been an advisor to a US White House office on faith-based and neighborhood partnerships, and he co-taught a Yale course on globalization with former British prime minister Tony Blair. He also comments on religious and cultural issues for outlets such as CNN, NPR and Al Jazeera.