Barbara A. McGraw, J.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Social Ethics, Law, and Public Life
School of Liberal Arts and School of Economics and Business Administration

925-631-4061
bmcgraw@stmarys-ca.edu

An author, speaker, and media commentator on American identity and the role of religious pluralism in public life, Dr. Barbara A. McGraw is lead co-editor (with Jo Renee Formicola) of and contributor to Taking Religious Pluralism Seriously: Spiritual Politics on America's Sacred Ground, which is based on Dr. McGraw's earlier book entitled Rediscovering America’s Sacred Ground: Public Religion and Pursuit of the Good in a Pluralistic America.  She is also co-author (with Robert S. Ellwood) of Many Peoples, Many Faiths: Women and Men in the World Religions, one of the most used world religions texts in the U.S., the 10th edition for which is forthcoming fall 2012.  She holds a Juris Doctor Degree and a Ph.D. in Religion and Social Ethics, both from the University of Southern California.  Dr. McGraw also is a member of the Bar of the United States Supreme Court and an Affiliate of The Pluralism Project at Harvard University.