This mini-symposium features speakers Lauren O’Donnell (Duquesne University School of Pharmacy) and Michael Jensen-Seaman (Duquesne University Department of Biology) with panelists Michael Deem (University of Pittsburgh Center for Bioethics and Health Law), Rabbi Seth Adelson (Congregation Beth Shalom, Pittsburgh), and Imam Chris Caras (Islamic Center of Pittsburgh). Those who cannot attend in person may follow the livestream at https://youtu.be/308bVygBIVw.
A survey of major philosophers from the classical period of Islamic thought. Among those whose works we will sample are Kindī (Alkindi), Rāzī (Rhazes), Fārābī (Alfarabi), Ibn Sīnā (Avicenna), Ġazālī (Algazel), Ibn Rušd (Averroes), and Ibn Bajja (Avempace). We will give special attention, as did they, to the relation between philosophy and prophecy and that between philosophy and theology, to Islamic occasionalism, and to the nature and destiny of the soul.
Course #:
PHIL 450W/550
2022-01-01 00:00:00
Spring
Department:
Philosophy
Prerequisites:
some familiarity with ancient philosophy (Platonism, Aristotle)
CERIS, European Studies Center, University of Pittsburgh
Educators are invited to participate in the spring 2021 book discussion Faces of Muhammad: Western Perceptions of the Prophet Of Islam from the Middle Ages To Today by John V. Tolan (Princeton University Press, 2019). The event will take place at 6 PM Eastern Standard Time
Dr. Patrick Hughes (Religious Studies, University of Pittsburgh) will lead the discussion.
Consortium for Christian–Muslim Dialogue with funding from IRUSA
A symposium celebrating the 8th centenary of St. Francis’ encounter with Malik al-Kamil and the 10th anniversary of the Consortium for Christian–Muslim Dialogue
Thursday, 3 October 2019, 4:30–6:30 p.m.
Africa Room, Student Union, Duquesne University
Keynote:
Kathleen Warren, O.S.F. (author of Daring to Cross the Threshold)
“The Hidden Wisdom of Francis and the Sultan: After 800 Years, Are We Ready for It?”
Co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities Grant, the Kelley Endowed Chair in International Relations, and the Political Science Club
American Foreign Policy After Trump: Pitfalls, Challenges, and Opportunities
Event Date: October 3, 2019
Duquesne Political Science Research Series presents
American Foreign Policy After Trump:
Pitfalls, Challenges, and Opportunities
With Dr. Robert Jervis, Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of International Politics from the Department of Political Science at Columbia University.
Sponsored by the Consortium for Educational Resources www.cerisnet and the Center for Christian – Islamic Dialogue
Students are invited to present their research at the CERIS Research Symposium on April 14, 2018 at Duquesne University. As we are celebrating our 15th year, we are highlighting faculty and student research or special projects, along with hosting keynote speaker Dr. Amir Hussain is Professor of Theological Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.
This course provides an introduction to major philosophers from the classical period of Islamic thought through their own writings. We will give special attention, as did they, to the relation between philosophy and prophecy and that between philosophy and theology, to divine and natural causality, and to the nature and destiny of the soul.
