Joseph E. B. Lumbard

Biography

Born 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.

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. 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. 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. He has also served as an assistant professor of Arabic and Translation Studies at the American University of Sharjah.

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.

Bibliography

• Aḥmad al-Ghazālī, Remembrance and the Metaphysics of Love (SUNY Press, 2016)Reviews of Aḥmad al-Ghazālī, Remembrance and the Metaphysics of Love:
• The Study Quran, (Translator, commentary writer and General Editor) (HarperOne, Fall 2015)Reviews of The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary:
• 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.
• 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.
• "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)

References

References

1. (2010). "Review: Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Islam in the Modern World: Challenged by the West, Threatened by Fundamentalism, Keeping Faith with Tradition". Sacred Web.
2. "Speakers".
3. [http://www.centerforsacredsciences.org/index.php/Holos/holos-lumbard.html Revitalizing the Heart of Islam: An Interview with Joseph Lumbard]
4. [http://www.brandeis.edu/facguide/faculty?emplid=40bc11b9d4af8a817ebf1bd616c3bada0f17b29a Brandeis University Faculty Guide]
5. [http://www.worldwisdom.com/public/authors/Joseph-Lumbard.aspx Joseph E. B. Lumbard: Life and Work] {{webarchive. link. (2006-11-17)
6. Cornille, Catherine. (1 August 2009). "Criteria of Discernment in Interreligious Dialogue". Wipf and Stock Publishers.
7. (2017-03-04). "HBKU lectures to focus on wide range of topics".