Calling Out from the Depths: Jewish & Christian Interpretations of the Book of Psalms

Andrew R. Davis, Ph.D., is a native of Raleigh, North Carolina, where he first discovered his love of ancient languages in Mrs. Ruth Ann Morton’s seventh-grade Latin class. He continued studying Classics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (A.B.). After a year in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps (Oakland) and another year teaching English in Austria, Davis attended the Weston Jesuit School of Theology (M.T.S.) and then pursued doctoral studies at the Johns Hopkins University (M.A., Ph.D.). Research for his dissertation included a year as Kress Fellow at the Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem. Before coming to Boston College, Davis taught for four years at the Seattle University School of Theology and Ministry.

Rabbi Or Rose was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Educated in New York City, Jerusalem, and Boston, he has served in various teaching and administrative capacities at Hebrew College for the last 15 years. In 2016, he became the founding director of the Miller Center for Interreligious Learning & Leadership, which works with leaders at different stages of their development for service in a diverse society. Rabbi Rose’s research and writing focuses on Jewish spirituality, interreligious engagement, and social justice. Among his publications are My Neighbor’s Faith: Stories of Interreligious Encounter, Growth, and Transformation (co-editor), and Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi: Essential Teachings (co-editor, both volumes from Orbis Books). He is currently working on editing a contemporary commentary on the Psalms featuring multifaith voices (Paraclete Press, 2022).