Nabeel T. Jabbour is an author, lecturer, and expert on

Muslim culture Islamic culture and Muslim culture refer to cultural practices which are common to historically Islamic people. The early forms of Muslim culture, from the Rashidun Caliphate to the early Umayyad period and the early Abbasid period, were predomi ...

. Jabbour's background includes two perspectives—that of the

Arab The Arabs (singular: Arab; singular ar, عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635: , , plural ar, عَرَب, DIN 31635: , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in Western Asia, ...

Muslim Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...

world and of the

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Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

world. He frequently speaks at churches and teaches at seminaries, interpreting the

phenomenon A phenomenon ( : phenomena) is an observable event. The term came into its modern philosophical usage through Immanuel Kant, who contrasted it with the noumenon, which ''cannot'' be directly observed. Kant was heavily influenced by Gottfried W ...

Islamic Fundamentalism Islamic fundamentalism has been defined as a puritanical, revivalist, and reform movement of Muslims who aim to return to the founding scriptures of Islam. Islamic fundamentalists are of the view that Muslim-majority countries should return t ...

and other Middle Eastern issues to Westerners and especially to Christians.

Academic career

Jabbour taught

high school A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...

for two years in

Tripoli, Lebanon Tripoli ( ar, طرابلس/ALA-LC: ''Ṭarābulus'', Lebanese Arabic: ''Ṭrablus'') is the largest city in northern Lebanon and the second-largest city in the country. Situated north of the capital Beirut, it is the capital of the North Gove ...

, then taught

Psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries betwe ...

and

Cultural Studies Cultural studies is an interdisciplinary field that examines the political dynamics of contemporary culture (including popular culture) and its historical foundations. Cultural studies researchers generally investigate how cultural practices re ...

(History of Civilizations) for two years at

Haigazian University Haigazian University ( hy, Հայկազեան Համալսարան, pronounced ''Haygazyan Hamalsaran''; ar, جامعة هايكازيان) is a higher education institution founded in 1955 in Beirut, Lebanon as Haigazian College. For a brief pe ...

in Beirut. From 1973 to 1975, he worked with university students in Beirut with The Navigators. From 1975 to 1990, he lived and worked in Cairo, Egypt. Currently, Jabbour teaches courses on "Islam and Current Events" and "Radical Islam and a Christian Response" at: *

Columbia International University Columbia International University (CIU) is a private Christian university in Columbia, South Carolina. Divisions CIU has five colleges: the College of Arts & Sciences, the College of Counseling, the College of Education, the College of Interc ...

Columbia, South Carolina Columbia is the capital of the U.S. state of South Carolina. With a population of 136,632 at the 2020 census, it is the second-largest city in South Carolina. The city serves as the county seat of Richland County, and a portion of the city ...

Denver Seminary Denver Seminary is a private, Evangelical Christian seminary with its main campus in Littleton, Colorado, an online global campus, and an extension campus in Washington, DC. It offers Master of Arts (MA), Master of Divinity (M.Div.), Doctor of M ...

Denver, Colorado Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...

Fuller Theological Seminary Fuller Theological Seminary is an interdenominational Evangelical Christian seminary in Pasadena, California, with regional campuses in the western United States. It is egalitarian in nature. Fuller consistently has a student body that compri ...

Colorado Springs, Colorado Colorado Springs is a home rule municipality in, and the county seat of, El Paso County, Colorado, United States. It is the largest city in El Paso County, with a population of 478,961 at the 2020 United States Census, a 15.02% increase since ...

Providence College and Theological Seminary Providence University College and Theological Seminary is an interdenominational Evangelical Christian university college and theological seminary located approximately south-east of Winnipeg in Otterburne, Manitoba. History The Winnipeg B ...

Winnipeg Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749,6 ...

Manitoba Manitoba ( ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population o ...

, Canada * Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics & College of International Studies - Dallas, Texas In 2011, the

Presbyterian Church in America The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) is the second-largest Presbyterian church body, behind the Presbyterian Church (USA), and the largest conservative Calvinist denomination in the United States. The PCA is Reformed in theology and presb ...

appointed Jabbour to a study committee on the theology and practices of Insider Movements. Jabbour also participated in the Windows to the World Conference in

Milwaukee, Wisconsin Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at th ...

and Chicago, Illinois in April 2015 and the Association of Christian Design Professionals conference in Colorado Springs, Colorado on November 15, 2014 Jabbour serves on the board of directors for Touch of Love International, a nonprofit organization that offers micro-loans and vocational training to impoverished families in developing countries.

Published works

Books: * ''The Crescent Through the Eyes of the Cross'' (NavPress, 2008) * ''Unshackled and Growing: Muslims and Christians on the Journey to Freedom'' (NavPress, 2006) * ''The Unseen Reality'' (NavMedia of Singapore, 1995) * ''The Rumbling Volcano: Islamic Fundamentalism in Egypt'' (Mandate Press, 1993) * ''Itiba' el-Massih, Hal Huwa Ta'geez?'' (Dar el-Thaqafa of Egypt) * ''Al-Kiraza Hubon Wa 'ubour'' (Dar el-Thaqafa of Egypt) On February 15, 2008, the date of its release, ''The Crescent Through the Eyes of the Cross'' ranked 31st on

Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. ( ) is an American multinational technology company focusing on e-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. It has been referred to as "one of the most influential economi ...

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s list. On the same day, it ranked first in the "

Religion Religion is usually defined as a social- cultural system of designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that generally relates humanity to supernatural, ...

and

Spirituality The meaning of ''spirituality'' has developed and expanded over time, and various meanings can be found alongside each other. Traditionally, spirituality referred to a religious process of re-formation which "aims to recover the original shape o ...

Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.38 billion followers representing one-third of the global pop ...

" and Religion and Spirituality/Islam" categories. In

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

, it ranked first in Amazon.com's "

Middle Eastern Studies Middle Eastern studies (sometimes referred to as Near Eastern studies) is a name given to a number of academic programs associated with the study of the history, culture, politics, economies, and geography of the Middle East, an area that is gene ...

" category. Articles and essays: * But Can We Trust Mustafa?, ''Mission Frontiers'' September–October 2008, 18-19 * Relational Evangelism Among Muslims: Is There a Better Way?, ''International Journal of Frontier Missions'' 25:3 (Fall 2008), 151-156 * Islamic Fundamentalism: Implications for Missions, ''International Journal of Frontier Missions'' 11:2 (April 1994), 81–86, ''St. Francis Magazine'', Nr. 1 Vol. II (June 2006) * Islamic Fundamentalism: An Arab Evangelical Offers a Surprising Perspective, ''The Plain Truth,'' July–August 1999 * The Unseen Reality: A Panoramic View of Spiritual Warfare, NavPress of Singapore, 1995 Audio recordings: * 10 Reasons Muslims are Eager to Join ISIS, Zwemer Center for Muslim Studies (2016) * "How ISIS Began in Colorado," podcast on Truth About Muslims/Muslims Christians and the Zombie Apocalypse by Zwemer Center for Muslim Studies, released January 7, 2015 * ''Understanding Islam'' (2007) * ''The Many Faces of Islam: Library Edition'' (2004) * ''The Many Faces of Islam (America Responds)'' (2002)

Bibliography

* 12 Must-Reads on Mission and Islam by Fuller Professors, Global Reflections Blog, Fuller Theological Seminary, February 23, 2016 * Does Media Mix Islam and Politics?, ''The Huffington Post'', Preetam Kaushik, August 7, 2013 * Interview with David Garrison, "In the House of Islam" DVD, WorldChristian.com, 2014 * Ayman S. Ibrahim, book review in ''Baptist Theology,'' Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary * Jerrid Stelter, book review on ''Sixteen:Fifteen'' * "101 Books on Missions", BAMEDU.com * Thomas Freeman, "Insider's View of Muslim Worldview Evanglism", tfreeman.org, August 21, 2013 * Thomas Turner, book review in ''Everyday Liturgy'', January 27, 2011 * Warren Larson, "My Top 5 Books on Islam," ''Christianity Today'', September 2009 * Colin Chapman, "Premillennial Theology, Christian Zionism, and Christian Mission," ''International Bulletin of Missionary Research'', 33:3 (July 2009), 137 * Sam Townsend, "The Thirsty Rock of the Middle East," ''Prodigal'', January 27, 2009 * Paul Ramseyer, interview for ''Sounds of Hope 2008'' on

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, October 15, 2008 * Pastor Bob Paulson, interview on

BlogTalkRadio BlogTalkRadio is a web-based platform that allows podcasters and radio sites and talk show hosts to create live and on-demand talk format content for distribution on the web and podcast distribution channels. Its claim to fame is a web-based 'st ...

, November 12, 2008 * Ted Elm, interview on ''Northland Notebook with Ted Elm'', WWJC, October 7, 2008 * Mark Elfstrand, interview on ''The Morning Show with Mark Elfstrand'',

WMBI-FM WMBI-FM (90.1 MHz) is a radio station broadcasting in Chicago, Illinois. WMBI-FM is owned and operated by the Moody Bible Institute and broadcasts from their campus in downtown Chicago, and transmitter facilities are located in Addison. Program ...

Moody Broadcasting Network Moody Radio is one of the largest Christian radio networks in the United States. Located in downtown Chicago, Moody Radio has 71 owned and operated stations

, August 4, 2008 * Waldron Scott, published under "Review and Preview," ''Global Missiology'', 3:5 (April 2008) *

Janet Parshall Janet Parshall is a nationally syndicated radio talk show host known for the Christian program ''In the Market with Janet Parshall'', which is broadcast on the Moody Radio network on over 700 stations. She was also the host for the 2004 documenta ...

, interview on ''Talking it Over'', Moody Broadcasting Network, April 5, 200

* Janet Parshall, interview on ''Janet Parshall's America'', March 4, 2008 * Lorri Allen and Larry Estepa, interview on ''Mornings'', FamilyNet Radio, April 7, 2008 * Neil Stavem, interview on ''The Way Home'', Northwestern Radio Network, April 3, 2008 * Debbie Chavez, interview on ''The Debbie Chavez Show'', May 23, 2008 * "Recommended Books" review, ''Friends and Neighbors'',

Reformed Church in America The Reformed Church in America (RCA) is a Mainline Protestant, mainline Reformed tradition, Reformed Protestant Christian denomination, denomination in Canada and the United States. It has about 152,317 members. From its beginning in 1628 unti ...

, 2008 * "Recommended Resources," ''One-to-One Ministry Review'', The Navigators, February 20, 2008 * Speaker biography, Faces of Islam Symposium, Northwest University, September 25, 2007 *

Ralph D. Winter Ralph Dana Winter (December 8, 1924 – May 20, 2009) was an American missiologist and Presbyterian missionary who helped pioneer Theological Education by Extension, raised the debate about the role of the church and mission structures and became ...

, book review in ''International Journal of Frontier Missions'',

William Carey University William Carey University (also known as Carey, William Carey, or WCU) is a private Christian university in Mississippi, affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention and the Mississippi Baptist Convention. The main campus is in Hattiesbur ...

, 23:2 (April–June 2006), 8

* "Learning to Love Muslims," ''One-to-One Ministry Review'', The Navigators, October 12, 2006 * Rich Wilton, "International Insights from Nabeel Jabbour," The Navigators of Canada, November 11, 2005 * Seminar description, "Reaching Muslim Students on Campus,"

Urbana (convention) Urbana is a major Christian student missions conference sponsored by InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. The event is designed to inform Christian students about global issues and issues around the world that missionaries face. The conference a ...

, 2003 * Jeremy Craig, article in ''redandblack.com'' (

University of Georgia , mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things." , establ ...

), August 29, 2002 *

AudioFile (magazine) ''AudioFile'' is a print and online magazine whose mission is to review "unabridged and abridged audiobooks, original audio programs, commentary, and dramatizations in the spoken-word format. The focus of reviews is the audio presentation, not the ...

, audio lecture review, August/September 2002 *

Bibliography Bibliography (from and ), as a discipline, is traditionally the academic study of books as physical, cultural objects; in this sense, it is also known as bibliology (from ). English author and bibliographer John Carter describes ''bibliography ...

, ''The Moral Economy of Islam'', Institute of International Studies,

University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant u ...

, 1998 * Author biography, Oasis Audio *

GodTube GodTube is an online video platform which strives to have Christian content. It is owned by Salem Web Network, the internet division of Salem Communications. GodTube includes music videos, comedy, children, animals, sports, news and inspirat ...

video chat with Ed Hoskins, April 3, 2008 * GodTube video introduction to ''The Crescent through the Eyes of the Cross'', February 15, 2008

References

External links

Nabeel Jabbour official web site

Nabeel Jabbour's Biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jabbour, Nabeel 1941 births Living people American University of Beirut alumni American people of Lebanese descent Messiah University Christian scholars of Islam Western Seminary Haigazian University faculty North Central University