John Esposito
John Esposito | |
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 Esposito, c. 1983 | |
| Born | John Louis Esposito 1940 Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
| Died | (aged 86) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Employer | Georgetown University |
John Louis Esposito (1940 – July 15, 2026) was an American academic. He was a professor of Middle Eastern and religious studies, as well as a scholar of Islamic studies.[1] He was professor of religion, international affairs, and Islamic studies at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Esposito was also the founding director of the Prince Alwaleed Center for Muslim–Christian Understanding at Georgetown.
Esposito died on July 15, 2026 from problems caused by heart surgery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the age of 86.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ El Mallouki, Habib (15 January 2016). "Interview with the Islam scholar John Louis Esposito: Islam's image problem". Qantara.de – Dialogue with the Islamic World. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ↑ "John Louis Esposito (1940-2026)". ACMCU.edu. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
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Media related to John Esposito at Wikimedia Commons- Appearances on C-SPAN
- John Esposito on Charlie Rose
- John L. Esposito – The Future of Islam lecture at the University of Kentucky
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