Jane Idleman Smith

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Jane Idleman Smith
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Alma mater Hartford Seminary, Harvard University

Jane Idleman Smith is an American scholar of Islam and former professor of Comparative Religion at Harvard University. [1] She is currently Professor Emerita of Islamic studies at Hartford Seminary. [2]

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Smith received Bachelor of Divinity degree from Hartford Seminary and her Phd from Harvard Divinity School. [3] She has served as Professor of Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations and co-director of the Macdonald Center for the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations at Hartford Seminary and professor of Comparative Religion at Harvard University. She also served as co-editor of The Muslim World journal. [4]

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  2. "Noted Expert on Christian-Muslim Relations, Jane I. Smith, to Deliver Mendenhall Lecture November 4th". DePauw University. 2002-10-21. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  3. "Seminary Names Smith Faculty Emeritus". 15 July 2011.
  4. "Seminary Names Smith Faculty Emeritus". 15 July 2011.
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