ANKARA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF DIVINITY DIVINITY PROGRAM IN ENGLISH (ENGILA)
FALL 2018
History of Christian-Muslim Relations
Course Description
This course deals with mostly intellectual relations of Christians and Muslims.
Requirements
1. A midterm exam.
2. A final exam.
Grading
1. Mid-term exam: 30%
2. Final exam: 80%
Course Syllabus
Week 1 Religious Groups in the Qur’an: Example of Christians
Week 2 Trinity, crucifixion, Ruh al-Quds, Gospels and miracles of Jesus in the Qur’an Week 3 Zecharia, Mary, John the Baptist, Apostles, Family of Imran
Week 4 Non-Muslims under Islam and Covenant of Umar Week 5 John of Damascus on Islam and the Prophet Muhammad
Week 6 Abd al-Masih ibn Ishaq al-Kindi on Islam and Prophet Muhammad Week 7 Peter the Venerable and his Islamic Studies
Week 8 Petrus Alfonsi and His Polemic Against Islam
Week 9 Muslim Authors on Christians and Christianity-I: Contents of Polemics
Week 10 Muslim Authors on Christians and Christianity-II: Ali b. Rabban et-Tabari and Ibn Hazm
Week 11 Muslim Authors on Christians and Christianity-III: Ibn Taymiyah and Rahmatullah al- Hindi
Week 12 Second Vatican Council and Nostra aetate
Week 13 Christian-Muslim Relations Post-Second Vatican Council and İnterreligious Dialogue
Week 14 Evaluation of the semester
