Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL STRUCTURE OF EUROPE İLH227 3. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 4.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Elective
Mode of delivery
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Goals It is aimed to deal with the history of religion, culture and thought of Europe in terms of important periods, concepts and individuals; and from this to understand the present social, political, religious and cultural structure of Europe, its origins and development processes.
Course Content The obvious actors and processes of Europe's history of religion and thought; the nature and dimensions of religion-society and religion-government relations from the Middle Ages to today; the effects of Muslim science and religious thought on Europe, Europe's recent religious pluralism and cultural Pluralism approaches,   especially the dimensions of Islamic debate in Europe and the position, status and future of the Muslim community.
Learning Outcomes 1) It obtains a sufficient conception of the characteristics and stages of the religious and intellectual history of Europe.
2) He learn different attitudes regarding the nature and status of religion displayed in Europe today and   the intellectual and legal dimensions of the concept of freedom of religion.
3) Recognizes the institutional and intellectual structure of Christianity in Europe
4) He learn the basic approaches to religious life and religious education opportunities, the legal framework of religious life and thought in Europe today.
5) He knows the impact of Muslim science traditions and religious thought on Europe and the ways of their rezeption
6) He think about the position of Muslim individuals and Muslim societies living in Europe, their identity debates, issues and expectations more consistently; expresses himself easily and communicates well.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Introduction to European history Lecture; Question Answer

 Homework
2. Week Influence of Rome and Ancient Greece in European tradition Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Important periods and approaches of European thought history Lecture; Question Answer

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Religious Imagination and Church authority in European tradition Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Reformation and M Luther Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Homework
6. Week Rönesans, Aydınlanma, Fransız devrimi Discussion

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
7. Week Freedom, human rights, Humanism, Secularism, gender equality Lecture; Discussion

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
8. Week The effects of Islam on European science and religion Lecture; Discussion

 Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
9. Week Legal bases of religious-state relations in contemporary Europe
Panel
 Homework
10. Week Civilizations / Culture debates and on European agenda and multiculturalism
Panel
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Modern Europe, European Identity and the EU Lecture; Discussion

 Homework
12. Week Islam in Europe as religion and identity Lecture
Debate
 Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
13. Week Muslim life in contemporary Europe: current state, problem areas, future expectations Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
14. Week Muslim religious structures in Europe: their organizations, religious perception and ideas Lecture; Discussion

 Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Bayraktar, Mehmet, ‚Çağdaş Bir İbn Rüşçülük: Alman İdealizmi‛, Ankara Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi (Ankara 2000)
Bedevî, Abdurrahman, Batı Düşüncesinin Oluşumunda İslâm’ın Rolü, çev. Muharrem Tan (İstanbul: İz Yayıncılık, 2002)
Carter Lindberg, Ortaçağ Avrupası'ndan Modern Avrupa'ya Reformların Tarihçesi
Daiber, Hans, ‚XVII. Yüzyılda Oxford’da İslâm Felsefesinin Ele Alınışı: Pocockların (Baba ve Oğul) İslâm Felsefesinin Avrupa’da Kavra- nılmasına Katkısı‛, İslâm Felsefesinin Avrupa’ya Girişi içinde, ed. Charles E. Butterworth ve Blake Andree Kessel, çev. Ömer Mahir Alper (İstanbul: Ayışığı Kitapları, 2001)
Goichon, A.-M., İbn Sînâ Felsefesi ve Ortaçağ Avrupası’ndaki Etkileri, çev. İsmail Yakıt (İstanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, 1993).
Jacqueline Russ, L 'aventure de la pensée européenne. Une histoire des idées occidentales, (مغامرة الفكر الأوروبي ; Adventure of European Thought; Avrupa Düşüncesinin Serüveni Antik Çağlardan Günümüze Batı Düşüncesi)
John Hirst, the shortest history of europe (Kısa Avrupa tarihi,die kürzeste geschichte europas)
Kalın , İbrahim , İslam ve Batı
Küçükalp, Kasım, Batı Metafiziğinin Dekonstrüksiyonu: Heidegger ve Derrida
Küçükcan, Talip - Köse Ali, Avrupa Birliği Ülkelerinde Din - Devlet İlişkisi Hukuki Yapı - Din Eğitimi - Din Hizmetleri,
Rosenthal, Franz, Knowledge Triumphant. The Concept of Knowledge in Medieval Islam
Southern, Richard W, Western Views of Islam in the Middle Ages, (Ortaçağ Avrupasında İslam Algısı)
Watt Montgomery, The Influence of Islam on Medieval Europe (İslam’ın Ortaçağ Avrupası üzerindeki etkisi)

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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 2
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 2
Homework 14 2
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 10
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 20
1 1
1 1
Dönem Sonu Sınavı (DSS) 1 1
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