Dr. Jose Abraham is Associate Professor of Islamic Studies at Fuller Seminary.  He has a MA from the United Theological College, Bangalore, India and a PhD from McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Jose served on the faculty at Concordia University in Montreal for nine years before coming to Fuller’s School of Intercultural Studies in 2020.

He is the author of Islamic Reform and Colonial Discourse on Modernity in India: Socio-Political and Religious Thought of Vakkom Moulavi (2014).

We discussed a paper he has written titled, Deep Listening in Christian-Muslim Engagement: A Decolonial Vision for Mission. The Abstract of the paper is below.

This article argues that deep listening is a theological and missional necessity in Christian-Muslim engagement. It critiques the colonial construction of Islam and its legacy in sustaining Islamophobia in the postcolonial world. Moving beyond dominant models of exclusivism, inclusivism, and pluralism, it calls for a decolonial approach rooted in the lived and diverse realities of Muslim communities. Drawing on biblical narratives, Arab Christian witness, and Amos Yong’s ortho-triad, the article affirms that listening is not method but a posture—one that reimagines Christian mission as humble presence and Spirit-led participation in God’s kingdom.