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'''John Louis Esposito '''  (b. [[Brooklyn]], New York City, 1940 - ) is an American of Italian ancestry. University Professor at [[Georgetown University]], he is specialized in International Affairs and [[Islamic]] Studies. Esposito is also founding director of Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal center for [[Muslim]]-Christian understanding at Georgetown University, and the editor-in-chief of the four-volume ''The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World'', ''The Oxford History of Islam'', and ''The Oxford Dictionary of Islam''. He earned a Ph.D. degree from [[Temple University]]. Dr. Esposito spent a decade in a Catholic monastery, and received a masters in theology at [[St. John's University]]. Esposito also studied at [[Harvard]], and Oxford University. He was the chair of the Department of Religious Studies at the College of the Holy Cross, a [[Jesuit]] college in [[Massachusetts]].

'''John Louis Esposito '''  (b. [[Brooklyn]], New York City, 1940 - ) is an American of Italian ancestry. University Professor at [[Georgetown University]], he is specialized in International Affairs and [[Islamic]] Studies. Esposito is also founding director of Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal center for [[Muslim]]-Christian understanding at Georgetown University, and the editor-in-chief of the four-volume ''The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World'', ''The Oxford History of Islam'', and ''The Oxford Dictionary of Islam''. He earned a Ph.D. degree from [[Temple University]]. Dr. Esposito spent a decade in a Catholic monastery, and received a masters in theology at [[St. John's University]]. Esposito also studied at [[Harvard]], and Oxford University. He was the chair of the Department of Religious Studies at the College of the Holy Cross, a [[Jesuit]] college in [[Massachusetts]].

Esposito has served as consultant to the US Department of State and has been member of the World Economic Forum’s Council of 100 Leaders.  

Professor Esposito has served as consultant to the US Department of State and has been member of the World Economic Forum’s Council of 100 Leaders.  

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== Books ==

== Books ==

Esposito is the author of over 35 books; some  of them are:

Professor Esposito is the author of over 35 books; some  of them are:

*''Who Speaks for Islam? What a Billion Muslims Really Think'', coauthored with Dalia Mogahed.

*''Who Speaks for Islam? What a Billion Muslims Really Think'', coauthored with Dalia Mogahed.