Gerhard Böwering, a professor of Islamic Studies at Yale University and Editor-in-Chief of The Princeton Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought, will deliver a lecture on “Finding Roots in Scripture and Tradition” as part of the Gasson Lecture Series: Engaging Islam, presented by the Jesuit Institute and the Office of the Provost. The lecture will take place on Sept. 21 at 4:30 p.m in Stokes Hall, Room S195. Bowering is a recipient of fellowships from the Mellon and Guggenheim foundations, as well as the Institute of Advanced Study in Princeton.