Prof. Robert Eisen is professor of Religion and Judaic Studies at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He holds a Ph.D. in Jewish Thought from Brandeis University, and is the co-editor (with Charles Manekin) of Philosophers and the Jewish Bible. Eisen is the author of, Gersonides on Providence, Covenant, and the Chosen People (1995); The Book of Job in Medieval Jewish Philosophy (2004); The Peace and Violence of Judaism: From the Bible to Modern Zionism (2011); and Religious Zionism, Jewish Law, and the Morality of War (2017). He is also active as a consultant on issues of religion and international conflict, working to improve relations between Jews, Christians, and Muslims.