Rethinking Islam in Europe : Contemporary Approaches in Islamic Religious Education and Theology / Zekirija Sejdini.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sejdini, Zekirija, 1972- Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (VII, 187 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2022]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Islamic theology had to wait a long time before being granted a place in the European universities. That happened above all in German-speaking areas, and this led to the development of new theological and religious pedagogical approaches. This volume presents one such approach and discusses it from various perspectives. It takes up different theological and religious pedagogical themes and reflects on them anew from the perspective of the contemporary context.The primary focus is on contemporary challenges and possible answers from the perspective of Islamic theology and religious pedagogy. It discusses general themes like the location of Islamic theology and religious pedagogy at secular European universities. The volume also explores concrete challenges, such as the extent to which Islamic religious pedagogy can be conceptualised anew, how it should deal with its own theological tradition in the contemporary context, and how a positive attitude towards worldview and religious plurality can be cultivated.At issue here are foundations of a new interpretation of Islam that takes into account both a reflective approach to the Islamic tradition and the contemporary context. In doing so, it gives Muslims the opportunity to take their own thinking further.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction

Islam as Part of European Society

Islamic Theology in European Universities

In the Midst of Ambivalences in Islam

Theological and Anthropological Foundations of Religious Learning: A Commentary

'Whoever does not leave his own shore behind will never discover anything new': Challenges for Islamic Religious Education in the European Context

Between Certainty and Contingency: On the Way to a New Understanding of Islamic Theology and Religious Education in the European Context

Foundations of a Theology-Sensitive and Participant-Centred Model for Islamic Religious Education and Religious Didactics in the German-Speaking Context

Value Issues in Islamic Religious Education in the Austrian Context

Religious Plurality from the Perspective of Islamic Religious Education

Interreligious Dialogue from a Muslim Perspective

Foundations of Interreligious Learning from an Islamic Perspective

Jesus Christ in the Perspective of Islam

Human Rights and Islam: Another Perspective

Secular and Religious: Challenges for Islamic Theology

Closing Remarks

List of Sources

Bibliography

Notes:

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ISBN:

9783110752410

3110752417

OCLC:

1294425681

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access.