Christy Lohr is the new Duke Chapel associate dean for religious life

Durham, N.C. - Duke Chapel has appointed Christy Lohr as associate dean for religious life. Lohr will direct the chapel's interfaith initiatives, including the Faith Council, as well as coordinate campus religious life groups and the chapel's student ministry programs.

"My long-term goal is to make Duke Chapel as widely regarded for its interfaith work as it already is for its Christian ministry," said Duke Chapel Dean Sam Wells. "Dr. Lohr is uniquely qualified to both lead our interfaith initiatives including the Faith Council, as well as engage students inside and outside the classroom."

Lohr is currently serving as director of the Intersections Institute, a partnership of the Eastern Cluster of Lutheran Seminaries, social ministry organizations, and schools of business designed to integrate the study of theology and business. She has previously worked for the World Council of Churches and the Temple of Understanding, an interfaith organization in New York.

"I am excited about joining the religious life team at Duke Chapel," Lohr said. "Having been impressed by Duke's commitment to interfaith dialogue, I am especially looking forward to the challenge of helping the university move into a new phase of engagement."

She earned a doctorate in theology and ethics from (jointly) Hartford Seminary, Conn., and the University of Exeter, England.

Lohr will begin work at Duke Chapel June 10.