About
I am an Assistant Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at St. Norbert College in De Pere, WI. I teach courses on Islam, world religions, world scriptures, and religious diversity. Most of my research and scholarship explores the Qur’an’s engagement with Jewish and Christian traditions. Education
Ph.D. in Theology (World Religions & World Church) from the University of Notre Dame (2019)
M.A. in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Chicago (2013)
B.A. in History from the University of Wisconsin – Madison (2010) Publications
“Obeying God and His Messenger: Medinan Prophetology in the Meccan Qur’an?” in Unlocking the Medinan Qur’an, edited by Nicolai Sinai. Leiden: Brill, 2022.
“‘Warn them of the Day of the Impending’: Imminent Eschatology and Rhetoric in the Qurʾān,” in Qur’anic Studies: Between History, Theology and Exegesis, edited by Mehdi Azaiez and Mokdad Arfa-Mensia. Berlin & Boston: De Gruyter, 2023.
“Prophet of the Mythos: H.P. Lovecraft, Muḥammad, and Arabic Scriptures,” in Theology and H.P. Lovecraft, edited by Austin Freeman. Theology & Pop Culture. Lanham: Fortress Academic, 2022.
“Qurʾānic Covenants Reconsidered: mīthāq and ʿahd in Polemical Context,” Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations 30, no. 1 (2019): 1–22.Projects
“Saul, David, and Solomon,” in Biblical Traditions in the Qur’an, edited by Marianna Klar and Nicolai Sinai. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
The Prophetic Vocation in the Qur’an (monograph on the Qur’an’s conception of prophethood with De Gruyter press) Upcoming Talks and Conferences
Nov 18th, 2023: “Conversations around the (Hell)fire: Dialogue of the Dead and Damned in the Qur’an.” Annual Meeting of the International Qur’anic Studies Association. San Antonio, TX. Memberships
International Qur’anic Studies Association (IQSA)
Society of Biblical Literature (SBL)
