Dr. Wesley Williams
Presentations
“Whosoever says that the Prophet is Black is a Disbeliever”:
The Diversification of the Islamic Empire and the Developing Portrayal of Muhammad
Lecture given February 7, 2011 at Michigan State University
God Among the Gods:
Divine Plurality in the Qur'an in the Light of Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Mythic Tradition
Presentation given at the Milwaukee Public Museum Dead Sea Scrolls and the Bible Exhibition Lecture Series, April 15, 2010
A Body Unlike Bodies:
Transcendent Anthropomorphism, Divine Embodiment and Early Sunnism
Presentation given at 5th Annual Duke-UNC Graduate Islamic Studies Conference, April 5, 2008
Tajalli wa-Ru’ya: A Study of Anthropomorphic Theophany and Visio Dei in the Hebrew Bible, the Qur’an, and Early Sunni Tradition
Summary presentation given to committee and the public at dissertation defense April 2, 2008.
