The content of the Course
Introduction to Religious Education
The Task of RE
What does RE mean to you?
Taaruf- Mutual Understanding
Pedagogical Aspect of Taaruf
Teaching Islam in pluralistic settings
Worldview Approach
How Can Islamic Pedagogy Promote an Understanding of Individualized
Religion?
Conceptual clearity
Belief in Education
RE and conceptual Education
Communicating with the text in
RE
Engaging the Students with the content of the course
Inform them about the required
articles and provide them with
the reccommended readings
“Re-Thinking Religious Education in Turkish Schools in the Light of the Contribution by John M. Hull to the Turkish Experience”
written by Mualla Selçuk
“Religious Education in Turkey” written by Mualla Selçuk& Recai Doğan
“Academic Expertise, Public Knowledge, and the Identity of Islamic Religious Education”
written by Mualla Selçuk
“Ta’aruf a Qur’anic Concept and its
Implications for Religious Education” written
by Mualla Selçuk
A Qur’anic Approach to the Concept of “Living Together”: Ta’aruf” written by Mualla Selçuk
“ God Will Tell You the Truth Regarding Your Differences” written by Mualla Selçuk
“ The Use of Metaphorical Language in Islamic Education” written by Mualla Selçuk
“ How can Islamic Pedagogy Promote an
Understanding of ‘Individualized Religion?’ written by Mualla Selçuk
“Opening the Eye of the Hearth: Parents and
Teachers as Storytellers” written by Mualla Selçuk
“The Contribution of Religious Education to
Democratic Culture Challenges and Opportunities”
written by Mualla Selçuk
Midterm Exam
“ Knowing Self and Others: A Worldview Model for Religious Education in Turkey” written by Mualla Selçuk & John Valk
“A Definition of ‘Jihad’ and Its Relationship to Religious Education in a World of Religious Diversity” written by Mualla Selçuk
“Who am I Between Us and Them” written by Mualla Selçuk
“Developing an Interfaith Dimension in Religious Education:
Theological Foundations and Educational Framework with Special Reference to Turkish Experience” written by Mualla Selçuk
“How Does the Qur’an See the People of the Book? An Example of the Communicative Model of Islamic Religious Education” written by Mualla Selçuk
