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Professor Daniel H. Weiss holds the Polonsky-Coexist Professorship in Jewish Studies and Philosophy of Religion at the Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge, where he has served since 2010. He concurrently acts as Deputy Director of the Cambridge Interfaith Programme and Fellow and Graduate Tutor at Darwin College, maintaining active roles in both institutional leadership and academic mentorship.
His academic formation includes foundational studies at Princeton University (B.A.), Harvard Divinity School (M.T.S.), and the University of Virginia (Ph.D.), establishing interdisciplinary expertise spanning philosophy, theology, and religious studies.
Professor Weiss's research integrates three dynamic strands: rigorous analysis of philosophy of religion through modern Jewish-Christian traditions (engaging Wittgenstein, Levinas, Maimonides, and Spinoza); examination of ethical and theological frameworks in biblical-rabbinic literature with attention to early Christian-rabbinic intersections; and development of interreligious communication theories emphasizing scriptural reasoning across Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. His methodology consistently bridges historical textual analysis with urgent contemporary ethical dilemmas.
Analysis of his 2021-2025 publications reveals accelerating engagement with digital religion (notably AI-human dialogue dynamics), cross-traditional divine linguistics, and violence-scripture relationships. Persistent themes include rabbinic God-concept grammar, idolatry in pluralistic contexts, and political implications of modern Jewish philosophy, demonstrating how classical texts inform modern interfaith tensions through Wittgensteinian and deconstructive lenses.
Scientific awards:
- No specific individual awards documented in available sources
As an academic supervisor, Professor Weiss mentors PhD candidates in Jewish studies and philosophy of religion while directing major initiatives including the Scripture & Violence Project, which secures external funding for collaborative violence-scripture research. His grant-seeking focuses on interdisciplinary projects at theology-ethics-society intersections, particularly supporting early-career researchers in interfaith studies.
Professor Weiss leads the Scripture & Violence Project and shapes the Cambridge Interfaith Programme's strategic direction, while contributing to research clusters including the Cambridge Forum for Jewish Studies and Cambridge Late Antiquity Network. His collaborative environments foster Scriptural Reasoning circles where diverse religious scholars jointly analyze texts, producing influential publications and public dialogues that model constructive interfaith engagement in polarized times.
