Joseph Cumming

For the English geologist and archaeologist, see Joseph George Cumming. For the university president, see Joseph Cummings.
Joseph Cumming
Born
New York City, United States
Alma materPrinceton University (AB)
Fuller Theological Seminary (M.Div.)
Yale University (Ph.D.) [1]
SpouseRev. Michele Pezdirtz Cumming (1984 - present)
Websitewww.josephcumming.com

Joseph Cumming is an expert on Islamic and Christian thought who serves as International Director of the Woodberry Intercultural Institute[2] and as Research Faculty at Fuller Theological Seminary.[3] He worked previously at Yale University as Director of the Reconciliation Program at the Yale Center for Faith and Culture[4] and teaching courses at Yale Divinity School,[3] and then as Pastor of the International Church at Yale.[5][3] He works internationally as a consultant on Muslim-Christian and Muslim-Christian-Jewish relations.[6][7][8] He was one of the architects of the "Yale Response" to the Common Word initiative of 138 prominent Muslim leaders and scholars.[9][10][4]

As International Director of Doulos Community[11] he led a humanitarian program for 15 years in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania,[12] where he also served as President of the Federation of NGOs in Mauritania.[13]

Cumming has published numerous articles[14] on issues affecting relations among the Abrahamic faith communities. He has lectured in Arabic at Al-Azhar University and other Islamic institutions and has taught courses at Yale Divinity School, as well as at Fuller Theological Seminary and other Evangelical institutions.[15] He has been interviewed in Arabic on Al-Jazeera and other Arab television networks,[16][17][18] and in English on American[19][20][21][22][23] and Canadian[24][25] television and radio, and in French and German by European and African news media.[7]

  1. ^ "Joseph Cumming Bio". www.josephcumming.com.
  2. ^ "The Woodberry Intercultural Institute". The Woodberry Intercultural Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  3. ^ a b c "Joseph Cumming faculty webpage at Fuller Theological Seminary". Fuller Theological Seminary faculty page.
  4. ^ a b "A Common Word | YCFC". faith.yale.edu. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  5. ^ "Home | International Church At Yale". icy.yale.edu. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  6. ^ Connecticut Public Television "Joseph Cumming | Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
  7. ^ a b Babayiğit, Gökalp (24 September 2010). "Wellenbrecher gegen den Islam-Hass". Süddeutsche.de.
  8. ^ "أجواء معاداة الإسلام في الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية:: أصوات التسامح في مواجهة دعاة كراهية الإسلام - Qantara.de". Qantara.de موقع قنطرة للحوار مع العالم الإسلامي ـ. 3 October 2010.
  9. ^ "Christians, Muslims move ahead on global talks". Christian Science Monitor. March 19, 2008.
  10. ^ "A Common Word - Christian Response | Yale Center for Faith and Culture". faith.yale.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  11. ^ "Service Without Borders: Princeton Alumni Weekly".
  12. ^ "Doulos Community".
  13. ^ "Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University". Archived from the original on 2014-07-09. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
  14. ^ "Joseph Cumming articles". Joseph Cumming articles. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  15. ^ "Joseph Cumming Bio". Archived from the original on 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
  16. ^ "اختتام المؤتمر التاسع لحوار الأديان في الدوحة". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
  17. ^ "Joseph Cumming on Al-Jazeera, Feb 2009, يوسف كامنغ، الجزيرة". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
  18. ^ "كلمة السيد جوزيف في مؤتمر الدوحة العاشر لحوار الأديان". YouTube.[dead YouTube link]
  19. ^ "Public Television: Front and Center with Ray Hardman: Christian-Muslim Relations". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.
  20. ^ Joseph Cumming interviewed by Monica Novotny on MSNBC's "The Most" about Pope Benedict XVI's Regensburg lecture "Joseph Cumming on MSNBC re: Popes remarks on Islam, Sept 2006". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  21. ^ "Yale Opts Not to Publish Offensive Cartoons | Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  22. ^ "New Haven Independent | Expert Confronts Author On "Killer" Cartoons". www.newhavenindependent.org.
  23. ^ "Joseph Cumming on WICC radio, re: Pope's remarks on Islam". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
  24. ^ "Peace at Ground Zero, CBC ". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
  25. ^ "Peace at Ground Zero". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-07-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)