James Winston Morris

James Winston Morris
Born	James Winston Morris 1949 (age 76–77)
Academic background
Education	University of Chicago, Harvard University
Influences	Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Academic work
Institutions	Boston College, University of Exeter
Notable works	The Wisdom of the Throne: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mulla Sadra

James Winston Morris (born 1949) is an American Islamic theologian, currently a professor in the Department of Theology at Boston College. Before teaching at Boston College, he held the Sharjah Chair of Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter.

Biography and Academic background

He received a BA in Civilizational Studies from the University of Chicago in 1971, and a Ph.D. in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations from Harvard University in 1980, for a thesis "Ibn Masarra: A Reconsideration of the Primary Sources". He also studied at the University of Strasbourg, the American University in Cairo, the Iranian Academy of Philosophy, and the Center for the Study of Civilizations, Tehran. He taught at the Princeton University, Oberlin College, Temple University, and the Institute of Ismaili Studies in Paris and London. He has been a visiting professor at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes (Paris), University of Malaya, and University of Sarajevo. He specialized in medieval Islamic philosophy, especially in the philosophy of Ibn 'Arabī.

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External links

• Official web page at Boston College
• Personal website^{[permanent dead link]}