Paul Mojzes (born 10 November 1936)[1] is an academic who is professor emeritus of Religious Studies at Rosemont College.[2]
Paul Mojzes | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 November 1936 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Belgrade Florida Southern College BA Boston University PhD |
| Occupation(s) | Professor emeritus Religious studies scholar |
| Notable work | Balkan Genocides: Holocaust and Ethnic Cleansing in the Twentieth Century |
Education and career
Mojzes was born in Osijek and grew up in Novi Sad, Yugoslavia.[3] Upon graduation from the gymnasium in Novi Sad, he studied at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law before coming to the United States in 1957.[4] He received his B.A. from Florida Southern College in 1959[5] and doctorate in Eastern European Church History from Boston University in 1965.[1] As well as teaching, Mojzes was also chair of the Religious Studies and Humanities Department at Rosemont College.[6]
He was the co-editor of the Journal of Ecumenical Studies, and founder and co-editor of Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe.[7] Additionally, he was the interim director of the Gratz College Holocaust and Genocide Studies doctoral program and continues to teach at Gratz as an adjunct professor.[8] He was also distinguished visiting professor of Holocaust and genocide studies at Richard Stockton College.[9] He is a member of the United Methodist Church.[10]
Books
- Varieties of Christian-Marxist dialogue (Ecumenical Press, 1978). ISBN 978-0-93121-402-8
- Christian-Marxist dialogue in Eastern Europe (Augsburg Fortress, 1981). ISBN 978-0-80661-895-1
- Religious Liberty in Eastern Europe and the USSR (East European Monographs, 1992). ISBN 978-0-88033-234-7
- Yugoslavian Inferno: Ethnoreligious Warfare in the Balkans (Continuum, 1994). ISBN 978-0-82640-683-5
- Religion and the War in Bosnia (Scholars, 1998). ISBN 978-0-78850-428-0
- Balkan Genocides: Holocaust and Ethnic Cleansing in the Twentieth Century (Rowman & Littlefield, 2011). ISBN 978-1-44220-665-6