Jane Idleman Smith is an American scholar of Islam and former professor of Comparative Religion at
Harvard University
Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma ...
.
She is currently Professor Emerita of Islamic studies at
Hartford Seminary
The Hartford International University for Religion and Peace (formerly Hartford Seminary) is a private theological university in Hartford, Connecticut.
History
Hartford Seminary's origins date back to 1833 when the Pastoral Union of Connecti ...
.
Biography
Smith received Bachelor of Divinity degree from
Hartford Seminary
The Hartford International University for Religion and Peace (formerly Hartford Seminary) is a private theological university in Hartford, Connecticut.
History
Hartford Seminary's origins date back to 1833 when the Pastoral Union of Connecti ...
and her Phd from
Harvard Divinity School
Harvard Divinity School (HDS) is one of the constituent schools of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school's mission is to educate its students either in the religious studies, academic study of religion or for leadership role ...
. She has served as Professor of Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations and co-director of the Macdonald Center for the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations at
Hartford Seminary
The Hartford International University for Religion and Peace (formerly Hartford Seminary) is a private theological university in Hartford, Connecticut.
History
Hartford Seminary's origins date back to 1833 when the Pastoral Union of Connecti ...
and professor of Comparative Religion at
Harvard University
Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma ...
. She also served as co-editor of The Muslim World journal.
Works
* ''Islam in America''
* ''Muslim Women in America: The Challenge of Islamic Identity Today''
* ''The Islamic Understanding of Death and Resurrection''
* ''Mission to America: Five Islamic Sectarian Communities in North America''
* ''Muslims, Christians, and the Challenge of Interfaith Dialogue''
* ''Islam and the West Post 9/11''
[Reviews of ''Islam and the West Post 9/11'':
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* ''An Historical and Semantic Study of the Term "islām" as Seen in a Sequence of Qurʼān Commentaries''
See also
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Anna M. Gade
Anna M. Gade is an American scholar of Islam, religion and ethics, Southeast Asia and environmental studies. She is Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor in the Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin- ...
References
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Women scholars of Islam
Hartford Seminary alumni
Harvard Divinity School alumni