SCHEDULE OF CLASSES |
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(Dates and headings in italics indicate those assignments have not yet been finalized.) |
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| INTRODUCTION TO ISLAMIC THEOLOGY | ||||
| T 8/20 | ||||
Th 8/22 |
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| QUR'ANIC THEOLOGY | ||||
| T 8/27 | God and humans | |||
| Th 8/29 | Epistemology: how humans know God | |||
| (F 8/30 - last day to drop a class with no record of grade) | ||||
| T 9/3 | Salvation | |||
| Th 9/5 | Religious pluralism | |||
| ISLAMIC CREEDS | ||||
| T 9/10 | Faith and works | |||
| Th 9/12 | Predestination | |||
| T 9/17 | God's attributes | |||
| Th 9/19 | Epistemology (This class was cancelled because the power was out, so we'll deal with epistemology as part of our discussion of `Abd al-Jabbar on Tuesday.) |
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| CLASSICAL KALAM | ||||
| T 9/24 | `Abd al-Jabbar (Please prepare this reading assignment as originally scheduled, and please bring your Islamic Creeds handout to class as well.) |
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Ash`arite kalam [Next time use Al-Ghazali's Moderation in Belief, trans. Aladdin Yaqub (Chicago, 2013, $50 hardcover / $22 Kindle)] |
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| Th 9/26 | al-Juwayni on epistemology | |||
| T 10/1 | al-Juwayni on God | |||
| Th 10/3 | al-Juwayni on predetermination | |||
| T 10/8 | al-Juwayni on salvation | |||
| Th 10/10 | al-Juwayni's apologetics | |||
| T 10/15 | Progress on essays and retrospective discussion | |||
| Th 10/17 | Discussion of essays / MIDTERM ESSAY DUE | |||
| ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHY | ||||
| Ibn Sina | ||||
| T 10/22 | God and predestination | |||
| Th 10/24 | Prophecy, prayer, and the afterlife | |||
| (F 10/25 - last day to withdraw with automatic W) | ||||
| al-Ghazali | ||||
| T 10/29 | Religious knowledge | |||
| Th 10/31 | Prophecy | |||
| ISLAMIST THEOLOGY | ||||
| Sayyid Qutb | ||||
| T 11/5 | Theology should be practical | |||
| Th 11/7 | The practical consequences of theology | |||
| POSTMODERN ISLAMIC THOUGHT | ||||
| Farid Esack | ||||
| T 11/12 | The situatedness of the interpreter / theologian | |||
| Th 11/14 | Esack's hermeneutics | |||
| T 11/19 | Salvation | |||
| Th 11/21 | Religious pluralism | |||
| CONCLUSIONS | ||||
| T 11/26 | NO CLASS (instructor at American Academy of Religion conference) | |||
| THANKSGIVING BREAK | ||||
| T 12/3 | Optional class for brainstorming on papers | |||
Th 12/5 |
FINAL PAPER DUE / Concluding discussion of papers, ideas for final exam essays, and course evaluations (If possible, please bring a laptop or mobile device to class.) THIS CLASS WAS CANCELLED due to weather--PLEASE READ THE EMAILED INSTRUCTIONS about how to finish up the term! |
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Th 12/12, 4:30-6:30 pm -- FINAL EXAM in our usual classroom (or submit essay in D2L dropbox by 6:30 pm) |
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