COURSE SYLLABUS

LATER THEOLOGICAL TEXTS

1	Course Title:	LATER THEOLOGICAL TEXTS
2	Course Code:	TIB5132
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Second Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	2
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. ULVİ MURAT KILAVUZ
16	Course Lecturers:	Pof. Dr. Ahmet Saim Kılavuz Prof. Dr. Tevfik Yücedoğru Prof. Dr. Cağfer Karadaş Prof. Dr. Orhan Şener Koloğlu Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Muhammet Koçak
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	umkilavuz@uludag.edu.tr , 0224 243 10 66-60143, U.Ü. İlahiyat Fakültesi
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To evaluate the Islamic theological works of post-Ghazalian period in terms of methodology and contents
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	Investigation of research and interpretation ability to solve a problem Field knowledge acquisition Scientific competence in the field Gaining analytical thinking ability and providing the necessary infrastructure

Learning Outcomes:

1	To be acquainted with the later kalam literature and its characteristics.;
2	To explain the place of later kalam literature in the whole kalam tradition.;
3	To analyze the later kalam texts.;
4	To make inferences from later theological texts for today.;
5	To present a perspective about the foundations of rational thinking in Islam.;
6	To comprehend the relationship between al-ma’qul and al-manqul in religious thought.;
7	To speculate on theological issues in a systematic and coherent way.;
8	To present original comments on basic religious texts.;
9	To make further discussions in theology.;
10	To produce apologetical approaches.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction to philosophical kalam texts
2	The characteristics of kalam works in this period
3	Selected readings from al-Amidi’s Abkar al-Afkar
4	Selected readings from al-Taftazani’s Sharh al-Aqaid
5	Selected readings from al-Taftazani’s Sharh al-Maqasid
6	Selected readings from al-Jurjani’s Sharh al-Mawaqif
7	Credal epistles of late Ottoman scholars
8	Introduction to the literature of New Kalam
9	The form, structure, and characteristics of works in the period of New Kalam
10	Selected fragments from Muhammad Abduh’s Risalat al-Tawhid
11	Selected fragments from al-Kharputi’s Tanqih al-Kalam
12	Selected fragments from İzmirli İsmail Hakkı’s Yeni İlm-i Kelam
13	Selected fragments from İzmirli İsmail Hakkı’s Muhassal al-Kalam wa l-Hikma
14	Selected fragments from the works of other scholars in this period

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	al-Amidi, Abkar al-Afkar al-Taftazani, Sharh al-Aqaid; Sharh al-Maqasid al-Jurjani, Sharh al-Mawaqif Muhammad Abduh, Risalat al-Tawhid İzmirli İsmail Hakkı, Yeni İlmi Kelam
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	100
Total	1	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		0
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		100
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	There is a test exam including 1 final exam.
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High