Graduate Theses and Dissertations - Theological and Religious Studies
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Writing the Kaleidoscope of Reality: The Significance of Diversity in the 6th/12th Century Persian Metaphysical Literature of Sanā'ī, 'Ayn al-Quḍāt and 'Aṭṭār
(Georgetown University, 2017)This dissertation explores the significance of diverse forms of diversity in the writings of three 6th/12th century authors of Persian metaphysical literature, Sanā’ī of Ghazna (d. 525/1131/1131), ‘Ayn al-Quḍāt Hamadānī ... -
Politics of Scripture. Discussions of the Historical-Critical Approach to the Qur'an
(Georgetown University, 2017)My thesis analyzes the political nature of contemporary Qur'ān scholarship. Based on both Western and Arab treatments of the Qur'ān I demonstrate that scriptural discussions are used to negotiate societal and political ... -
Commonsense Scripturalism: The Textual Identities of Salafi Muslims and Evangelical Christians in America
(Georgetown University, 2017)This dissertation compares the American branches of Salafi Islam and Evangelical Christianity, two modern, global, religious revival movements. In the late twentieth century, both movements were labeled forms of religious ... -
Dialectics Not Dualities: Contemporary Turkish Muslim Thought in Dialogue
(Georgetown University, 2017)“Dialectics not Dualities: Contemporary Turkish Muslim Thought in Dialogue” examines Turkish theology faculties and the creative and critical responses of Turkish theologians to challenges of modernity. Turkish theology ... -
CLARIFYING COMPANIONSHIP: AL-SULAMĪ’S (D. 412/1021) KITĀB ĀDĀB AL-ṢUḤBA
(Georgetown University, 2016)This dissertation examines the understanding of companionship in the writings of the Ṣūfī master Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Sulamī (d. 412/1021), particularly his treatise Kitāb ādāb al-ṣuḥba wa ḥusn al-ʿishra (The Ways of ...
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