Rethinking Islam in Europe: Contemporary Approaches in Islamic Religious Education and Theology

Zekirija Sejdini

Open Access Published by De Gruyter 2022

Rethinking Islam in Europe

Contemporary Approaches in Islamic Religious Education and Theology

Zekirija Sejdini

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110752410

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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.

Focuses on:

Present challenges for Islamic Theology and religious pedagogy

Interreligious learning and religious plurality

Context-sensitive approaches in Islamic theology and religious pedagogy

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Zekirija Sejdini, University of Vienna, Austria.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Introduction Open Access Download PDF	1
Islam as Part of European Society Open Access Download PDF	7
Islamic Theology in European Universities Open Access Download PDF	13
In the Midst of Ambivalences in Islam Open Access Download PDF	23
Theological and Anthropological Foundations of Religious Learning: A Commentary Open Access Download PDF	33
‘Whoever does not leave his own shore behind will never discover anything new’: Challenges for Islamic Religious Education in the European Context Open Access Download PDF	41
Between Certainty and Contingency: On the Way to a New Understanding of Islamic Theology and Religious Education in the European Context Open Access Download PDF	53
Foundations of a Theology-Sensitive and Participant-Centred Model for Islamic Religious Education and Religious Didactics in the German-Speaking Context Open Access Download PDF	67
Value Issues in Islamic Religious Education in the Austrian Context Open Access Download PDF	79
Religious Plurality from the Perspective of Islamic Religious Education Open Access Download PDF	91
Interreligious Dialogue from a Muslim Perspective Open Access Download PDF	113
Foundations of Interreligious Learning from an Islamic Perspective Open Access Download PDF	121
Jesus Christ in the Perspective of Islam Open Access Download PDF	141
Human Rights and Islam: Another Perspective Open Access Download PDF	151
Secular and Religious: Challenges for Islamic Theology Open Access Download PDF	161
Closing Remarks Open Access Download PDF	167
List of Sources Open Access Download PDF	169
Bibliography Open Access Download PDF	173

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Academics and Researchers in Theology, Islamic Studies, (Inter-) Religious Studies and Didactics
Pages
- Front matter: 7
- Main content: 187
Keywords: Islam; Theology; Religious Education; Pedagogy

eBook

Published: January 19, 2022
ISBN: 9783110752410

Hardcover

Published: January 31, 2022
ISBN: 9783110752267