COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO THE CURRENT RELIGIOUS ISSUES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FDB 5210 SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO THE CURRENT RELIGIOUS ISSUES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MEHMET CEM ŞAHIN

Offered to

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to sociologically analyze the contemporary understanding of religion in Turkey regarding some topics such as morality, marriage, interest, education and the status of women.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understands the development of the history of Turkish Thought in the Republic era.
2   Explains the place of religion among the political and intellectual debates in the Turkish Republic era.
3   Evaluates the different approaches of Turkish thinkers on religion and society.
4   Learns how Turkish intellectuals' views on religious life are shaped by which intellectual sources.
5   Interprets how the conceptual / theoretical frameworks of our thinkers affect and shape the Turkish socio-cultural structure and intellectual life.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The stance of religion towards society and the world
2 The meaning and functions of religion
3 Religion and ideology
4 Religion and modernism
5 Religion in a daily-basis life
6 Religion in the public space
7 Contemporary religious issues: Family
8 Contemporary religious issues: Education
9 Contemporary religious issues: Ethics
10 Contemporary religious issues: Economy
11 Contemporary religious issues: Rituals
12 Contemporary religious issues: Politics
13 Contemporary religious issues: Woman
14 Contemporary religious issues: Law

Recomended or Required Reading

Abdurrahman Küçük, Islam ve Günümüz Meseleleri, Yeni Düşünce Yayınları, Ankara 1991.
Erol Güngör, Ahlak Psikolojisi ve Sosyal Ahlak, 2000
Erol Güngör, Islam Tasavvufunun Meseleleri, Ötüken Neşriyet, Istanbul 2004
Erol Güngör, Islam'ın Bugünkü Meseleleri, Ötüken Neşriyet, Istanbul 1983
Hayreddin Karaman, Islam Işığında Günümüz Meseleleri, Kalem Y., Istanbul 1980
Judith E. Tucker, Islam Hukukunda Kadın, Aile ve Toplumsal Cinsiyet, 2015
Muammer Erbaş, Evlenme ve Boşanma Örneğinde Dini Ahkamın Kur'an ve Sünnet Işığında Güncellenmesi, Albi Yayınları, Izmir 2014
Sönmez Kutlu, Güncel Dini-Siyasi Meseleler Üzerine Yazılar, 2017

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Question and Answer, Problem Solving and Discussion Methods;
Brainstorming and Vision Development Techniques.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The success of students will be determined according to examination and lecture performance.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

mehmetcem.sahin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday, 15:00-16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 151

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.13345
LO.23345
LO.33345
LO.43345
LO.53345

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