Gabriel Said Reynolds
Jerome J. Crowley and Rosaleen G. Crowley Professor of Theology
Primary Area: World Religions and World Church
Secondary Area: History of Christianity
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Biography
Gabriel Said Reynolds reads the Qur’an as part of the world that produced it — a world shaped by the Bible, late antique theology, and the search for God. He did a PhD at Yale (2003) and is currently the Crowley Professor of Islamic Studies and Theology at Notre Dame.
His works, including The Qur’an and Its Biblical Subtext, The Qur’an and the Bible, and Christianity and the Qur’an (Yale, 2025), explore how the Qur’an engages earlier scriptures and what that engagement tells us about the emergence of Islam. He brings these debates to a wider audience through his YouTube channel Exploring the Qur’an and the Bible.
Prof. Reynolds also serves on the Vatican Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue with Muslims.
Research Interests
Qur'anic Studies, Muslim-Christian Relations, Islamic Studies, Qur'an and Bible, Comparative Theology
Selected Publications
Christianity and the Qur'an (Yale University Press, 2025).
Emergence of Islam (2nd edition; Fortress Press, 2023).
Allah: God in the Qur'an (Yale University Press, 2020) .
The Qur'an and the Bible (Yale University Press, 2018).
Education
- Ph.D., Yale University, 2003