Marc H. Ellis

_Influenced by the Jewish ethical tradition and the dissonance of Jewish life after the Holocaust, with other Jews of Conscience, Professor Marc H. Ellis has sought to rescue the Jewish ethical tradition in the face of the demands of the 20th and now 21st Century. In his early career, he became deeply interested in Holocaust Theology and Liberation Theology as a reflection on and expression of the mores of the Judeo-Christian tradition when faced with the socio-political-economic crises and genocidal assaults of oppressive nation-states and the international political and economic order. Over the years Professor Ellis has translated that expression of ethical values into an understanding of the Jewish ethical tradition, now facing its own moral crisis as Jewish identity becomes increasingly uncritically identified with the governmental politics of America and Israel.

Within that analysis, Professor Ellis has developed further insight into Jewish-Christian-Muslim relations, and their complexity in the modern world. Since then, he has used his position, influence, and writings to elucidate further on these difficulties, and been welcomed by a wide variety of audiences, from university forums to international institutes, and faith-based groups seeking justice and peace while working within complex religious and political identities.

Today, Professor Ellis'  academic freedom is under assault at Baylor University by none other than Ken Starr, now Baylor's President, the infamous prosecutor of President Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky.  Please join us in our struggle against this outrage by clicking on "Case" and signing the petition.  Your voice is important.