Nevin Reda
Biographic Data
| ID | 1601331 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nevin Reda |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nevin |
| FAMILY NAME | Reda |
| SIGNATURE | REDA N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Toronto |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2423-5667 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
God’s Other Book
The Oxford Handbook of Islam and Women
There is no doubt that the topic of Islam and women has received a great deal of scholarly attention from different vantage points that serve competing interests and claims. Amidst this plethora of discourses, Asma Afsaruddin’s edited volume The Oxford Handbook of Islam and Women sheds light on the multi-faceted and diverse nature of Muslim women’s lives in the past and in the present. As Afsaruddin points out in the introduction, the volume is i…
Gender-Based Research in Qur'anic Studies
Gender-Based Research in Qur'anic StudiesConcluding Remarks Nevin Reda (bio) To conclude, this roundtable has demonstrated a variety of new and continuing directions in gender-based research in qurʾanic studies. It suggests that the field is diverse and pluralistic, not always univocal, and often engaging a plethora of methodological and theoretical frameworks. Feminist and other gender-based Qurʾan scholarship has moved beyond the immediate conf…
What Is the Qurʾan? A Spiritually Integrative Perspective
This article explores the question ‘What is the Qurʾan?’ from a spiritually integrative perspective, focusing attention on the importance of studying the spiritual dimension of scripture in the contemporary context. It is also in conversation with two ongoing, interrelated questions in qur’anic studies: genre and the organization of the Qurʾan - more specifically, the rationale for the arrangement of suras. For the Qurʾan’s spiritual dimension, t…
What Is Islam? The Importance of Being Islamic in Christian Theological Schools
This article argues for reconceptualizing islām as ‘wholeness making, peacemaking, well-being making, and safety making’ in the institutional setting of theological schools. A small number of Protestant seminaries have hired Muslim faculty and introduced Islamic studies programmes, thereby allowing for approaches to the study of Islam that focus on theology, professional practice and the lived experience of religion. Using the lens of translation…
Muslim Studies at Emmanuel College
The al-Baqara Crescendo
Holistic Approaches to the Qur'an
Holistic and other coherence‐related approaches have a long history in tafsir – the tradition of Qur’an exegesis; however, it is only in the twentieth century that they have experienced widespread dissemination. This article explores their history from the early eighth century to the modern age, addressing developments both in western and in traditional Muslim scholarship. It begins with the early discourses on the Qur’an’s style and organization…
The Qur’anic Talut (Saul) and the Rise of the Ancient Israelite Monarchy
Using contemporary ideas of intertextuality, this study investigates the Qur’anic story of Talut (2:246-51), the first Israelite monarch, as it is set against the background of the Biblical account. A verse-by-verse analysis yields the Qur’anic sequence of events, which includes Talut’s nomination, the Ark’s appearance, crossing the river, Goliath’s defeat, and David’s succession. The Biblical counterparts, located within the books of Joshua, Jud…
Women in the Mosque
This paper deals with the issue of women’s full or partial access to the mosque from 610-925. This period is divided into two timeframes. The first, 610-34, consists mainly of the time in which the Prophet was active in Makkah and Madinah. The second, 634-925, is the period beginning with `Umar’s reign to the time when the Hadith literature was written down and set into the well-known compilations. Two types of evidence are examined for both peri…
Women in the Mosque
This paper deals with the issue of women’s full or partial access to the mosque from 610-925. This period is divided into two timeframes. The first, 610-34, consists mainly of the time in which the Prophet was active in Makkah and Madinah. The second, 634-925, is the period beginning with `Umar’s reign to the time when the Hadith literature was written down and set into the well-known compilations. Two types of evidence are examined for both peri…
Beyond Veil and Holy War
In the aftermath of 9/11, Muslims grappled with the shock of seeing thehorrific attacks and their attribution to so-called Muslim fundamentalists.Some questioned whether indeed there was anything in the Qur’an thatcould condone such acts and whether negative portrayals were in any wayindicative of their religion. Others struggled with accusations as non-Muslims similarly groped for answers. Beyond Veil and Holy War exemplifiesone such struggle.Wr…
What Is Islam? The Importance of Being Islamic in Christian Theological Schools
This article argues for reconceptualizing islām as ‘wholeness making, peacemaking, well-being making, and safety making’ in the institutional setting of theological schools. A small number of Protestant seminaries have hired Muslim faculty and introduced Islamic studies programmes, thereby allowing for approaches to the study of Islam that focus on theology, professional practice and the lived experience of religion. Using the lens of translation…
Muslim Studies at Emmanuel College
Women in the Mosque
This paper deals with the issue of women’s full or partial access to the mosque from 610-925. This period is divided into two timeframes. The first, 610-34, consists mainly of the time in which the Prophet was active in Makkah and Madinah. The second, 634-925, is the period beginning with `Umar’s reign to the time when the Hadith literature was written down and set into the well-known compilations. Two types of evidence are examined for both peri…
Gender-Based Research in Qur'anic Studies
Gender-Based Research in Qur'anic StudiesConcluding Remarks Nevin Reda (bio) To conclude, this roundtable has demonstrated a variety of new and continuing directions in gender-based research in qurʾanic studies. It suggests that the field is diverse and pluralistic, not always univocal, and often engaging a plethora of methodological and theoretical frameworks. Feminist and other gender-based Qurʾan scholarship has moved beyond the immediate conf…
Women in the Mosque
This paper deals with the issue of women’s full or partial access to the mosque from 610-925. This period is divided into two timeframes. The first, 610-34, consists mainly of the time in which the Prophet was active in Makkah and Madinah. The second, 634-925, is the period beginning with `Umar’s reign to the time when the Hadith literature was written down and set into the well-known compilations. Two types of evidence are examined for both peri…
Women in the Mosque
This paper deals with the issue of women’s full or partial access to the mosque from 610-925. This period is divided into two timeframes. The first, 610-34, consists mainly of the time in which the Prophet was active in Makkah and Madinah. The second, 634-925, is the period beginning with `Umar’s reign to the time when the Hadith literature was written down and set into the well-known compilations. Two types of evidence are examined for both peri…
Beyond Veil and Holy War
In the aftermath of 9/11, Muslims grappled with the shock of seeing thehorrific attacks and their attribution to so-called Muslim fundamentalists.Some questioned whether indeed there was anything in the Qur’an thatcould condone such acts and whether negative portrayals were in any wayindicative of their religion. Others struggled with accusations as non-Muslims similarly groped for answers. Beyond Veil and Holy War exemplifiesone such struggle.Wr…
The Qur’anic Talut (Saul) and the Rise of the Ancient Israelite Monarchy
Using contemporary ideas of intertextuality, this study investigates the Qur’anic story of Talut (2:246-51), the first Israelite monarch, as it is set against the background of the Biblical account. A verse-by-verse analysis yields the Qur’anic sequence of events, which includes Talut’s nomination, the Ark’s appearance, crossing the river, Goliath’s defeat, and David’s succession. The Biblical counterparts, located within the books of Joshua, Jud…
Holistic Approaches to the Qur'an
Holistic and other coherence‐related approaches have a long history in tafsir – the tradition of Qur’an exegesis; however, it is only in the twentieth century that they have experienced widespread dissemination. This article explores their history from the early eighth century to the modern age, addressing developments both in western and in traditional Muslim scholarship. It begins with the early discourses on the Qur’an’s style and organization…
The al-Baqara Crescendo
What Is Islam? The Importance of Being Islamic in Christian Theological Schools
This article argues for reconceptualizing islām as ‘wholeness making, peacemaking, well-being making, and safety making’ in the institutional setting of theological schools. A small number of Protestant seminaries have hired Muslim faculty and introduced Islamic studies programmes, thereby allowing for approaches to the study of Islam that focus on theology, professional practice and the lived experience of religion. Using the lens of translation…
Muslim Studies at Emmanuel College
What Is the Qurʾan? A Spiritually Integrative Perspective
This article explores the question ‘What is the Qurʾan?’ from a spiritually integrative perspective, focusing attention on the importance of studying the spiritual dimension of scripture in the contemporary context. It is also in conversation with two ongoing, interrelated questions in qur’anic studies: genre and the organization of the Qurʾan - more specifically, the rationale for the arrangement of suras. For the Qurʾan’s spiritual dimension, t…
Gender-Based Research in Qur'anic Studies
Gender-Based Research in Qur'anic StudiesConcluding Remarks Nevin Reda (bio) To conclude, this roundtable has demonstrated a variety of new and continuing directions in gender-based research in qurʾanic studies. It suggests that the field is diverse and pluralistic, not always univocal, and often engaging a plethora of methodological and theoretical frameworks. Feminist and other gender-based Qurʾan scholarship has moved beyond the immediate conf…
The Oxford Handbook of Islam and Women
There is no doubt that the topic of Islam and women has received a great deal of scholarly attention from different vantage points that serve competing interests and claims. Amidst this plethora of discourses, Asma Afsaruddin’s edited volume The Oxford Handbook of Islam and Women sheds light on the multi-faceted and diverse nature of Muslim women’s lives in the past and in the present. As Afsaruddin points out in the introduction, the volume is i…
God’s Other Book
Islamic Studies and History (9 works) · History (7 works) · Islam (7 works) · Law (7 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Art (5 works) · Education and Islamic Studies (5 works)