GORDON DARNELL NEWBY The Goodrich C. White Professor of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies S-307 Callaway Center 537 Kilgo Circle Atlanta, Georgia 30322 EDUCATION 404-727-2717 (voice & voicemail) mailto:gdnewby@emory.edu http://mesas.emory.edu/faculty/gdnewby/index.html Brandeis University 1964-1966 Ph.D. Mediterranean Studies Brandeis University 1962-1964 M.A. Mediterranean Studies University of Utah 1959-1962 B.A. Philosophy (cum laude) ACADEMIC POSITIONS Emory University: The Goodrich C. White Professor of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies, 2012 to date Professor of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies, 1992 to 2012 Department Chair, 1992 to 2001, 2004 to 2011. Director, Graduate Program in West and South Asian Studies, 1996 to 2004. Executive Director, Institute for Comparative and International Studies, 2001 to 2004. North Carolina State University: Professor of History, 1989 to 1992; Professor and Associate member of Department of Philosophy and Religion, 1989 to 1992. Associate Professor of History, 1976-1989 Assistant Department Head, 1980-82. Harvard University: Research Affiliate, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, 1974-76. Brandeis University: Assistant Professor of Mediterranean Studies, 1967-76. Washington State University: Assistant Professor of History, 1966-67.
ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS Chair, Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies, Emory U., 1992 to 2001, 2004 to 2011. Co-Leader, Religion and Human Spirit Strategic Initiative, 2007 to 2009. Chair, Governance Committee, 2007 to 2008. Co-Chair, Religious Life Center at Emory Initiative, 2002 to 2009. Chair, Humanities Council, Emory College 2005-2008, 2010-2011. Executive Director, Institute for Comparative and International Studies, Emory U., 2001 to 2004. Core Faculty Member, TAM Institute for Jewish Studies, 1999 to date. Director, Title VI National Resource Center: Middle East, Emory U., 2000 to 2003. Co-Chair, Graduate Program in West and South Asian Studies, Emory U., 1997 to 2004. Assistant Department Head, Department of History, NCSU, 1980-1982. Part-Time Pool Search Committee Chairman, History Department, NCSU, 1978-1979, 1985-1986, 1987-1988, 1991-1992. Head of Graduate Studies, Department of History NCSU, 1977-1978, 1981-1982. Undergraduate Academic Adviser, Department of History NCSU, 1970-1976, 1988 to 1992. Faculty Senate member, Brandeis U, 1973-1974 Acting Chair, Department of Mediterranean Studies, Brandeis U, 1969-1970 HONORS, GRANTS AND AWARDS Endowed Chair: Goodrich C. White Chair of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies, 2012 to date. U.S. Dept. of Education Title VI NRC, 2000 2003, Director and P.I. U.S. Dept. of Education Title VI Language Center grant, 2002-2004, co-p.i. Fulbright Fellowship (Malaysia) 1995. Georgia Humanities Council for public conference: FORCES OF CHANGE, $15,000.00, 1995. Phillips Research Fellow in Jewish Studies, St. John's University, 1991-2. September 2017 2
North Carolina State University Summer Teacher Institute for Jewish History, Culture, and Religion, G. Newby, Director, funded in part by a grant from the North Carolina Humanities Council, 1992-3, Director and P.I. National Humanities Center Fellow, 1990-1991. Project Title: CONTESTING ABRAHAM'S LEGACY: TEXT AND INTERTEXT IN 8TH CENTURY JEWISH-MUSLIM DIALOGUE. National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship for Independent Study and Research, 1986. Project Title: A HISTORY OF THE JEWS OF ARABIA. A.C.L.S. Study Fellowship 1976-1977 (declined). National Defense Fellow (Arabic) 1962-66. National Defense Undergraduate Scholarship (Arabic) 1960-62. University Regents Scholarship (University of Utah) 1959-60. MAJOR PUBLICATIONS THE MAKING OF THE LAST PROPHET: A Reconstruction and Study of the First Biography of Muhammad, Columbia, S.C.: The University of South Carolina Press, 1989. A HISTORY OF THE JEWS OF ARABIA, Columbia, S.C.: The University of South Carolina Press, 1988; new edition 2009. A CONCISE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ISLAM, Oxford: OneWorld Press, 2002. THE RISE OF ISLAM, TIME, AND THE END OF ANXIETY: Apocalypse and Apocalypticism in the East Mediterranean at the Beginnings of Islam. Under contract with the University of South Carolina Press. EDITORSHIP Founding Editor and member of Editorial Board, Medieval Encounters, published by E.J. Brill, Leiden, 1994 to 2004. Middle East Content Editor, Pearson/Prentice Hall Social Science textbooks, 2006 to date. Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Comparative Islamic Studies, London: Equinox, 2005 to date. SELECT ARTICLES and BOOK CHAPTERS Islam, The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Law, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2015. September 2017 3
The Spiritual Meaning of Mecca, the Ka ba, and the Hajj, in Vincent J. Cornell and Bruce B. Lawrence, The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Islamic Spirituality, Hoboken, Wiley-Blackwell, 2015. The Jews of Arabia at the Birth of Islam, A History of Jewish-Muslim Relations: From the Origins to the Present Day, Edited by Abdelwahab Meddeb and Benjamin Stora, Princeton University Press, 2013 Conclusion, Fundamentalism: Perspectives on a Contested History, Simon A. Wood and David Harrington Watt, eds., Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 2014. Is Joe Lieberman a Bad Jew? Religion Dispatches, December, 2009 House Health Care Bill Discriminates Against Religious Freedom, Religion Dispatches, November 2009. Newby, G., Patton, L., Robbins, V., Comparative Sacred Texts and Interactive Reading: Another Alternative to World Religions Class, Journal of the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion, 2009. The Silence of Religious Voices in the Health Care Debates, Religion Dispatches, September, 2009. Is Nothing Secular?: A Review Article of Sherry Jones The Jewel of Medina, Religion Dispatches, Fall, 2008. Language, Script and Religion, The Atlas of World s Religions, F. Denny, ed., N.Y.: Macmillan, 2007, pp. 40-41. Folded Time: A Socio-Rhetorical Analysis of Quranic and Early Islamic Apocalyptic Discourse, D. B. Gowler et al. eds. Fabrics of Discourse : essays in honor of Vernon K. Robbins. Harrisburgh, Trinity International, 2003. Muslim-Jewish Polemics, Encyclopedia of Religion, New York: Macmillan, 2004. The Ka bah, Encyclopedia of Religion, New York: Macmillan, 2004. "The Use of Electronic Media in the Study of Sacred Texts," New Approaches to the Study of Religion, Religion and Reason Series, Peter Antes, Armin, W. Geertz & Randi Warne, eds., Berlin: Verlag de Gruyter, 2004. "Re-thinking the End of Time: Apocalypticism in Pirke Rabbi Eliezer and the Biography of Muhammad" CCAR Journal, 2002. "Ark," "Baal," "Deferral," "Forgery," Generations," Encyclopaedia of the Quran, Leiden: E. J. Brill, 2002. "Quranic Texture: A Review of Vernon Robbins' The Tapestry of Early Christian Discourse and Exploring the Texture of Texts." Journal for the Study of the New Testament 70 (1998), pp. 93-100. September 2017 4
"The Foundation of the University of Naples: Typological Parallels with Arab Institutions of Higher Learning," Medieval Encounters, 3,2, 1997, pp. 173-184. "Imitating Muhammad in two Genres: Mimesis and Problems of Genre in Sîrah and Sunnah, Medieval Encounters, 3,3, 1997, pp. 266-283. "Muslim/Non-Muslim Relations: Lessons From the Past for a Better Future," Development: Islamic, Malaysian and American Perspectives, Aidit Haji Ghazali and M. Zain, Karim, eds., Kuala Lumpur: Institut Perkembangan Minda, 1996, pp. 47-76. "Muslims, Jews and Christians: Relations and Interactions," The Muslim Almanac, Azim A. Nanji, ed., New York: Gale Research, Inc., 1996, pp. 423-430. 3 articles for Oxford University Press's Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World 1995. "Laptop Power for History on the Road," jointly with Richard W. Slatta, History Microcomputer Review, 7:2 (1991), pp. 25-34. 7 articles for Harper's Dictionary of Religion, 1995. "Quranic and Islamic Interpretations of Biblical Materials," Dictionary of Biblical Interpretation, Nashville, Abingdon Press, 1995. "The Drowned Son: Midrash and Midrash Making in the Quran and Tafsir," Stephen David Ricks, Studies in Islamic and Judaic Traditions: Papers Presented at the Institute for Islamic-Judaic Studies, Center for Judaic Studies, U. of Denver, Atlanta, Ga: Scholars Press, 1986. "The Sirah as a Source for early Arabian Jewish History," J.S.A.I. 7 (1986) pp. 121-138. "Ibn Khaldun and Frederick Jackson Turner: Islam and the Frontier Experience," in Ibn Khaldun and Islamic Ideology, B. Lawrence, ed., vol. XL, International Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology, K. Ishwaran, ed., Leiden, E.J. Brill, 1984, pp. 122-133; also in Journal of Asian and African Studies, XVIII, 3-4, pp. 274-285. "Two Castrated Bulls: A Study in the Haggadah of Ka'b al-ahbar, jointly with David Halperin, Journal of the American Oriental Society, vol. 102, no. 4, 1982. Tafsir Isra iliyyat. Journal of the American Academy of Religion, thematic issue S (1980), pp. 685-97. Trade in the Levant and East Mediterranean in the Early Islamic Period, Archaeological News, viii 2/3, 1979. Abraha and Sennacherib: A Talmudic Parallel to the Tafsîr on Surat al-fîl, Journal of the American Oriental Society, 1974. Surat al-ikhlas: A Reconsideration, Orient and Occident, 1973, pp. 78-83. The Dependent Pronoun in Semitic and Egyptian, Jewish Quarterly Review, 1972. Observations about an Early Judaeo-Arabic. Jewish Quarterly Review 61 (1971) pp. 214-21. September 2017 5
SELECT LECTURES, PAPERS, and PUBLIC INTELLECTUAL PRESENTATIONS Religious Internationalism: A View Through the Eyes of Arabian Jews, Conference of Scripts and Scripture in Pre-Islamic Arabia, Chicago, May, 2017. (by invitation) Jews & Muslims, An adult education class at The Temple (Reform Jewish synagogue), Atlanta, GA, September November, 2016. Conversations about the End of Time: Jews, Christians and Muslims at the Beginning of Islam, The Max and Pearl Herman Jewish Studies Lecture, University of Regina, Saskatchawan, Canada, March 12, 2015. The Wheat is in the Barley: Sin and Size in Rabbinic Judaism and Islam, Annual Meeting of the American Society for the Study of Religion: Cambridge, MA (April 25-27, 2014). Apocalypticism and the Rise of Islam, Annual Islam Lecture, University of Indiana at Bloomington, Bloomington, Indiana, 2012. Muruwwah and Dîn Revisited: Late Ancient Legacies of Maleness in Islamic Foundational Texts, American Academy of Religion annual convention, 2011. Methodological Issues in Comparing the Bible and Qur an, American Academy of Religion annual convention, 2011. History and Religion of Islam, 20 hours of classes for Lay Academy, First Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, GA. 2008 Matters of Faith: Islam, EBRU TV, 2 hour interview on Turkey s English Language television on the topic of Islam. Historical Background to the Gaza Conflict, Middle East Historical Series invited lecture, Glenn Memorial UMC, 2009. Religion and the Ancient Near Eastern City, Annual Meeting of the American Society for the Study of Religion, Newark, 2004. Negotiating Abraham s Heritage: The Rise of Islam in Syria, Keynote address, Syria and the Rise of Civilization, Fernbank Museum, Atlanta, 2002. The Study of Judaism and Islam in American Universities: Theories & Practices, Annual Meeting of the Jewish Studies Association, Western Branch (by invitation), 1999. "Apocalypse and Apocalyptic in early Islam and late Rabbinic Judaism," Annual Meeting of the Association for Jewish Studies, Chicago, 1999. Chair & Commentator, "Panel on Narrating the Prophet s Legacy," Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, Boston, 1999. "The Study of Judaism and Islam in American Universities: Theories & Practice," Annual Meeting, Jewish Studies Association, Western Branch, March 1999 (by invitation). September 2017 6
"The Socio-Rhetorical Texture of the Quran," Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, 1997. "The Drowned Son: The Noah Stories in Judaism and Islam," Annual Meeting of the Middle East Studies Association, 1997. Jews and Muslims in the 8 th Century Middle East, University of Gronigen, Netherlands (invited), 1997. Organizer & Chair, "Islam in Southeast Asia," panel at Annual Meeting of American Academy of Religion, 1997. "Prophets, Messiahs and Community: Jewish-Muslim Conflicts over Texts and Territory in the 8th Century," Lecture to the Medieval Studies Committee, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, October, 1994. "Arab Contributions to the Foundation of the University of Naples: A Typological Study," Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America, Knoxville, TN, April, 1994. Judaism and Islam: Past Events and Future Prospects, (invited) Mid-Atlantic meeting of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, 1993. "Text and Territory: Jewish-Muslim Relations 632-750," Bridging the Worlds of Islam, An International Conference in honor of William Brinner, Berkeley, 1993. "Diverging Fortunes: Jewish-Muslim Associations and Dissociations," Siena College, N.Y. Jewish-Muslim-Christian Dialogue 1492-1992, October, 1992. "Gender and Mimesis in Islam: Imitating Muhammad in Two Genres,: Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, Kansas City, 1991. "The Islamic Context of Pirke Rabbi Eliezer," Annual Meeting of the American Oriental Society, Berkeley, 1991. "A Light From His Mother's Womb: Myth and Legitimacy in Birth Stories of Muhammad," Annual Meeting of the American Oriental Society, Atlanta, 1990. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS American Academy of Religion: Member History of Islam Steering Committee, 1988 to 1995, 2002-2007. Co-Chair, Qur'an Group, 2007 to date. Member of History of Judaism Steering Committee 1988-91. American Society for the Study of Religion Treasurer, 1998 to date. American Oriental Society September 2017 7
Chair, Islamic Studies Section 1989 to 1993 Middle East Studies Association SERVICE (Selection see also administrative appointments) Emory Outside Scholarship Review Committee 2015, 2016 Senior Promotion Reviewer, Stanford U. 2014 Outside Reviewer, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Iowa State University, 2005, 2012 Member, Provost s Advisory Committee on Difficult Conversations, 2007-2011 Evening at Emory (Quest Courses) 2008 Courses and Lectures on Islam at Atlanta churches & synagogues Scholar in Residence and Keynote Speaker, Siena College, NY, 1993. Scholar in Residence, St. John s University, Dec. 1991 Feb. 1992 Freshman Academic and Mentoring Advisor/ PACE, Emory U., 1993 to 2011 Member, Carlos Museum Director Search, 2002 Outside Reviewer, Department of Religion, Kenyon College 2002 Member, Emory College Dean Search Committee 2003 Outside Reviewer, Department of Religion, Cornell University, 2003 Member, Graduate Division of Religion Admissions Committee, 2001-2003 Chair, MESAS Promotion Committee 1993 to 2011. Chair, Emory College Humanities Council 2005 to 2008, 2010-2011. Member, Emory College Governance Committee 2005 to 2008; Chair, 2007 to 2008. COURSES (Selection): MESAS CORE COURSES MESAS 100 MESAS 160 MESAS Senior Seminar ICIVS CORE COURSES ICIVS Pedagogy seminar ARABIC AND ISLAM September 2017 8
Arabic Poetry and Poetics Beginning and Intermediate Classical Arabic for Research Biographies of Muhammad Classical Arabic Culture Early Arabic Culture History and Sources of the Crusades through Arabic Texts History of the Islamic Expansion Introduction to Islamic Civilization to 1798 Introduction to Judeo-Arabic Islam in the Modern World Islamic Institutions Islamic Civilizations Studies Pedagogy Seminar Muhammad as Person and Paradigm The Arabian Nights The Mediterranean in the Middle Ages The Modern Near East The Quran and its Commentaries JUDAISM AND ISLAM Problems in Rabbinic Judaism and Early Islam (A joint NCSU-UNC course) Jews in Islamic Lands JUDAISM Judaism (A Survey) Seminar: From Temple to Ghetto - Judaism in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages RELIGION AND HISTORY Introduction to Sacred Texts Shaping Sacred Lives: Myth and History in the Biographical Process ANCIENT WORLD A Literary History of the Mediterranean Biblical Texts pertaining to the Monarchy Greece and the Orient Introduction to the Middle East to the End of the Crusades Rome and the West The Ancient World to 180 A.D. The Mediterranean in Antiquity EUROPEAN HISTORY The Crusades The Middle Ages Europe 1500 to 1815 Europe 1815 to the Present September 2017 9