Jonathan A.C. Brown

Jonathan A.C. Brown
Born (1977-08-09) August 9, 1977
Washington, D.C, United States
Nationality American
Institutions Georgetown University (2010-)
University of Washington (2006-2010)
Alma mater Georgetown University (B.A.)
University of Chicago (Ph.D.)
Thesis The Canonization of al-Bukhari and Muslim: the Formation and Function of the Sunni Hadith Canon (2006)
Doctoral advisor Wadad Kadi
Influences Fred Donner
Website
drjonathanbrown.com

Jonathan A.C. Brown (born 1977) is an American scholar of Islamic studies. Since 2012, he has been associate professor at Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. In 2014, he was appointed Chair of Islamic Civilization. He is the editor in chief of the Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam and Law.

He has authored several books including Misquoting Muhammad: The Challenges and Choices of Interpreting the Prophet’s Legacy, Hadith: Muhammad's Legacy in the Medieval and Modern World, and The Canonization of al-Bukhari and Muslim. He has also published articles in the fields of Hadith, Islamic law, Salafism, Sufism, and Arabic language.

Biography

Brown was born on August 9, 1977 in Washington, DC. He was raised as an Anglican and converted to Islam in 1997.[1] Brown graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in History in 2000 from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., studied Arabic for a year at the Center for Arabic Study Abroad at the American University of Cairo, and completed his doctorate in Islamic thought at the University of Chicago in 2006.[2]

From 2006 to 2010 he taught in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization at the University of Washington in Seattle, and since 2010 has been Assistant Professor in Islamic Studies and Muslim-Christian Understanding in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.[2][3] He is also a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations.[4]

He has written on Hadith, Islamic law, Sufism, Arabic lexical theory and Pre-Islamic poetry and is currently focused on the history of forgery and historical criticism in Islamic civilization and modern conflicts between late Sunni Traditionalism and Salafism in Islamic Thought.[5] His research has taken him to Egypt, Syria, Turkey, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Indonesia, India and Iran among others.[2]

Career

Misquoting Muhammad (a book)

In his book Misquoting Muhammad, Brown argues that the “depth and breadth” of the early Muslim scholars’ achievement in assessing the authenticity of saying and texts “dwarfed” that of the fathers of the Christian church.[6] The book received many positive reviews,[7][8][9] and was named as one of the top books on religion of 2014 by The Independent.[10]

Publications

Books authored

Articles

Book Reviews

References

  1. Ahsen Utku (2010-08-18). "Jonathan Brown on Being Inspired by Prophet Muhammad". LastProphet.info. LastProphet.info. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Johnathan A.C. Brown : CV" (PDF). 18.georgetown.edu. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  3. Knight, Michael Muhammad (2014-12-12). "Book review: 'The Lives of Muhammad,' by Kecia Ali and 'Misquoting Muhammad,' by Jonathan A.C. Brown.". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  4. "Membership Roster - Council on Foreign Relations". Cfr.org. 2016-02-15. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  5. "Jonathan Brown". Patheos.com. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  6. "Islam and hadiths: Sifting and combing". The Economist. 28 Oct 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  7. Karen Armstrong (2014-08-10). "Misquoting Muhammad: The Challenge and Choices of Interpreting the Prophet's Legacy by Jonathan AC Brown". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  8. Muhammad, Michael (2014-12-12). "Book review: 'The Lives of Muhammad,' by Kecia Ali and 'Misquoting Muhammad,' by Jonathan A.C. Brown.". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  9. Mona Siddiqui (2014-08-07). "Misquoting Muhammad: The Challenge and Choices of Interpreting the Prophet's Legacy by Jonathan A C Brown, book review | Reviews | Culture". The Independent. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  10. Marcus Tanner (2014-12-12). "Books of the year 2014: The best books on religion | Features | Culture". The Independent. Retrieved 2016-04-01.

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