Arnold H. Green
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Arnold H. Green is a history professor at Brigham Young University
who specializes in modern Middle-Eastern history, especially the era of the end of colonialism in North Africa.
Green earned his associates degree from Citrus College
and his bachelors degree from California State University, Los Angeles
.
Green received his MA in History at BYU where he had Hugh Nibley
as his thesis advisor. He did his masters thesis on early Jewish converts to the LDS Church.
Green received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles
. He then was a Fulbright Scholar in Yemen. He taught at the University of Miami
and then at the American University in Cairo
. At the AU in Cairo he was director of the center for Arabic Studies.
Green has been a member of the BYU faculty since 1985. He has served as the head of the BYU Jerusalem Center and as chair of the BYU history department.
Among books by Green are The Tunisian Ulama, 1873-1915 (1978) and In Quest of An Islamic Humanis (1984).
In the LDS Church Green has served in many callings including as a branch president and a Sunday School president.
Besides studies of North Africa and the Middle East, especially their intellectual history, Green has also studied the use of supposed similarities to Islam to attack the Latter-day Saints in 19th Century American thought.
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
who specializes in modern Middle-Eastern history, especially the era of the end of colonialism in North Africa.
Biography
Green grew up in Southern California. He served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in France.Green earned his associates degree from Citrus College
Citrus College
Citrus College is a community college located in the Los Angeles suburb of Glendora, California; the Citrus Community College District which supports the school includes the communities of Glendora, Azusa, Charter Oak, Claremont, Monrovia, and Duarte. The school is the oldest public community...
and his bachelors degree from California State University, Los Angeles
California State University, Los Angeles
California State University, Los Angeles is a public comprehensive university, part of the California State University system...
.
Green received his MA in History at BYU where he had Hugh Nibley
Hugh Nibley
Hugh Winder Nibley was an American author, Mormon apologist, and professor at Brigham Young University...
as his thesis advisor. He did his masters thesis on early Jewish converts to the LDS Church.
Green received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
. He then was a Fulbright Scholar in Yemen. He taught at the University of Miami
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
and then at the American University in Cairo
American University in Cairo
The American University in Cairo is an independent, non-profit, apolitical, secular institution of higher learning located in Cairo, Egypt...
. At the AU in Cairo he was director of the center for Arabic Studies.
Green has been a member of the BYU faculty since 1985. He has served as the head of the BYU Jerusalem Center and as chair of the BYU history department.
Among books by Green are The Tunisian Ulama, 1873-1915 (1978) and In Quest of An Islamic Humanis (1984).
In the LDS Church Green has served in many callings including as a branch president and a Sunday School president.
Besides studies of North Africa and the Middle East, especially their intellectual history, Green has also studied the use of supposed similarities to Islam to attack the Latter-day Saints in 19th Century American thought.