Steven Kaplan is Gail Levin de Nur Professor of Comparative Religion and Academic Director of the Harry S. Truman Institute for the Advancement of Peace at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. A scholar of African religions in general and of Ethiopian Christianity and Judaism in particular, Kaplan has published books and articles spanning a wide range of topics including the history of Ethiopian monasticism and studies of Ethiopian historical and religious texts, as well as extensive fieldwork and oral histories among the large Ethiopian (Jewish) community in Israel. He is currently researching Ethiopian Christian cultural adaptation in the United States.