COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MODERN APPROACHES IN ISLAMIC THEOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ILS 4049 MODERN APPROACHES IN ISLAMIC THEOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6

Offered By

Theology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MURAT MEMIŞ

Offered to

Theology
Theology (Evening)

Course Objective

The main objective of this course is to see the reflections of the needs of renewal of Islamic thought which occurred in last 150 years, in the Kalam area. This course, also, contains the methodological and systematical changes in Kalam, comparing with its historical background.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   will learn the basic difficulties which Kalam encountered in modern period .
2   will recognize the critics and basic foundations of opposition to Kalam.
3   will find opportunity to make comparison between modern and classical methodologies of Kalam.
4   will understand the new insights concerning the Kalam, in modern era.
5   will learn the basic orientations of the modern period of Kalam.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Developments affecting the Kalam in the near term
2 Formation of the Idea of Innovation
3 New Issues in Kalam: Human Rights
4 New Issues in Kalam: Women s Rights
5 New Issues in Kalam: Discussions on Atheism
6 New Issues in Kalam: Comparison with the other religions
7 New Issues in Kalam: Relation between religion and science
8 Mid-term Exam
9 New Issues in Kalam: Historicist approach
10 New approaches to the classical issues of Kalam: Epistemic value of the Sunnah
11 New approaches to the classical issues of Kalam: Miracle
12 New approaches to the classical issues of Kalam: Shafaah/intercession
13 New approaches to the classical issues of Kalam: The belief in destiny
14 Relation between Kalam and Philosophy: the changing form of discourse of theologians
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Halit Çalış, "Islam ve Insan Hakları: Ödev Öncelikli Toplum Modeli", Insan Hakları ve Din, 15-17 Mayıs 2009, 2010, ss. 71-85.
2. Mehmet Aydın, "Ateizm ve Çıkmazları", Ankara Üniversitesi Ilahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, 1981.
3. Yener Öztürk, Islâm Inancı Etrafında Yerli Yorumlar, Istanbul 2008.
4. Halil Ibrahim Bulut, "Mucizenin Imkân ve Delâleti Konusunda Ileri Sürülen Itirazlar", Sakarya Üniversitesi Ilahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, 4 (2001).
5. M. Zeki Işcan, "Bazı Islâm Modernistlerine Göre Kadın Hakları", EKEV Akademi Dergisi, 2001.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

lectures

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The students will be assessed based on success in their mid-term and final exams along with their performance during the classes throughout the semester.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

murat.memis@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Free

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 7 91
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 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.13PO.14PO.15
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51

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