Stephen J. Shoemaker

Stephen Shoemaker is a leading scholar on the history of Christianity and the beginnings of Islam. His work delves into ancient and early medieval Christian traditions, with a particular focus on early Byzantine and Near Eastern Christianity. Shoemaker's research explores early devotion to the Virgin Mary, Christian apocryphal literature, and the origins of Islam. He meticulously examines historical sources, combining archaeological, liturgical, and literary evidence to illuminate pivotal moments in early religious history, offering fresh perspectives on the development of faith and textual traditions in late antiquity and the early medieval period.