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John L. Esposito

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May 19, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York City, The United States

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He is a professor of International Affairs and Islamic Studies at Georgetown University. He is also the director of the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal center for Muslim-Christian understanding at Georgetown University.

Esposito was raised a Roman Catholic in an Italian neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York City, and spent a decade in a Catholic monastery. After taking his first degree he worked as a management consultant and high-school teacher. He then studied and received a masters in theology at St. John's University. He earned a PhD at Temple University, Pennsylvania in 1974, studying Islam and held post doc appointments at Harvard and Oxford. He is well-known as a promoter of strong ties between Muslims and Christians and has challenged the Vat...more

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Books by John L. Esposito

Average rating: 3.76 · 905 ratings · 135 reviews · 58 distinct works

	Islam: The Straight Path 3.46 avg rating — 149 ratings — 8 editions	My rating:
	Unholy War: Terror in the Name of Islam 3.39 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 2002 — 8 editions	My rating:
	What Everyone Needs to Know about Islam 3.78 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 2002 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Oxford History of Islam 4.08 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2000	My rating:
	The Islamic Threat: Myth or Reality? 3.70 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 1992 — 9 editions	My rating:
	The Future of Islam 3.84 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	My rating:
	World Religions Today by John L. Esposito, Darrell J. Fasching, Todd Lewis 3.83 avg rating — 18 ratings — 5 editions	My rating:
	Women in Muslim Family Law by John L. Esposito, Natana J. Delong-Bas 3.38 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1982 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Geography of Religion: Where God Lives, Where Pilgrims Walk by John L. Esposito, Susan Tyler Hitchcock, Desmond Tutu 4.40 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Daughters of Abraham: Feminist Thought in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam by John L. Esposito (Editor), Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad (Editor) 3.90 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions	My rating:

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“Interestingly, the more Americans report knowing about Muslim countries, the more likely they are to hold positive views of those countries. (p. 155)”
― John L. Esposito, Who Speaks For Islam?: What a Billion Muslims Really Think

tags: islam , united-states

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“Critical to the fight against global terrorism is an ability to move beyond presuppositions and stereotypes in our attitudes and policies and to form partnerships that transcend an "us" and "them" view of the world. (p. 135)”
― John L. Esposito

tags: islam , peace , terrorism

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“But blaming Islam is a simple answer, easier and less controversial than re-examining the core political issues and grievances that resonate in much of the Muslim world: the failures of many Muslim governments and societies, some aspects of U.S. foreign policy representing intervention and dominance, Western support for authoritarian regimes, the invasion and occupation of Iraq, or support for Israel's military battles with Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon. (p. 136-137)”
― John L. Esposito, Who Speaks For Islam?: What a Billion Muslims Really Think

tags: islam , peace