Sidney H. Griffith (born 1938) is a professor of Early Christian Studies at the
Catholic University of America.[1] His main areas of interest are Arabic Christianity, Syriac monasticism, medieval Christian-Muslim encounters and ecumenical and interfaith dialogue.[2]
Career
Griffith began his career when he was ordained a Catholic priest in 1965. He continued his studies and was awarded a
licentiate in theology in 1967 from the
Catholic University of America. In 1977, he graduated with a Ph.D. from the same university.[3] The subject of the thesis was Syriac and Medieval Arabic. He immediately assumed teaching duties, and in 1984 rose to director of the university's Graduate Program in Early Christian Studies. During his career, he has been a visiting professor or fellow at, among other institutions,
The Institute for Advanced Studies at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and
Georgetown University. Furthermore, he has been president of three separate professional societies in his field. He has published prolifically on Syriac Christianity and Christian Arabs.[1][4]
His main areas of interest are Arabic Christianity, Syriac monasticism, medieval Christian-Muslim encounters and ecumenical and interfaith dialogue.[2] He serves on the advisory board of the journal Collectanea Christiana Orientalia,[5] and gives guest lectures at prestigious institutions.[1][6]
Awards
In 2009, Griffith was awarded a Rumi Peace Award for his efforts in
interfaith dialogue.[7] The same year, his book The Church in the Shadow of the Mosque: Muslims and Christians in the World of Islam was awarded the Albert C. Outler Prize for the best book on ecumenical church history by the American Society of Church History.[8][9] The book has been widely and approvingly reviewed.[10]
David Bertaina (December 2010). "The Church in the Shadow of the Mosque: Christians and Muslims in the World of Islam. By Sidney H. Griffith". Journal of the American Academy of Religion. 78 (4): 1197–1200.
doi:
10.1093/jaarel/lfq068.
Brian A. Catlos (2009). "The Church in the shadow of the Mosque. Christians and Muslims in the world of Islam. By Sidney H. Griffith". Religious Studies Review. 35 (2): 134–135.
doi:
10.1111/j.1748-0922.2009.01346_1.x.
Kenneth Baxter Wolf (2009). "Sidney H. Griffith. The Church in the Shadow of the Mosque: Christians and Muslims in the World of Islam. (Jews, Christians, and Muslims from the Ancient to the Modern World". The American Historical Review. 114 (1): 251–252.
doi:
10.1086/ahr.114.1.251.
JSTOR30223764.
Sidney H. Griffith (born 1938) is a professor of Early Christian Studies at the
Catholic University of America.[1] His main areas of interest are Arabic Christianity, Syriac monasticism, medieval Christian-Muslim encounters and ecumenical and interfaith dialogue.[2]
Career
Griffith began his career when he was ordained a Catholic priest in 1965. He continued his studies and was awarded a
licentiate in theology in 1967 from the
Catholic University of America. In 1977, he graduated with a Ph.D. from the same university.[3] The subject of the thesis was Syriac and Medieval Arabic. He immediately assumed teaching duties, and in 1984 rose to director of the university's Graduate Program in Early Christian Studies. During his career, he has been a visiting professor or fellow at, among other institutions,
The Institute for Advanced Studies at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and
Georgetown University. Furthermore, he has been president of three separate professional societies in his field. He has published prolifically on Syriac Christianity and Christian Arabs.[1][4]
His main areas of interest are Arabic Christianity, Syriac monasticism, medieval Christian-Muslim encounters and ecumenical and interfaith dialogue.[2] He serves on the advisory board of the journal Collectanea Christiana Orientalia,[5] and gives guest lectures at prestigious institutions.[1][6]
Awards
In 2009, Griffith was awarded a Rumi Peace Award for his efforts in
interfaith dialogue.[7] The same year, his book The Church in the Shadow of the Mosque: Muslims and Christians in the World of Islam was awarded the Albert C. Outler Prize for the best book on ecumenical church history by the American Society of Church History.[8][9] The book has been widely and approvingly reviewed.[10]
David Bertaina (December 2010). "The Church in the Shadow of the Mosque: Christians and Muslims in the World of Islam. By Sidney H. Griffith". Journal of the American Academy of Religion. 78 (4): 1197–1200.
doi:
10.1093/jaarel/lfq068.
Brian A. Catlos (2009). "The Church in the shadow of the Mosque. Christians and Muslims in the world of Islam. By Sidney H. Griffith". Religious Studies Review. 35 (2): 134–135.
doi:
10.1111/j.1748-0922.2009.01346_1.x.
Kenneth Baxter Wolf (2009). "Sidney H. Griffith. The Church in the Shadow of the Mosque: Christians and Muslims in the World of Islam. (Jews, Christians, and Muslims from the Ancient to the Modern World". The American Historical Review. 114 (1): 251–252.
doi:
10.1086/ahr.114.1.251.
JSTOR30223764.