Scholar · Speaker · Educator

A Christian scholar of Islam.

I help Christians, churches, and institutions understand Islam with intellectual honesty, confident faith, and mercy.

Dr. Chris PreJean

Ph.D. in Arabic · UCLA

Recognition & affiliations

Scholarship recognized across institutions.

Fulbright ProgramFulbright Program
U.S. Department of StateU.S. Department of State
University of HaifaUniversity of Haifa
Haifa Center for Mediterranean HistoryHaifa Center for Mediterranean History

Why this work matters

Deep differences do not have to prevent meaningful relationships.

Christians and Muslims are often taught to approach one another through politics, polemics, or fear. Better knowledge changes the conversation.

My work equips people to speak with precision, protect the integrity of their own faith, and treat their neighbors with dignity.

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Scholarship made useful.

For churches, seminaries, Christian organizations, and the leaders who serve them.

An arched corridor in the Middle East

“Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”

Luke 10:36 · Mercy is the starting point

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