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Marc Ellis
Marc Ellis
Born	1952; Miami, Florida
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Florida State University; Marquette University
Occupation	Professor

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Marc H. Ellis (born in 1952, Miami, Florida) is an American author, liberation theologian, and University Professor of Jewish Studies, Professor of History and Director of the Center for Jewish Studies at Baylor University.^[1]

Biography

Ellis was a member of the Catholic Workers Movement in 1974-1975. He wrote an autobiographical book (1997) Unholy alliance: religion and atrocity in our time. He earned B.A. and M.A. degrees in Religion and American Studies at Florida State University, where he studied under Richard Rubenstein and William Miller. In 1980 he received his doctorate in contemporary American Social and Religious Thought from Marquette University.[2] He then became a faculty member at the Maryknoll School of Theology in Maryknoll, New York, and director of the M.A. program at the Maryknoll Institute for Justice and Peace.[1][3] He was made full professor in 1988, and remained atMaryknoll until 1995. He was a Senior Fellow[4] and then visiting scholar atHarvard University's Center for the Study of World Religions and Center for Middle Eastern Studies, as well as a visiting professor at Florida State University. In 1998 he was appointed Professor of American and Jewish Studies atBaylor University, where the next year he was named University Professor of American and Jewish Studies. In 1999 he founded Baylor University's Center for American and Jewish Studies. In 2006, the Center was renamed The Center for Jewish Studies. He is currently University Professor of Jewish Studies and Director of the Center for Jewish Studies at Baylor University.

His current writings deal with contemporaryJudaism, Jewish liberation theology, Jewish-Arab relations, and justice and peace studies. Ellis was featured in the David Horowitz book The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America.[5] In 2012, Dr. Ellis retired from Baylor University. His retirement certificate "gratefully acknowledges" his 14 years of "devoted service" to Baylor University. Currently, Dr. Ellis is writing a daily blog, Exile and the Prophetic, is lecturing around the world and is Senior Visiting Lecturer in the Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Peace in Costa Rica. —

Commentaries

Among those who have commented appreciatively on the work of Ellis are George McGovern, Noam Chomsky, Edward Said, Professor Susannah Heschel, Elliot Dorff and Desmund Tutu.^[1] Among those who have criticized Ellis's work are Edward Alexander,^[2] David Horowitz,^[3] and Alan Mittleman.^[4]

Bibliography

Articles and Lectures By and about Dr. Ellis, at Baylor University
Ellis, M. H. (2011) Encountering the Jewish Future: with Wiesel, Buber, Heschel, Arendt, Levinas. Augsburg Fortress ISBN 978-0-8006-9793-8
Ellis, M. H. (2009) Judaism Does Not Equal Israel: The Rebirth of the Jewish Prophetic. New Press ISBN 1-59558-425-0
Ellis, M. H. (2007) Reading the Torah Out Loud: A Journey of Lament and Hope.
Ellis, M. H. (2005) The End of Jewish History : Auschwitz, The Holocaust and Palestine. ISBN 0-7453-2426-6.
Ellis, M. H. (2005) After Arafat: mapping a Jewish/Palestinian solidarity. ASIN B000AJQKUU.
Ellis, M. H., & Neuberger, J.(preface) (2004) Toward a Jewish Theology of Liberation: The Challenge of the 21st Century. ISBN 1-932792-00-7.
Ellis, M. H. (2004) The Mural-Covered Wall: On Separation and the Future of Jews and Palestinians in Israel/Palestine and the Diaspora. ASIN B000BG5DE6.
Ellis, M. H. (2003) At the end of an era: a meditation on ecumenism, exile and gratitude. ASIN B0008DMKHA.
Ellis, M. H. (2002) Israel and Palestine - Out of the Ashes: The Search for Jewish Identity in the Twenty-first Century. ISBN 0-7453-1956-4.
Ellis, M. H. (2001) Practicing Exile: The Religious Odyssey of an American Jew. ISBN 0-8006-3443-8.
Ellis, M. H. (2000) Revolutionary Forgiveness: Essays on Judaism, Christianity, and the Future of religious Life. ISBN 0-918954-75-4.
Ellis, M. H. (2000) A Year at the Catholic Worker: A Spiritual Journey Among the Poor. ISBN 0-918954-74-6
Ellis, M. H.(2000) Indigenous minority rights, citizenship, and the new Jerusalem: a reflection on the future of Palestinians and Jews in the expanded state of Israel. ASIN B0008HBG4E.
Ellis, M. H. (1999) O Jerusalem: The Contested Future of the Jewish Covenant. ISBN 0-8006-3159-5.
McGowan, D., & Ellis, M. H. (1998) Remembering Deir Yassin: The Future of Israel and Palestine. ISBN 1-56656-291-0.
Ellis, M. H. (1997) Unholy Alliance: Religion and Atrocity in Our Time. ISBN 0-8006-3080-7.
Ellis, M. H. (1995) Restoring the ordinary: A reflection on the consciousness of the Holocaust in Jewish thought in the aftermath of the Israeli-Palestinian accords. ASIN B0006QR1E6.
Ellis, M. H.(1994) Ending Auschwitz: The Future of Jewish and Christian Life. ISBN 0-664-25501-9.
Ellis, M. H. (1990) Beyond Innocence and redemption: Confronting the Holocaust and Israeli Power; Creating a Moral Future for the Jewish People. ISBN 0-06-062215-6.
Ellis, M. H. (1990) Expanding the View: Gustavo Gutierrez and the Future of Liberation Theology. ISBN 0-88344-690-1.
Ellis, M. H. (1989) The Future of Dissent: a Reflection on What Shall I Do With This People? Jews and the Fractious Politics of Judaism. ASIN B00082AJUG.
Ellis, M. H. (1987) Toward a Jewish Theology of Liberation Orbis Books, Maryknoll, New York, ISBN 0-88344-358-9
Ellis, M. H. (1986) Faithfulness in an Age of Holocaust. ISBN 0-916349-13-6.
Ellis, M. H. (1981) Peter Maurin: Prophet in the twentieth century. ISBN 0-8091-2361-4.

References

^ ^a ^b Director Marc H. Ellis, at Baylor University
^ http://archive.frontpagemag.com/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=5453
^ Horowitz, David (2006). The professors: the 101 most dangerous academics in America. Regnery Publishing. ISBN 0-89526-003-4.
^ Alan Mittleman, "Marc Ellis: The Torah as a Suicide Pact," in Edward Alexander and Paul Bogdanor, The Jewish Divide over Israel, New Brunswick: Transaction Publishers.

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 ==Biography==
-Ellis was a member of the Catholic Workers Movement in 1974-1975. He wrote an autobiographical book (1997) ''Unholy alliance: religion and atrocity in our time''. He earned B.A. and M.A. degrees in Religion and American Studies at [[Florida State University]], where he studied under [[Richard L. Rubenstein|Richard Rubenstein]] and William Miller. In 1980 he received his doctorate in contemporary American Social and Religious Thought from [[Marquette University]].<ref>[http://registrar.fsu.edu/bulletin/undergrad/info/faculty_univ.htm University Faculty, Professional, and Administrative Personnel, Florida State University]</ref> He then became a faculty member at the Maryknoll School of Theology in Maryknoll, New York, and director of the M.A. program at the Maryknoll Institute for Justice and Peace.<ref name=EllisAtBaylor/><ref name=EllisAtBaylorII>[http://www.baylor.edu/provost/index.php?id=001145 Marc Ellis, University Professor of Jewish Studies] Baylor University</ref> He was made full professor in 1988, and remained at [[Maryknoll]] until 1995. He was a Senior Fellow<ref>[http://www.hds.harvard.edu/cswr/people/past/D-H.html Past Fellows and Affiliates: D-H, Center for the Study of World Religions] Harvard Divinity School</ref> and then visiting scholar at [[Harvard University]]'s Center for the Study of World Religions and Center for Middle Eastern Studies, as well as a visiting professor at Florida State University. In 1998 he was appointed Professor of American and Jewish Studies at [[Baylor University]], where the next year he was named University Professor of American and Jewish Studies. In 1999 he founded Baylor University's Center for American and Jewish Studies. In 2006, the Center was renamed The Center for Jewish Studies. He is currently University Professor of Jewish Studies and Director of the Center for Jewish Studies at [[Baylor University]].
+Ellis was a member of the Catholic Workers Movement in 1974-1975. He wrote an autobiographical book (1997) Unholy alliance: religion and atrocity in our time. He earned B.A. and M.A. degrees in Religion and American Studies at Florida State University, where he studied under Richard Rubenstein and William Miller. In 1980 he received his doctorate in contemporary American Social and Religious Thought from Marquette University.[2] He then became a faculty member at the Maryknoll School of Theology in Maryknoll, New York, and director of the M.A. program at the Maryknoll Institute for Justice and Peace.[1][3] He was made full professor in 1988, and remained atMaryknoll until 1995. He was a Senior Fellow[4] and then visiting scholar atHarvard University's Center for the Study of World Religions and Center for Middle Eastern Studies, as well as a visiting professor at Florida State University. In 1998 he was appointed Professor of American and Jewish Studies atBaylor University, where the next year he was named University Professor of American and Jewish Studies. In 1999 he founded Baylor University's Center for American and Jewish Studies. In 2006, the Center was renamed The Center for Jewish Studies. He is currently University Professor of Jewish Studies and Director of the Center for Jewish Studies at Baylor University.
+His current writings deal with contemporaryJudaism, Jewish liberation theology, Jewish-Arab relations, and justice and peace studies. Ellis was featured in the David Horowitz book The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America.[5] In 2012, Dr. Ellis retired from Baylor University. His retirement certificate "gratefully acknowledges" his 14 years of "devoted service" to Baylor University. Currently, Dr. Ellis is writing a daily blog, Exile and the Prophetic, is lecturing around the world and is Senior Visiting Lecturer in the Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Peace in Costa Rica. —
-His current writings deal with contemporary [[Judaism]], Jewish [[liberation theology]], Jewish-Arab relations, and justice and peace studies.
-Ellis was featured in the [[David Horowitz]] book ''[[The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America]]''.<ref>{{cite book|title=The professors: the 101 most dangerous academics in America|first=David|last=Horowitz|publisher=Regnery Publishing|year=2006|ISBN=0-89526-003-4}}</ref>
-Dr. Ellis is currently facing dismissal charges from Baylor University under the leadership of Baylor's new President Ken Starr, the former special counsel that prosecuted Bill Clinton and [[Monica Lewinsky]].<ref>http://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/politics/5615/ken_starr_pulling_a_clinton_on_a_jewish_studies_professor_at_baylor_u/</ref> In response, the American Academy of University Professors has filed its objections,  as well as the Middle East Studies Association.<ref>http://www.mesa.arizona.edu/committees/academic-freedom/intervention/letters-north-america.html</ref> [[Dr. Cornel West]], Rosemary Ruether and Archbishop Desmund Tutu have started a petition on Change.org in support of his efforts to remain at Baylor.
 ==Commentaries==