David D Grafton
Biographic Data
| ID | 1241885 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David D Grafton |
| GIVEN NAMES | David D |
| FAMILY NAME | Grafton |
| SIGNATURE | GRAFTON D D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 22 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Re-inventing Islam
In Helen Moody Stuart’s 1920 novel Fatmeh: A Common Story of MissionSchools for Moslem Girls, Stuart creates a fictional Syrian family whereone day young Fatmeh tells her parents she wants to attend the Christianmissionary school to learn to read. “What do you want with reading?”retorts Fatmeh’s mother. Her mother scolds her and tells her to attendto her household chores. It is Fatmeh’s father, however, who encourageshis daughter to attend the sc…
Lutherans and Muslims
The 2019 ELCA Declaration of Inter‐religious Commitments, like its predecessor the 1991 Declaration of Ecumenical Commitments, set forth broad‐based considerations for the engagement of ELCA Lutherans with other religious communities. In this article, I briefly outline how Christians and Muslims stand on important common ground when it comes to the foundations of our calling to care for our world and our neighbors for the common good. However, th…
The Duncan Black Macdonald Center commemorates its 50th anniversary
The Duncan Black Macdonald Center at 50 years
Muhammad in the Seminary
Uncovers what Christian seminaries taught about Islam in their formative years Throughout the nineteenth century, Islam appeared regularly in the curricula of American Protestant seminaries. Islam was not only the focus of Christian missions, but was studied as part of the history of the Church as well as in the new field of comparative religions. Moreover, Arabic was taught as a cognate biblical language to help students better understand biblic…
A Christian‐Muslim comparative theology of saints
It all began with an innocent question in a bible study. “Why do Catholics worship Mary and their saints? Is it not idolatry?” (p. 35). A generous but rushed response to this important question led Dr. Hans A. Harmakaptura on a journey toward this interreligious theological study on saints. Such is the way of all good and interesting research. It starts with someone's innocent question. A Christian-Muslim Comparative Theology of Saints is the pub…
Muslim‐Christian Relations in the Midst of the Covid‐19 Pandemic
Translating the Bible into Arabic
Translating the Bible into Arabic: Historical, Text-Critical and Literary Aspects. Edited by Sara Binay and Stefan Leder. Beiruter Texte und Studien, vol. 131. Beirut: Orient-Institut, 2012; distributed by Ergon Verlag, Würzburg. Pp. 150 + 127 (Arabic). €59
Christian Exegesis of the Qurʾan
Christian Exegesis of the Qurʾān: A Critical Analysis of the Apologetic Use of the Qurʾān in Select Medieval and Contemporary Arabic Texts. By J. Scott Bridger. American Society of Missiology Monograph Series, vol. 23. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2015. Pp. xii + 188. $25 (paper
Minorities and the Modern Arab World
Following the Arab Spring, the Syrian Civil War and the activities of DAESH (ISIL) within its self-proclaimed Caliphate, the topic of minority communities, specifically religious minority communiti
Expansion and Imperial politics
Martin Luther's sources on the Turk and Islam in the midst of the fear of Ottoman imperialism
The Contested Origins of the 1865 Arabic Bible
This study examines the history of an Arabic Bible translation of American missionaries in late Ottoman Syria. Comparing the history of this project as recorded by the American missionaries with private correspondence and the manuscripts of the translation, The Contested Origins of the 1865 Arabic Bible provides new evidence for the Bible's compilation, including the seminal role of Syrian Christians and Muslims. This research also places the pro…
Muslim–Christian Relations in Late Ottoman Palestine
In Muslim–Christian Relations in Late Ottoman Palestine, Erik Freas investigates Christian–Muslim relations through the lens of ‘Arab national identity, or Arabism’ in Palestine throughout the nine
Old Islam in Detroit
Old Islam in Detroit: Rediscovering the Muslim American Past." Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations, 26(4), pp. 526–527
What Is an American Muslim? Embracing Faith and Citizenship
Abdullahi Ahmed an-Na‘im is well known for his research on the status of minority communities within Islamic law. His previous works, which have focused upon both religious and gender issues, have
The Qur'an in Christian–Muslim Dialogue
The Cambridge Companion to American Islam
The Cambridge Companion to American Islam." Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations, 25(4), pp. 546–547
Lebanon
The Arab shaykh
Democratic reform in the Middle East has been prominent on the public agenda of several American administrations since the 1990s. The lack of progress on this agenda and the rise of what has been labeled ‘Islamo-fascism’ has led to arguments that Islam is incompatible with democracy and individual rights. Utilizing recent Middle East development reports and sociological studies on the Arab family, this article argues that the traditional authorit…
Defining the term jihād in the Arabic New Testament
At the beginning of the twenty-first century, the Arabic term jihād has become equated with Islamic radicalism and violence. It is well known, however, that the interpretation of the qur'anic term has been multi-faceted. While Muslims have written much about the occurrence of the term jihād in the Qur'an and its usage, little attention has been given to the Arab Christian understanding of jihād. This article seeks to explore the interpretation of…
The Christians of Lebanon
With the contemporary discussions of political Islam, how do minority Muslim communities approach the traditional concept that Islam is both "religion and politics"? How do Muslim minorities address the issues of Islamic social organization when they are either a minority or living within a pluralistic state? Do Muslims who are integrated within a pluralistic state approach the traditional aspects of Islamic social-political organization in a man…
The "Religious Secularism" of Lebanon and the United States
Within the current discussions of Jslam and democracy, the issue of secularism has now become one of the most important themes. Throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the main premise put forward by Jslamic scholars in various forms has been that secularism is atheistic and, therefore, incompatible with £slam. This article investigates one Islamic debate on the issue of secularism in order to find the root elements of the Muslim argu…
Muslim–Christian Relations in Late Ottoman Palestine
In Muslim–Christian Relations in Late Ottoman Palestine, Erik Freas investigates Christian–Muslim relations through the lens of ‘Arab national identity, or Arabism’ in Palestine throughout the nine
Martin Luther's sources on the Turk and Islam in the midst of the fear of Ottoman imperialism
The Cambridge Companion to American Islam
The Cambridge Companion to American Islam." Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations, 25(4), pp. 546–547
Lebanon
The "Religious Secularism" of Lebanon and the United States
Within the current discussions of Jslam and democracy, the issue of secularism has now become one of the most important themes. Throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the main premise put forward by Jslamic scholars in various forms has been that secularism is atheistic and, therefore, incompatible with £slam. This article investigates one Islamic debate on the issue of secularism in order to find the root elements of the Muslim argu…
The Christians of Lebanon
With the contemporary discussions of political Islam, how do minority Muslim communities approach the traditional concept that Islam is both "religion and politics"? How do Muslim minorities address the issues of Islamic social organization when they are either a minority or living within a pluralistic state? Do Muslims who are integrated within a pluralistic state approach the traditional aspects of Islamic social-political organization in a man…
Defining the term jihād in the Arabic New Testament
At the beginning of the twenty-first century, the Arabic term jihād has become equated with Islamic radicalism and violence. It is well known, however, that the interpretation of the qur'anic term has been multi-faceted. While Muslims have written much about the occurrence of the term jihād in the Qur'an and its usage, little attention has been given to the Arab Christian understanding of jihād. This article seeks to explore the interpretation of…
The Arab shaykh
Democratic reform in the Middle East has been prominent on the public agenda of several American administrations since the 1990s. The lack of progress on this agenda and the rise of what has been labeled ‘Islamo-fascism’ has led to arguments that Islam is incompatible with democracy and individual rights. Utilizing recent Middle East development reports and sociological studies on the Arab family, this article argues that the traditional authorit…
Lebanon
The Qur'an in Christian–Muslim Dialogue
The Cambridge Companion to American Islam
The Cambridge Companion to American Islam." Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations, 25(4), pp. 546–547
Old Islam in Detroit
Old Islam in Detroit: Rediscovering the Muslim American Past." Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations, 26(4), pp. 526–527
What Is an American Muslim? Embracing Faith and Citizenship
Abdullahi Ahmed an-Na‘im is well known for his research on the status of minority communities within Islamic law. His previous works, which have focused upon both religious and gender issues, have
The Contested Origins of the 1865 Arabic Bible
This study examines the history of an Arabic Bible translation of American missionaries in late Ottoman Syria. Comparing the history of this project as recorded by the American missionaries with private correspondence and the manuscripts of the translation, The Contested Origins of the 1865 Arabic Bible provides new evidence for the Bible's compilation, including the seminal role of Syrian Christians and Muslims. This research also places the pro…
Muslim–Christian Relations in Late Ottoman Palestine
In Muslim–Christian Relations in Late Ottoman Palestine, Erik Freas investigates Christian–Muslim relations through the lens of ‘Arab national identity, or Arabism’ in Palestine throughout the nine
Minorities and the Modern Arab World
Following the Arab Spring, the Syrian Civil War and the activities of DAESH (ISIL) within its self-proclaimed Caliphate, the topic of minority communities, specifically religious minority communiti
Expansion and Imperial politics
Martin Luther's sources on the Turk and Islam in the midst of the fear of Ottoman imperialism
Christian Exegesis of the Qurʾan
Christian Exegesis of the Qurʾān: A Critical Analysis of the Apologetic Use of the Qurʾān in Select Medieval and Contemporary Arabic Texts. By J. Scott Bridger. American Society of Missiology Monograph Series, vol. 23. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2015. Pp. xii + 188. $25 (paper
Muslim‐Christian Relations in the Midst of the Covid‐19 Pandemic
Translating the Bible into Arabic
Translating the Bible into Arabic: Historical, Text-Critical and Literary Aspects. Edited by Sara Binay and Stefan Leder. Beiruter Texte und Studien, vol. 131. Beirut: Orient-Institut, 2012; distributed by Ergon Verlag, Würzburg. Pp. 150 + 127 (Arabic). €59
A Christian‐Muslim comparative theology of saints
It all began with an innocent question in a bible study. “Why do Catholics worship Mary and their saints? Is it not idolatry?” (p. 35). A generous but rushed response to this important question led Dr. Hans A. Harmakaptura on a journey toward this interreligious theological study on saints. Such is the way of all good and interesting research. It starts with someone's innocent question. A Christian-Muslim Comparative Theology of Saints is the pub…
Muhammad in the Seminary
Uncovers what Christian seminaries taught about Islam in their formative years Throughout the nineteenth century, Islam appeared regularly in the curricula of American Protestant seminaries. Islam was not only the focus of Christian missions, but was studied as part of the history of the Church as well as in the new field of comparative religions. Moreover, Arabic was taught as a cognate biblical language to help students better understand biblic…
Lutherans and Muslims
The 2019 ELCA Declaration of Inter‐religious Commitments, like its predecessor the 1991 Declaration of Ecumenical Commitments, set forth broad‐based considerations for the engagement of ELCA Lutherans with other religious communities. In this article, I briefly outline how Christians and Muslims stand on important common ground when it comes to the foundations of our calling to care for our world and our neighbors for the common good. However, th…
The Duncan Black Macdonald Center commemorates its 50th anniversary
The Duncan Black Macdonald Center at 50 years
Re-inventing Islam
In Helen Moody Stuart’s 1920 novel Fatmeh: A Common Story of MissionSchools for Moslem Girls, Stuart creates a fictional Syrian family whereone day young Fatmeh tells her parents she wants to attend the Christianmissionary school to learn to read. “What do you want with reading?”retorts Fatmeh’s mother. Her mother scolds her and tells her to attendto her household chores. It is Fatmeh’s father, however, who encourageshis daughter to attend the sc…
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