Zachary Markwith: "Jesus and Christic Sanctity in Ibn ‘Arabi and Early Islamic Spirituality"

Zachary Markwith is a doctoral student and instructor at the Graduate Theological Union where he specializes in early Islamic spirituality and comparative religious studies. He earned an M.A. (cum laude) in Hinduism and Islam at the George Washington University and a B.A. in Islamic and Near Eastern Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He has also worked as a research assistant for the Council on American-Islamic Relations and the International Peace Project on subjects that include Islamophobia, non-violence, and interfaith dialogue. He is the author of One God, Many Prophets: the Universal Wisdom of Islam (Sophia Perennis, 2013) and is currently writing his dissertation on sanctity in the life and teachings of the Prophet Muhammad. "Symbols of Transformation - Jesus & Mary in the Teachings of Ibn 'Arabi" USA Ibn 'Arabi Conference Berkeley, California, 2014