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Core Researchers
| Name | Faculty / Affiliation | Field |
|---|---|---|
| Koichi Mori (Director) |
Professor, School of Theology, Doshisha University | History of Religion in America |
| Katsuhiro Kohara (Deputy Director) |
Professor, School of Theology, Doshisha University | Christian Thought |
| Ritsu Ishikawa |
Professor, School of Theology, Doshisha University | Biblical Studies |
| Akira Echigoya | Professor, School of Theology, Doshisha University | Study of the Hebrew Bible |
| Ko Nakata (Deputy Director) |
Professor, School of Theology, Doshisha University | Islamic Political Thought |
| Junya Shinohe | Professor, School of Theology, Doshisha University | Islamic Law |
| Kenji Tomita | Professor, School of Theology, Doshisha University | Contemporary Iranian Studies |
| Ada Taggar-Cohen | Professor, School of Theology, Doshisha University | Jewish Studies |
| Isaiah Teshima | Professor, School of Theology, Doshisha University | Biblical Studies-Jewish Thought |
| Samir Nouh | Professor, Office for Advanced Research and Education, Doshisha University | Cross Cultures Studies ( Islamic and Japanese Culture) |
| Koji Murata (Deputy Director) |
Professor, Faculty of Law (Political Science), Doshisha University | International Relations |
| Masahiro Hosoya | Professor, Graduate School of American Studies, Doshisha University | International Security Studies |
| Barbara B.Zikmund | Visiting Scholar, Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington, DC CISMOR Fellow, Doshisha University |
American Religious History |
| Akira Usuki | Professor, Faculty of Humanities, Japan Women's University CISMOR Fellow, Doshisha University |
Middle East Studies |
| Nobuo Miura | Professor, Faculty of Cross-Cultural Studies, Kobe University CISMOR Fellow, Doshisha University |
History of Science |
| Maki Tahara | Staff Writer, Special News Section, The Tokyo Shimbun CISMOR Fellow, Doshisha University |
Islamic Studies |
| Yasuyuki Matsunaga | Associate Professor, Graduate Program in Peace and Conflict Studies, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies CISMOR Fellow, Doshisha University |
Modern Iranian Studies |
| Michel Mohr | Assistant Professor, Department of Religion, University of Hawaii CISMOR Fellow, Doshisha University |
Buddhist Studies |
| Osman Bakar | Professor, International Islamic University Malaysia CISMOR Senior Research Fellow, Doshisha University |
History of Islamic Science and Interfaith Dialogue |
| Mark Juergensmeyer | Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara Director, Orfalea Center for Global & International Studies CISMOR Senior Research Fellow, Doshisha University |
Global & International Studies; Sociology; Religious Studies |
| Tariq Ramadan | Senior Research Fellow (St. Antony’s College, Oxford; Lokahi Foundation, London) CISMOR Senior Research Fellow, Doshisha University |
Humanities-Islamology |
| John L. Esposito | Professor, Georgetown University CISMOR Senior Research Fellow, Doshisha University |
Religious Studies; International Affairs; Islamic Studies |
| Heup Young Kim | Professor, Kangnam University CISMOR Senior Research Fellow, Doshisha University |
Systematic Theology |
| Sachiko Murata | Professor, State University of New York, Stony Brook Director, the Program in Japanese Studies CISMOR Senior Research Fellow, Doshisha University |
Comparative Study of Islamic Mysticism and Oriental Mysticism |
| Fumihiko Sueki | Professor, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo CISMOR Fellow, Doshisha University |
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| Junichi Isomae | Associate Professor, International Research Center for Japanese Studies CISMOR Fellow, Doshisha University |
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| Chikako Mori | Lecturer, Faculty of Foreign Studies, Nanzan University CISMOR Fellow, Doshisha University |
Sociology |



