Clinton Bennett
British academic · United Kingdom · On the map · Academics · Born 1955 · age 71
Clinton Bennett is a British-American scholar of Religious studies and participant in interfaith dialogue, specializing in Islamic studies and the relations between Islam and other religions. He is also a published author.
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Aston Webb Building, University of Birmingham where Bennett obtained his MA and PhD.![Clinton Bennett outside a mosque in Bangladesh while researching for his book on Muhammad. A. H. Mathias Zahniser describes Bennett's In Search of Muhammad (1998) as "a very personal narrative. Bennett takes us to mosques and coffee shops where he lays bare the depth of the Muslim experience of Muhammad".[11]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Mosquebennett.jpg/500px-Mosquebennett.jpg)
Clinton Bennett outside a mosque in Bangladesh while researching for his book on Muhammad. A. H. Mathias Zahniser describes Bennett's In Search of Muhammad (1998) as "a very personal narrative. Bennett takes us to mosques and coffee shops where he lays bare the depth of the Muslim experience of Muhammad".[11]![Francis of Assisi before the Sultan, Al-Kamil. Bennett writes, "St. Francis' ... willingness to negotiate peace with the Sultan of Egypt, and his rubric that while his Friars could pursue 'disputes and controversy', another method was to 'preach the word of God', qualify him as a conciliator."[20]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/SaintFrancisAssisiWithAlKamil15thCentury.JPG/1280px-SaintFrancisAssisiWithAlKamil15thCentury.JPG)
Francis of Assisi before the Sultan, Al-Kamil. Bennett writes, "St. Francis' ... willingness to negotiate peace with the Sultan of Egypt, and his rubric that while his Friars could pursue 'disputes and controversy', another method was to 'preach the word of God', qualify him as a conciliator."[20]Awards
About this person
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1955 · age 71
