Lecture Series – Islamic Thought and Modern Society WS 2019/20

Lecture Series – Islamic Thought and Modern Society

Time: Thursdays, 16 – 16:00 – 18:00

Room:

(3.113)

Description:

This course will deal with ethical, philosophical, educational, theological, and normative ideas that

have been discussed in both contemporary and historical Islamic societies. In doing so, the course will pay special attention to the relevance of the topics for the current questions and debates. This interdisciplinary course is open to all students and is held in English. However, Erasmus students are in particular welcome to attend the seminar. In this course, all lecturers of DIRS will teach. This means each lesson is reserved for one of the lecturers and deals with a separate topic. In this way, the course includes different approaches and offers a variety of content. You will receive 5 ECTS points through regular participation in the lecture series and preparation of

an essay at the end of the course.