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{{Infobox academicofficeholder
| name = Chester Gillis
| title1 = Dean of [[Georgetown College (Georgetown University)|Georgetown College]]
|titles=Dean of [[Georgetown College (Georgetown University)|Georgetown College]] (2008–2017)|alma_mater=[[KU Leuven|Catholic University of Leuven]] <small>([[Master of Arts|MA]], [[Licentiate (degree)|Licentiate]])</small><br>[[University of Chicago]] <small>([[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]])</small>|workplaces=[[Georgetown University]]}}▼
| predecessor1 = [[Jane Dammen McAuliffe]]
'''Chester L. Gillis''' is the former Dean of [[Georgetown College (Georgetown University)|Georgetown College]], Professor in the Department of Theology, and the founding Director of the Program on the Church and Interreligious Dialogue in the [[Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs]] at [[Georgetown University]]. In 2017, Gillis concluded as Dean of Georgetown College and returned to the faculty.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehoya.com/gillis-steps-down-as-georgetown-college-dean/|title=Gillis Steps Down As Georgetown College Dean|last=Lynch|first=Jack|date=March 18, 2016|work=[[The Hoya]]|access-date=October 5, 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|last2=Zhu|first2=William}}</ref> In January 2019, he will assume the position of interim provost at [[Saint Louis University]].{{cn|date=August 2018}}▼
| successor1 = [[Christopher Celenza]]
| termstart1 = 2008
| termend1 = 2017
▲|titles=Dean ofalma_mater [[Georgetown College (Georgetown University)|Georgetown College]] (2008–2017)|alma_mater= [[KU Leuven|Catholic University of Leuven]] <small>([[MasterBachelor of ArtsPhilosophy|MAPh.B.]], [[Licentiate (degree)|LicentiatePh.L.]], [[Master of Arts|M.A.]])</small><br/>[[University of Chicago]] <small>([[Doctor of Philosophy|PhDPh.D.]])</small>|workplaces=[[Georgetown University]]}}
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| workplaces = [[Georgetown University]]<br/>[[Saint Louis University]]
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| title = Provost of [[Saint Louis University]]
| successor = Michael Lewis
| predecessor = [[Nancy Brickhouse]]
| termstart = December 2019
| termend = May 2020
}}
 
▲'''Chester L. Gillis''' is the former Dean of [[Georgetown College (Georgetown University)|Georgetown College]], Professor in the Department of Theology, and the founding Director of the Program on the Church and Interreligious Dialogue in the [[Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs]] at [[Georgetown University]]. In 2017, Gillis concluded as Dean of Georgetown College and returned to the faculty.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehoya.com/gillis-steps-down-as-georgetown-college-dean/|title=Gillis Steps Down As Georgetown College Dean|last=Lynch|first=Jack|date=March 18, 2016|work=[[The Hoya]]|access-date=October 5, 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|last2=Zhu|first2=William}}</ref> In January 2019, he will assumeassumed the position of interim provost at [[Saint Louis University]].{{cn|date=August 2018}}He left his position as interim provost of Saint Louis University May 2020.
 
== Education ==
Gillis received his [[Bachelor of Philosophy]], [[Licentiate (degree)|Licentiate of Philosophy]], and [[Master of Arts]] in religious studies from the [[KU Leuven|Catholic University of Leuven]]. He then received his Doctor of Philosophy in [[theology]] from the [[University of Chicago]].<ref name=curriculumvitae>{{Cite web|url=https://www.slu.edu/provost/provost-bio/gillis_cv_2019.pdf|title=Curriculum Vitae: Chester Gillis|last=|first=|date=|website=Saint Louis University|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109021104/https://www.slu.edu/provost/provost-bio/gillis_cv_2019.pdf|archive-date=November 9, 2019|access-date=November 9, 2019}}</ref>
 
== Research and publication ==
 
Chester Gillis' research interests include comparative religion and contemporary Roman Catholicism. He is the author of ''A Question of Final Belief: John Hick's Pluralistic Theory of Salvation'' (1989), ''Pluralism: A New Paradigm for Theology'' (1993), ''Roman Catholicism in America'', [Catholic Book Club Book of the Month Selection, July 1999], ''Catholic Faith in America'' (2003), and editor of ''The Political Papacy'' (2006), Roman Catholicism in America, Second Edition (2019) as well as numerous articles, book chapters, and encyclopedia entries. He is co-editor of the Columbia University series Religion and Politics.
 
== Academic leadership ==
 
Gillis served as Chair of the Department of Theology from 2001 to 2006, the Core Faculty of the Liberal Studies Program from 1998 to 2008, and Director of the Doctor of Liberal Studies from 2006 to 2008. He received the Excellence in Teaching Award from the Liberal Studies Program at Georgetown (2005). He also served on the Executive Faculty at Georgetown and is a member of the Jesuit Honor Society [[Alpha Sigma Nu]]. In 2008, Gillis became the Dean of [[Georgetown College (Georgetown University)|Georgetown College]], succeeding [[Jane Dammen McAuliffe]].<ref>{{Cite Henews|url=http://www.thehoya.com/gillis-named-college-dean/|title=Gillis heldNamed thisCollege positionDean|last=Lario|first=Court3ney|date=15 he held until 2017, when he was succeeded byApril 2009|work=[[ChristopherThe CelenzaHoya]]|access-date=23 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624031749/http://www.thehoya.com/gillis-named-college-dean/|archive-date=24 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://college.georgetown.edu/collegenews/thank-you-dean-gillis.html|title=Thank You, Dean Gillis|last=|first=|date=28 April 2017|access-date=23 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623235904/https://college.georgetown.edu/collegenews/thank-you-dean-gillis.html|archive-date=23 June 2018|dead-url-status=nodead|publisher=Georgetown University}}</ref> He held this position he held until 2017, when he was succeeded by [[Christopher Celenza]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehoya.com/gillis-namedsteps-down-as-georgetown-college-dean/|title=Gillis NamedSteps Down As Georgetown College Dean|last=LarioLynch|first=Court3neyJack|date=15March April18, 20092016|work=[[The Hoya]]|access-date=23October June5, 2017|last2=Zhu|first2=William}}</ref> In January 2019, he became the interim [[Provost (education)|provost]] of [[Saint Louis University]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.slu.edu/news/2018/august/interim-provost-appointed.php|title=Eminent Georgetown Scholar Appointed Interim Provost|website=Saint Louis University|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2018062403174920190116095947/httphttps://www.thehoyaslu.comedu/gillisnews/2018/august/interim-namedprovost-collegeappointed.php|archive-deandate=January 16, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=April 22, 2019}}</ref> He left the position in May 2020, and was succeeded by Michael Lewis as interim provost.<ref>{{Cite web|archivelast=Pestello|first=Fred P.|author-link=Fred Pestello|date=24May June19, 20182020|deadtitle=President's Message: SLU Names New Interim Provost|url=https://www.slu.edu/news/announcements/2020/may/presidents-message-interim-provost.php|url-status=nolive|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216232120/https://www.slu.edu/news/announcements/2020/may/presidents-message-interim-provost.php|archive-date=December 16, 2021|access-date=December 16, 2021|website=Saint Louis University}}</ref>
 
He has chaired the Arts and Humanities Committee for the Heinz Awards and served on the selection committee for The Louisville Institute's grants. He chaired the national Teaching Award Committee for the Association of Graduate Liberal Studies and served on the editorial board of ''Confluence: Journal of Graduate Liberal Studies''. A member of the American Theological Society, he served on the Academic Relations Task Force of the American Academy of Religion.
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Frequently consulted by the media about contemporary issues in religion, in particular, Roman Catholicism, Dean Gillis has appeared on Face the Nation, Meet the Press, The News Hour, ABC, NBC, and CBS Evening News, Good Morning America, Nightline, and National Public Radio and is a contributor to the Washington Post/Newsweek website On Faith.
 
He holds a Licentiate in Philosophy and an M.A. in Religious Studies from the [[Katholieke Universiteit Leuven|Catholic University at Leuven]] in Belgium and earned his Ph.D. from the [[University of Chicago Divinity School]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.peeters-leuven.be/boekoverz_print.asp?nr=259|title=Pluralism: a New Paradigm for Theology|last=|first=|date=|website=Peeters Publishers|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623235357/http://www.peeters-leuven.be/boekoverz_print.asp?nr=259|archive-date=23 June 2018|dead-url-status=nolive|access-date=23 June 2018}}</ref>
 
==Writings==
 
* ''Roman Catholicism in America'' ({{ISBN|0-231-10870-2}}, {{ISBN|0-231-10871-0}}): {{ISBN|9780231142670}}
* ''Pluralism: A New Paradigm for Theology'' ({{ISBN|0-8028-0572-8}})
* ''The Political Papacy: John Paul II, Benedictine XVI and Their Influence'' ({{ISBN|1-59451-181-0}})
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