Drew Christiansen, S.J.
Drew Christiansen, S.J. is editor in chief of America, the U.S. Jesuit weekly magazine. From 1991-1998 he was director of the Office of International Justice and Peace of the United States Catholic Conference and from 1998-2004 he served as the conference's counselor for international affairs with special responsibility for the Middle East. He is co-author of Forgiveness in International Politics: An Alternative Road to Peace (USCCB, 2004).
Father Christiansen was ordained a priest in 1972 and received his doctorate in religious social ethics from Yale University in 1982. He has twice been a fellow at the Woodstock Theological Center, Washington, D.C. (1977-1980, 1998-2002), serving as the center's acting director in 2002. He has been associate professor of theology and staff fellow of the Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame (1986-1990); assistant professor of social ethics, Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley and the Graduate Theological Union (1981-86); and director, Center for Ethics and Social Policy, Berkeley (1982-86).