Morris S. Seale

Morris S. Seale
Born	Morris Sigel Seale 14 July 1896(1896-07-14) Jerusalem
Died	29 August 1993(1993-08-29) (aged 97) Limasol, Cyprus
Occupation	Arabist, Theologist
Alma mater	Queen's University of Belfast

Morris S. Seale (1896–1993) was an Arab scholar and Theologist who wrote about both Christian and Muslim traditions and explored extensively the links between the two religions. He wrote three influential books and contributed numerous articles to Theological journals including the Journal of Biblical Literature and The Muslim World.

He studied theology at Queen's University of Belfast and served on an Irish Presbyterian mission in Damascus.^[1]

His son Patrick Seale is a British journalist and author who specialises in the Middle East. One of his daughters was the fashion designer Thea Porter and the other, Barbara, was married to yachtsman and restaurateur Beecher Moore

Bibliography

• Muslim Theology: A Study of Origins with Reference to the Church Fathers (London: Luzac 1964)
• Desert Bible: Nomadic Tribal Culture and Old Testament Interpretation (London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson 1974: ISBN 029776683X)
• Qur'an and Bible: studies in interpretation and dialogue (London: Croom Helm 1978: ISBN 0856648183)

References

1. ^ Leslie J. McLoughlin, In a Sea of Knowledge: British Arabists in the Twentieth Century (Garnet & Ithaca Press, 2002: ISBN 0863722881), p. 210.

Persondata
Name	Seale, Morris S.
Alternative names	Seale, Morris
Short description
Date of birth	1896
Place of birth	Palestine
Date of death	1993
Place of death	Limasol, Cyprus