Janet Soskice is professor of philosophical theology at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of Jesus College. She has taught philosophy of religion, ethics and doctrine, and philosophy. Professor Soskice is a past-president of both the Catholic Theological Association of Great Britain and the Society for the Study of Theology. She takes an active role in Jewish-Christian relations, Anglican-Roman Catholic ecumenical discussions and the Christian-Muslim dialogue. Her recent book Sisters of Sinai: How Two Lady Adventurers Discovered the Lost Gospels (London: Chatto and New York: Knopf, 2009) won critical acclaim.