The ICAIS 2017: 19th International Conference on Arabic and Islamic Studies aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of...
This book is a study of the role mystical discourse and experience can play in Christian-Muslim dialogue as a subset of interfaith dialogue in general. It concentrates on the work of two great medieval mystic...
Lecture led by Elizabeth Hurd.
The Center for Islamic Studies at the GTU invites you to “Scholarship, Leadership, Activism: Islamic Studies at the Graduate Theological Union” on Thursday, May 4, at 9:00 am in the GTU Library’s Dinner Board Room at 2400 Ridge Road. This first annual CIS student symposium will feature presentations from more than 15 current students and graduates of the GTU’s MA and PhD programs in Islamic Studies. Panel discussions will explore five themes: Studying the Islamic Tradition in Academia, Researching Muslim Diversity and Identity, Teaching and Pedagogy in Islamic Studies, Engaging the Public Sphere, and Expressing Faith through Creativity and the Arts. The all-day conference will conclude with a keynote address by CIS Director Munir Jiwa. Review a full schedule of topics and featured presenters here, and then join us this Thursday to learn more about the vital scholarship being done by students and alumni of the Center for Islamic Studies at the GTU!
Event website. This conference aims systematically to take stock of the state of the field in Qur'anic manuscript studies and assess its broader significance. The conference hopes to consider the new directions provided to the...
Registration requested. About the Lecture At this moment in our nation’s history, there is an unprecedented need for interreligious education and engagement around Islam. Much of the fear-mongering around Muslims is grounded in a deep...
Welcome to the website of the UCSIA Summer School Religion, Culture and Society: Entanglement and Confrontation. In 2017 our programme is dedicated to the topic Economic Realities, Social Justice & Faith Traditions (27th of August until 2nd...
It has long been known that in the centuries leading up to the emergence of Islam, various religions, both monotheistic and otherwise, were practiced in the Arabian peninsula. The Muslim tradition itself, for example, describes...
Searching for the Divine in Contemporary Islamic Art, an exhibition of paintings by newly juried Torpedo Factory Artists’ Association member Ahmed Ansari, will be on display in TAG (Gallery 311) from May 26 – June...
Thursday 6:00-8:00 pm Opening Reception, Platt 99 8:00-8:30 pm Alexander Hotel Art Tour, Lobby Friday Studying and Teaching American Religion in the 21st Century 8:30-10:00 am Alexander Ballroom Nones Even casual observers of American religion...