Joseph E.B. Lumbard (born 1969) is an American Muslim scholar of Islamic studies[2] and associate professor of Quranic studies at the College of Islamic Studies at Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Qatar. He is the author, editor, and translator of several scholarly books and many articles on Islamic philosophy, Sufism, and Quranic studies.[3]
Joseph E. B. Lumbard | |
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| Born | Joseph E. B. Lumbard 1969 (age 54–55) |
| Nationality | American |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | George Washington University, Yale University |
| Influences | Seyyed Hossein Nasr[1] |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Hamad Bin Khalifa University |
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Biography
editBorn and raised in Washington D.C., Lumbard was brought up within the Episcopal Church, serving as an altar boy. In his teenage years he lost interest and he was introduced to Islam when a sophomore at George Washington University. He converted to Islam a year and a half later.[4]
I realized that everything that I had been searching for within Christianity was also available within Islam...and that I would be following the message of Jesus just as fully within the Islamic tradition.[4]
He received a Ph.D. and M.Phil. in Islamic Studies from Yale University, an M.A. in Religious Studies and a B.A. from the George Washington University.[5] In order to complement his Western university training, he studied Qur´an, Hadith, Sufism, and Islamic philosophy with traditional teachers in Morocco, Egypt, Yemen, and Iran.[6] Lumbard began his teaching career at the American University in Cairo (2002-2005) after receiving a PhD in Islamic studies from Yale University. After serving as an advisor for interfaith affairs to King Abdullah II of Jordan, he became the director of the Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Program at Brandeis University.[7] He has also served as an assistant professor of Arabic and Translation Studies at the American University of Sharjah.[8]
Lumbard has lectured in academic arenas around the world, participated in inter-faith dialogues, and appeared on several radio and television programs. He is also the founder and first director of the Islamic Research Institute.[6]
Bibliography
edit- Aḥmad al-Ghazālī, Remembrance and the Metaphysics of Love (SUNY Press, 2016)[9]
- The Study Quran, (Translator, commentary writer and General Editor) (HarperOne, Fall 2015)[10]
- "Seyyed Hossein Nasr on Tradition and Modernity" in Tradition and Modernity ed. David Marshall (Georgetown University Press, 2014)
- "What of the Word is Common" in Muslim and Christian Understanding: Theory and Application of "A common Word" ed. Waleed El-Ansary and David K. Linnan (Praeger, 2012)
- From Hubb to 'Ishq: The Development of Love in Early Sufism, (Oxford Journal of Islamic Studies, 2008).
- Submission, Faith and Beauty: The Religion of Islam., (Hayward, 2007, Zaytuna Institute, 2008)
- Prophets and Messengers of God, "Voices of Islam", (Praeger Pub Text, 2007)
- Islam, Fundamentalism, and the Betrayal of Tradition, (World Wisdom, 2004)
- "The Function of Dhikrullāh in Sufi Psychology" in Knowledge is Light: Essays in Islamic Studies ed. Zaylan Morris (Kazi Publications: 2003)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Markwith, Zachary (2010). "Review: Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Islam in the Modern World: Challenged by the West, Threatened by Fundamentalism, Keeping Faith with Tradition". Sacred Web. 28 (1): 103–116 [115].
- ^ Davary, Bahar (2016-11-08). "The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary". Horizons. 43 (2). Cambridge University Press (CUP): 397–401. doi:10.1017/hor.2016.108. ISSN 0360-9669.
- ^ "Speakers". IZU. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ^ a b Revitalizing the Heart of Islam: An Interview with Joseph Lumbard
- ^ Brandeis University Faculty Guide
- ^ a b Joseph E. B. Lumbard: Life and Work Archived 2006-11-17 at the Wayback Machine [dead link]
- ^ Cornille, Catherine (1 August 2009). Criteria of Discernment in Interreligious Dialogue. Wipf and Stock Publishers. p. 281. ISBN 978-1-60608-784-8.
- ^ "HBKU lectures to focus on wide range of topics". Gulf-Times. 2017-03-04. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ^ Reviews of Aḥmad al-Ghazālī, Remembrance and the Metaphysics of Love:
- Khalil, Atif (2017). "Aḥmad al-Ghazālī, Remembrance, and the Metaphysics of Love, written by Joseph E.B. Lumbard". Journal of Sufi Studies. 6 (2). Brill: 233–236. doi:10.1163/22105956-12341303. ISSN 2210-5948.
- Maghsoudlou, Salimeh (2018). "Aḥmad al-Ghazālī, Remembrance, and the Metaphysics of Love". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies. 81 (1). Cambridge University Press (CUP): 129–131. doi:10.1017/s0041977x18000204. ISSN 0041-977X. S2CID 171982258.
- Eshots, Janis (2018). "Aḥmad al-Ghazālī, Remembrance, and the Metaphysics of Love by Joseph E. B. Lumbard". Philosophy East and West. 68 (3). Project Muse: 1017–1020. doi:10.1353/pew.2018.0085. ISSN 1529-1898. S2CID 171464767.
- Renard, J. (2018). "Aḥmad al-Ghazālī, Remembrance, and the Metaphysics of Love". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 138 (4): 924. doi:10.7817/jameroriesoci.138.4.0924.
- Pisani, Emmanuel (2019-04-03). "Aḥmad al-Ghazālī, Remembrance and the Metaphysics of Love". Studia Islamica. 114 (1). Brill: 93–96. doi:10.1163/19585705-12341394. ISSN 0585-5292. S2CID 171484995.
- Wilkinson, Taraneh R. (2019-06-18). "Ahmad Al-Ghazali, Remembrance, and the Metaphysics of Love". Reading Religion. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
- ^ Reviews of The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary:
- Davary, Bahar (2016). "The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary". Horizons. 43 (2): 397–401. doi:10.1017/hor.2016.108. ISSN 0360-9669.
- Drury, Abdullah (2016). "The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary". Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations. 27 (4): 493–495. doi:10.1080/09596410.2016.1148886. ISSN 0959-6410. S2CID 147717452.
- Lawrence, Bruce B. (2016). "The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary". The Muslim World. 106 (3). Wiley: 633–638. doi:10.1111/muwo.12136. ISSN 0027-4909.
- Powers, David S. (2018). "The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary". Review of Qur'anic Research. 4 (3). International Qur’anic Studies Association.
- Bellin, Elise (2020). "IRC Book Review: The Study Quran: A New Translation And Commentary". Wisconsin Muslim Journal. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- Leaman, Oliver (2017). "The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary". Philosophy East and West. 67 (2). Project Muse: 594–596. doi:10.1353/pew.2017.0049. ISSN 1529-1898. S2CID 171836399.
- Fudge, Bruce (2018). "Study the Quran or The Study Quran?". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 138 (3). American Oriental Society: 575–588. doi:10.7817/jameroriesoci.138.3.0575. ISSN 0003-0279.
- Geissinger, Aisha (2016). "The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary". Journal of the American Academy of Religion. 85 (1). Oxford University Press (OUP): 270–272. doi:10.1093/jaarel/lfw074. ISSN 0002-7189.
- Vaid, Mobeen (2016). "The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary". Islamic Sciences. 13 (2). Center for Islamic Sciences: 105–118.
- Miller, Caleb (2015). "Review of 'The Study Quran'". Clarion: Journal of Spirituality and Justice. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- Gökkır, Necmettin (2016). "The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary". İslam Araştırmaları Dergisi. 36: 179–182. doi:10.26570/isad.327255.
- Laabdi, Mourad (2017). "The Study Quran: A New Translation with Notes and Commentary". Iranian Studies. 50 (3). Informa UK Limited: 467–471. doi:10.1080/00210862.2017.1285602. ISSN 0021-0862. S2CID 164945016.
- Bauer, Karen (2017). The American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences. 34 (4): 70–74.
- Alexandrin, Lisa (2016). Journal of the Muhyiddin Ibn ‘Arabi Society. 49: 104–108.
- Ford, Peter (2016). Theological Review. 37 (1–2): 140–142.
- Görke, Andreas (2018). Speculum. 93 (1): 250–251.
- Ibrahim, Celene (2016). "The Study Quran: A New Translation with Notes and Commentary". Journal of Islamic and Muslim Studies. 1 (2). Indiana University Press: 89–92. doi:10.2979/jims.1.2.08. ISSN 2470-7066.
- Medoff, Louis (2016). Journal of Shi‘a Islamic Studies. 9 (3): 367–371.
- Metzler, Berenike (2018). "The Study Quran: A New Translation with Notes and Commentary". Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft. 168 (2): 500–502.
- Samsel, Peter (2016). "The Study Quran: A New Translation with Notes and Commentary". Sacred Web. 37: 77–104.
- de Souza, Felipe Freitas (2016). "The Study Quran: A New Translation with Notes and Commentary". Revista Espaço Acadêmico. 187: 171–173.
- Muchlisin, Annas Rolli (2017). "Kesarjanaan Tradisionalis alQur'an di era Kontemporer". Epistemé: Jurnal Pengembangan Ilmu Keislaman. 12 (2): 288–310.
- Geoffroy, Eric (2016). "Seyyed Hossein Nasr, The Study Quran – A New Translation and Commentary". Les cahiers de l'Islam (in French). Retrieved 2021-02-14.