| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contemporary Kalam Issues | TİB664 | 3 + 0 | 3.0 | 7.5 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Level | Graduate |
| Course Type | |
| Mode of delivery | Face to face |
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| Goals | To introduce the problems of faith in the modern era. To introduce the intellectual activities realized in the name of proof and defense of the principles of Islamic Faith. |
| Course Content | The problems of faith in the modern era |
| Learning Outcomes |
- To have knowledge about belief problems faced by today's people - To be able to make researches about the reflections of these problems in the historical process and how they are handled - To gain knowledge about questions and answers about belief in today's people. |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Contemporary denial movements. Materialism, Positivism, Nihilism. | |
| 2. Week | Agnosticism, Evolutionism, Freudism | |
| 3. Week | Deism, Pantheism, Panentheism | |
| 4. Week | Today's cosmology, isbat-ı Vacip in Islam | |
| 5. Week | What is human? And human conception of Islam | |
| 6. Week | Faith of Destiny, Issues of Will | |
| 7. Week | The Problem of Evil | |
| 8. Week | Midterm exam | |
| 9. Week | Belief in the Hereafter | |
| 10. Week | Reason Revelation relationship Revelation, prophethood | |
| 11. Week | Tekfir Issue | |
| 12. Week | Islamophobia, Racism, | |
| 13. Week | Relation between religion and politics, | |
| 14. Week | Relation between religion and politics, |
| Recep Ardoğan; Günümüz Kelam Problemleri, Editör; Klm Yayınları, İstanbul 2018 Din felsefesi / Mehmet S. Aydın. -- 2. bs. -- İzmir: Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, 1990. Cağfer Karadaş; İnanç Konusunda Bilinmesi Gereken 88 Soru, , İstanbul, 2019,Beyan yay. Metin Özdemir, İslam düşüncesinde kötülük problemi / -- İstanbul: Furkan Yayınları, 2001. Numan Abdurrazzak Samarrai; Geçmişte ve Günümüzde Tekfir Meselesi. /; çev. Orhan Aktepe. -- İstanbul: Vahdet Kitap Kulübü, 1990. |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | Measurement Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | - |
| PY5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | - |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course's Level of contribution | None | Very Low | Low | Fair | High | Very High |
| Method of assessment/evaluation | Written exam | Oral Exams | Assignment/Project | Laboratory work | Presentation/Seminar |
| Event | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midterm 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Homework 1 | 2 | 45 | 90 |
| Homework 2 | 2 | 47 | 94 |
| Final | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Total Workload | 191 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 7.5 | ||
