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.
Duquesne University’s Consortium for Christian–Muslim Dialogue
The Consortium for Christian–Muslim Dialogue presents a panel discussion by Suhail Abboushi (Business), James Bailey (Theology), Bernadette Paolo (African Studies), and Nihat Polat (Education), moderated by Barbara Murock (Immigrants and Internationals Initiative, Allegheny County Department of Human Services).
Consortium for Christian–Muslim Dialogue and Turkish Cultural Center of Pittsburgh
Professors Laura Mahalingappa, Terri Rodriguez, and Nihat Polat will discuss and sign their newly published book, Supporting Muslim Students: A Guide to Understanding the Diverse Issues of Today’s Classrooms (Rowman & Littlefield, 2017). Copies of the book will be available for a discounted price.
On Wednesday, 15 March 2017, at 4:00 p.m., Dr. Siavash Asadi (Imam Sadeq University, Tehran) will reflect on Salvation: Atonement and Intercession in Christian & Islamic Thought.
Dr. Asadi is a visiting scholar at Duquesne University, conducting research with the Consortium for Christian–Muslim Dialogue.
His talk, hosted by the Theology Department, will take place in 104 College Hall, on Duquesne’s campus.
Consortium for Christian–Muslim Dialogue and Turkish Cultural Center of Pittsburgh
The Religion & Society Series continues with a discussion by Kevin Mongrain (Assoc. Professor of Theology, Duquesne University) and Suleyman Eris (founder and president, Respect Graduate School) about The Problem of Evil: Islamic & Christian Perspectives, in the Genesius Theater on the campus of Duquesne University. The event is organized by the Consortium for Christian–Muslim Dialogue with the Turkish Cultural Center of Pittsburgh, and hosted by Duquesne’s Theology Department.
Notre Dame Alumni Association of Pittsburgh, Consortium for Christian–Muslim Dialogue
The Rev. Robert Dowd (Notre Dame) and Elaine Linn (Pitt) will discuss Christian–Muslim Relations Here and Abroad: How People’s Faith Guides Their Lives, in 719 Fisher Hall on the campus of Duquesne University. Organized by the Notre Dame Alumni Association of Pittsburgh in collaboration with the Consortium for Christian–Muslim Dialogue, and hosted by Duquesne’s Theology Department.
the Consortium for Christian–Muslim Dialogue of Duquesne University and the Turkish Cultural Center of Pittsburgh
Mark Haas (Political Science, Duquesne University) and Ihsan Colak (Respect Graduate School) will discuss religion and democracy with moderator Clifford Bob (Political Science, Duquesne University). The event is free and open to the public, and light refreshments will be served.
This annual event is hosted to for students to present their work on topics related to Islamic Studies, network with other students and faculty, and to learn from student and keynote presentations. (Institutions can apply for CERIS travel grants if necessary to travel to Pittsburgh on April 9th for the deliberations.)
