SCHEDULE OF CLASSES NOT YET UPDATED FOR SPRING 2010 |
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(Dates and headings in italics indicate assignments have not yet been finalized.) |
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| INTRODUCTION TO ISLAMIC THEOLOGY | ||||
| W 1/21 | ||||
| Goldziher's Introduction to Islamic Theology and Law | ||||
| M 1/26 | CLASS CANCELLED due to inclement weather. |
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| W 1/28 | CLASS CANCELLED again due to icy weather. |
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| M 2/2 | Muhammad and Theology | |||
| W 2/4 | ||||
| QUR'ANIC THEOLOGY | ||||
| The Qur'an | ||||
| M 2/9 | God and how we know him | |||
| W 2/11 | Salvation and religious pluralism | |||
| ISLAMIC CREEDS | ||||
| Creeds | ||||
| M 2/16 | Faith and works | |||
| W 2/18 | Predestination | |||
| M 2/23 | God's attributes | |||
| W 2/25 | Epistemology | |||
Thursday 2/26 7:00 pm in OKC |
Special lecture and discussion with Dr. Imad Enchassi, at the Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City. |
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| CLASSICAL KALAM | ||||
| M 3/2 | `Abd al-Jabbar | |||
| Ash`arite kalam | ||||
| W 3/4 | al-Juwayni on religious knowledge | |||
| M 3/9 | al-Juwayni on God | |||
| W 3/11 | ||||
| SPRING BREAK 3/14-22 | ||||
| M 3/23 | al-Juwayni on predestination | |||
| W 3/25 | ESSAY DUE / Discussion of essays | |||
| ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHY | ||||
| Ibn Sina | ||||
| M 3/30 | God and predestination | |||
| Monday 7:30 pm, OMU Heritage Room | Islam Awareness Week event: lecture about the Testimony of Faith and discussion with Muslim converts. Organized by the Muslim Student Association. | |||
| W 4/1 | Prophecy, prayer, and the afterlife | |||
| Shiite thought: try Mulla Sadra; invite Azhar Sheraze and/or an OUIS speaker. | ||||
| ISLAMIC MYSTICISM | ||||
| al-Ghazali | ||||
| M 4/6 | Religious knowledge | |||
| W 4/8 | Prophecy | |||
| Shah-Kazemi | ||||
| M 4/13 | God, the self, and religious others | |||
| W 4/15 | Religious pluralism | |||
| ISLAMIST THEOLOGY | ||||
| Sayyid Qutb | ||||
| M 4/20 | The nature of theology | |||
| W 4/22 | The goal of theology | |||
| POSTMODERN ISLAMIC THOUGHT | ||||
| Farid Esack | ||||
| M 4/27 | Salvation | |||
| W 4/29 | Religious pluralism (Mr. Hashmi to visit) |
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| CONCLUSIONS | ||||
| M 5/4 | FINAL PAPER DUE / Discussion of papers | |||
W 5/6 |
Concluding discussion and analysis of the class / preparation for final exam essay |
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| M 5/11 4:30-6:30 pm | FINAL EXAM | |||