Fr. Boulos Wehbe has been at NDU for 10 years, and in university teaching since 1983. He taught at LAU, AUB, Haigazian University, NEST and AUST, during which he served as a school principal for 7 years and the Director of the Student Affairs Office at NDU where he has participated and published in several of its conferences and books. His interests range from Ecumenical dialogue, Christian-Muslim dialogue, Cultural/Sociological/Anthropological issues, and liturgy. He has participated in numerous conferences, consultations and workshops, in addition to giving many lectures, in Lebanon, the USA where he lectured extensively, and in several Arab and European countries. He is affiliated with the Faith and Unity unit at the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), and has worked closely with the World council of Churches (WCC), the Lebanese and the Arab Forums for Muslim-Christian dialogue, as well as with many other local, regional and international bodies. He is the coordinator of the Joint Christian Education Committee, which is producing Ecumenical Christian Education books under the auspices of the Synod of the Patriarch of the East, and is a priest in the Antiochaian Orthodox Archdiocese of Beirut. Fr. Wehbe is married to Maha Milki, the Coordinator of the Women’s Program at the MECC and has one daughter. He has written and published numerous articles and sections of books related to Ecumenical dialogue, Christian-Muslim dialogue, Cultural/Sociological/Anthropological issues, social issues and liturgy, and has reviewed the translation of 3 major works for the Arab Association of Translation and otherwise, in addition to undertaking instant in major conferences in Lebanon. He has been giving, hosting and participating in regular TV shows and appearances on Lebanese and regional TV’s, especially TeleLumiere/Noursat.

M.A. Middle East Studies, American University of Beirut, 1982

B.A. Business Administration, American University of Beirut, 1977

Books

Wehbe, B. (2010) Al-Thakafa: Manzour Anthropology. tr. Adam Kuper, book from English Culture: The Anthropologists’ Account,  Beirut: The Arab Association of Translation.

Wehbe, B., Labaki, D., Kanbar, E., Gerges, E., Dib, G., and Khoury, I. (2010) Eight book of the Joint Christian Education Catechism Series.Beirut: Joint Christian Education Committee

Wehbe, B. (2009) T’weel Al-Thakafa tr. Clifford Geertz, book from English  Interpretation of Cultures, Beirut: The Arab Association of Translation, Lebanon.

Wehbe, B. (2009) The Roots of Christianity in Lebanon. tr. Antoine K. Harb, book from Arabic Juzhour al-Masihiyya fi Lubnan, Beirut: Turath Publications, Lebanon.

Wehbe, B. (2005) Public Religions in the Modern World by Jose Casanova. Rev. tr. Beirut: The Arab Association of Translation.

Wehbe, B. (2003) The book of Prayers of Holy Week. Beirut: Orthodox Archdiocese of Beirut.

Articles and/or Chapters in Books

Wehbe, B. (2008) Behavior as Pattern: Violence as Culture in Lebanon.  Violence: Realities and Concerns.  Beirut: Notre Dame University Press.

Wehbe, B. (2006) The Wide Space. War and peace of Religions: Problematic of the Image of God. Beirut: Notre Dame University Press.

Wehbe, B. (2006) Two Religions in Lebanon: Seeing God in the Other.  God in Multicultural Society-Religion, Politics and Globalization. Beirut: Notre Dame University Press.

Wehbe, B. (2005) And Earth Became Heaven. God and Man Between Destiny and Becoming. Beirut: Notre Dame University Press.

Wehbe, B. (2004) The Maronite Church and Other Churches in the Orient.  The Maronite Church Today Beirut: Notre Dame University Press.

Wehbe, B. (2003) Translation of the Bible to Arabic: A Brief Journey into Recent History. Challenges of Translation and Interpretation in the Third Millennium. Beirut:Notre Dame University Press.

Wehbe, B. (2003) The Joint Christian Education Committee. The Millennial Lecture Series. Beirut: Notre Dame University Press.

Conference Proceedings

Wehbe, B. (2007) Moral Values as a Venue for Human Rights: The Case of Notre Dame University in Lebanon. Paris: UNESCO - World Public Forum/Dialogue of Civilizations Conference Dialogue of Cultures and Civilizations: A Bridge between Human Rights and Moral Values. March 13-14.

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