Contact
77 Sherman Streeet
Hartford
CT
06105-2260
United States
ABOUT
Rev. Dr. Steven Blackburn’s interest in Islam stems from his maternal grandparents, who were born and raised in Algiers. He studied at the Bourguiba Institute in Tunis, Tunisia, as well as the American University in Cairo, and holds a Ph.D. in Religion from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. His Middle Eastern experiences include work with Saudi Bedouins in the field of literacy. Closer to home, as an ordained Congregational-Christian minister, he has served as a parish pastor and denominational executive as well as pro-tem chair of Middle Eastern Studies at Trinity College, Hartford, where he has lectured in Islam, International Studies, and Arabic.
Discipline
Religious Studies/Theology
Sub Areas
Arabic
Christian Studies
Islamic Studies
Geographic Areas of Interest
Islamic World
Specialties
Information Literacy In Islamic Studies
Arabic Versions Of The Bible
Languages
French (fluent)
Arabic (advanced)
Hebrew (elementary)
Greek (elementary)
Russian (intermediate)
Education
DPhil
| 1999
| Religion
| University of Saint Andrews
BD
| 1980
| Old Testament Languages and Literature
| University of Saint Andrews
MSci
| 1977
| Arabic
| Georgetown University
BSc
| 1974
| Foreign Service
| Georgetown University
Abstracts
125 Years of Arabic Instruction at Hartford Seminary
