Education
2007 Doctorate in Arabic and Islamic Studies, Pontificio Istituto di Studi Arabi e d’Islamistica (Ph.D. Dissertation: Critical Edition of the manuscripts containing the inter-religious dialogue between the Melkite Catholic bishop of Ḥarrān, Abū Qurrah, and the Caliph al-Ma’mūn in 829; directed by Fr. Samir Khalil Samir, S.J., defended in December 2006—Summa cum Laude).
2004 Licentiate in Missiology, Pontificia Università Gregoriana (Magna cum Laude). Thesis: Jesus Christ: The Center and the Summit of The Church’s Mission of Evangelization—Summa cum Laude.
2003 Licentiate in Arabic and Islamic Studies, Pontificio Istituto di Studi Arabi e d’Islamistica (Magna cum Laude). Thesis: “Al-da‘wa in Islām” according to al-Manār’s commentary on the qur’ānic verse 3:104—Magna cum Laude.
2001 Master of Divinity, Jesuit School of Theology, Berkeley. 1995/96 Study of Philosophy and Theology in the Collegiate Program of the Society of Jesus, Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois.
1993 B.A. in Philosophy and English (double major). St. John’s College Seminary, Camarillo, California.
1975 El-Selehdar High school, Cairo, Egypt.
Languages
English, Arabic, French, and Italian. Professional Experience
2007-Current Loyola Marymount University, L.A., Ca: Faculty in the departments of Theology and Classics.
Fall-2006 Loyola Chicago, Rome Center: Professor of Theology.
1996-98 Ignatius College Preparatory: Teacher of Theology, English, and Sacred Scriptures
1979-88 Restaurant management at various levels and locations in the U.S.A. Ministerial Experience
- Parish priest at Osny and Luzerte, France.
- Parish priest at Basil, Switzerland.
- Parish priest at Blessed Sacrament Parish, Hollywood, CA; St. Mary’s Coptic Catholic Church, L.A., CA and the Resurrection Parish, Destin, Florida.
- Retreat director and confessor to individuals, convents and monasteries, in Egypt, U.S.A, France, Switzerland and Italy.
- Spiritual advisor and facilitator for Lighthouse, a Korean Catholic young adult movement in the San Francisco Bay area.
- Elementary School Teacher, Confirmation coordinator, and Bible Study teacher at Most Holy Trinity Parish, San Jose, CA.
- Hospice chaplain, Seton Medical Center, San Francisco, CA.
Publications include
- The Arabic Translation of Peter G. Van Bremen’s: As Bread that is Broken. Nasry, Wafik, كَالْخُبْزِ الَّذِي كُسِرَ, (Al-Maktabah al-Bulissiyyah, Juniah, Lebanon: 2003) 160 pages.
- Nasry, Wafik, “Why Evangelize”, in Vineyard 75, n. 1 (Los Gatos, California: September 2006) 30.
- Nasry, Wafik, “les églises minoritaires”, in Christ source de vie, n. 448 (Toulouse, France : 2007) 29-30.
- Nasry, Wafik, “Abū Qurrah, al-Ma’mūn and Yaḥyā Ibn Akṯam”, in Parole de l'Orient 32 (Université Saint-Esprit/Université Saint-Joseph: Beyrouth. Liban: 2007) pp. 285-290.
Forthcoming publications
- Cento domande sull’islam, editor and co-translator of the English edition.
- Abū Qurrah and al-Ma’mūn: Al-Muğādalah: Arabic Critical Edition.
- Abū Qurrah and al-Ma’mūn: Al-Muğādalah: English translation of the Critical Edition, with study.
- “The Place of Reason in an Early Arab-Christian-Muslim Dialogue”.
Works in Progress
- Jesus Christ in Christianity and in Islam, co-author with Fr. Samir Khalil Samir, S.J.
- Chapter 18th of Ğāmi’ Wūğuh al-Īmān: Critical Edition & English translation, co-author with Fr. Samir Khalil Samir, S.J.
- “Al-da‘wa in Islām” according to al-Manār’s commentary on the qur’ānic verse 3:104.
- An Anthology of the Arab-Christian Fathers of the Church, co-author with Fr. Samir Khalil Samir, S.J.
- “Is There a Relationship Between al-Muğādalah and Ğāmi’ Wūğuh al-Īmān?”
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