Joshua Stanton serves as Program Director and Founding co-Editor of the Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue at Auburn Theological Seminary. He is also a Schusterman Rabbinical Fellow and Weiner Education Fellow at the Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion in New York City and is working towards board certification as a Jewish chaplain and rabbinic ordination.

An alumnus of Amherst College, Josh graduated in 2008 magna cum laude with degrees in history, economics, and Spanish as well as a Certificate in Practical French Language from Université Marc Bloch in Strasbourg, France.

Josh has been the recipient of numerous leadership awards, including the Bridge-Builders Leadership Award from the Interfaith Youth Core, Associates of Jewish Homes and Services for the Aging’s Annette W. and Herbert H. Lichterman Outstanding Programming Award, and the Volunteer Hero Award from the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington. He is a regular columnist for the Tikkun Daily and Huffington Post and has contributed articles and interviews to newspapers, academic journals, television and radio programs, and publications in over nine languages. Josh currently has two book proposals under review for publication and numerous academic articles in print in fields as diverse as religious education, gerontology, and pastoral care.

A sought-after speaker, Josh delivered a keynote address at the 2010 “Eight Annual Doha Conference,” sponsored by the Foreign Ministry of Qatar and Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue. He has given presentations, speeches, and convocations at seminaries, non-profit organizations, and religious groups across the United States and delivered the Closing Address at the Tripartite Forum on Interfaith Cooperation at the United Nations in November 2009.