Graduate Theses and Dissertations - Theological and Religious Studies
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Prohibited Speech and the Sacred: Critically and Constructively Engaging Taqī al-Dīn al-Subkī’s (d.756/1355) al-Sayf al-maslūl ‘alā man sabba al-rasūl
(Georgetown University, 2018)Tensions over blasphemy, religious offense, and the freedom of expression first surfaced powerfully on a global scale in 1988 following the publication of The Satanic Verses by the British-Indian author, Salman Rushdie. ... -
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and Muhammad Iqbal on Human Consciousness and Sociality: A Critical Comparison
(Georgetown University, 2018)This study is a comparative analysis of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and Muhammad Iqbal focused on how the themes of consciousness and sociality are developed and interconnected in their respective worldviews. Research efforts ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...
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