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Pieternella van Doorn-Harder is an Endowed Professor in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, with a dual affiliation as Medewerker at Wake Forest University since 2009. Her research focuses on religious traditions, interfaith dialogue, gender studies, and ethics, particularly within Coptic Orthodox and Muslim contexts. She has authored/co-edited 36 research outputs including books on religious leadership and intercultural theology.
- Key Research Areas:
- Tradition preservation vs modernity
- Coptic Orthodox Church leadership
- Prophetic traditions in Christian contexts
- Indonesian Muslim feminist movements
Her work contributes to UN SDGs related to gender equality and peaceful societies. She teaches 'Islam and Interfaith Relations' and has organized international conferences on Muslim-Christian dialogue. With 8 supervised PhD theses, her mentorship focuses on emerging scholars in religious studies. Active in editorial roles for journals and public lectures, she bridges academic research with media engagement through web publications and interviews.
