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Critical Reflections on Structuring Knowledge in Islamic and Christian Theological Encounter

The spring academy invites young researchers from Germany and Turkey to engage in inter-theological dialogue. Starting point is the Dictionary of Dialogue. Basic Terms in Christianity and Islam which was published in both German and Turkish in the autumn of 2013. For the first time, this work combines Christian and Muslim theological approaches towards the own and the other religion. Theologians from both Germany and Turkey outline the basic terms and concepts of Christianity and Islam. The spring academy seeks to reflect on the underlying concepts, methods and challenges of such an approach to systematize religious knowledge and focuses on key theological aspects occurring in the dictionarys articles, such as revelation, anthropology, and tradition. 30 young theologians Christian and Muslim researchers from Germany together with Muslim researchers from Turkey will be nominated by professors to spend nearly one week in a unique learning environment, being in close personal contact with their teachers. Students working on their doctoral thesis, junior researchers and highly qualified students in the fields of Catholic, Protestant and Islamic theology may participate in the spring academy. Christian and Muslim academics from several German and Turkish universities will conduct the seminars which will include lectures, workshops and discussions.

Please register until January 15, 2014 at Ursula Pojer, E-Mail: kontakt@eugen-biser-stiftung.de, Telephone + 49(0) 89-18006811

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Participation Fee
There is no participation fee, participants only have to cover their travel costs.

Dictionary of Dialogue Reflections on Structuring Knowledge in Islamic and Christian Theological Encounter
February 9-13, 2014 Tutzing am Starnberger See, Germany
A joint cooperation by Eugen-Biser-Foundation, Post Graduate Program Islamic Theology, Faculty of Divinity at Ankara University and Protestant Academy Tutzing

Location
Evangelische Akademie Tutzing/ Protestant Academy Tutzing Schlostrae 2-4 82327 Tutzing am Starnberger See www.ev-akademie-tutzing.de

Contact
Stefan Zinsmeister, Managing Director Eugen Biser Foundation Telephone: +49 (0)89-18 00 68-19 E-mail: stefan.zinsmeister@eugen-biser-stiftung.de Jan Felix Engelhardt, Project Coordinator Post Graduate Program Islamic Theology Telephone: +49 (0)251-83 26 115 E-mail: janfelix.engelhardt@uni-muenster.de For organisational questions concerning the Protestant Academy Tutzing: Isabelle Holzmann, Assistant to the President Telephone: +49 (0)8158-251 121 E-mail: holzmann@ev-akademie-tutzing.de

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Sunday, February 9th 5.00 pm 6.00 pm 7.00 pm Introduction to the Program Dinner Assembling an Inter-Theological Dictionary: Practical Experiences Prof. Peter Antes, Institute for Religious Studies and Theology at Hanover University Prof. Mualla Seluk, Faculty of Divinity at Ankara University Prof. Halis Albayrak, Faculty of Divinity at Ankara University Prof. Susanne Heine, Institute for Practical Theology and Psychology of Religion, Vienna Monday, February 10 9.00 am
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Discussion: The Recommendations of the German Council for Sciences and Humanities and the Establishment of Islamic Theology in Germany Prof. Reinhard Schulze, Institute for Islamic Studies, Bern University

11.00 am Coffee Break 11.30 am Finding and Forming Words in Theology I: Language Thomas Wrtz, PhD-Student at the Department for Islamic Studies Bern 1.00 pm 2.30 pm Lunch Break Finding and Forming Words in Theology II: Culture Felix Krner SJ, Pontificia Universit Gregoriana, Rome (invited) 4.00 pm 4.30 pm Coffee Break Finding and Forming Words in Theology III: Holy Scriptures Dr. Aye Baol, Institute for the Study of Culture and Religion of Islam, Frankfurt University Dr. Esra Gzeler, Faculty of Divinity at Ankara University (invited) 6.00 pm 7.00 pm Dinner Discussion: The Role of Christian-Muslim Dialogue in Politics and Society Prof. Horst Teltschik, Member of the Board of Trustees of Eugen-Biser-Foundation Thursday, February 13th 9.00 am Reflections on the Academy Appointed Observers and all Participants 11.00 am Final Discussion 12.00 pm Lunch and Departure

Tuesday, February 11th 9.00 am The Production of Knowledge in Classical Islamic Theology Amir Dziri, PhD-Student Centre for Islamic Theology Mnster 10.30 am Coffee Break 11.00 am The Role of Dictionaries in Theology N.N. 12.30 pm Lunch Break 2.00 pm Working with the Dictionary: The Relation of Holy Sources and Tradition in the Articles All Participants 4.00 pm 4.30 pm Coffee Break Working with the Dictionary: The Topic of Anthropology in the Articles All Participants 6.30 pm Dinner

Reflections on Translation Work I Prof. Susanne Heine

10.30 am Coffee Break 11.00 am Reflections on Translation Work II Prof. Peter Antes 12.30 pm Lunch 2.00 pm Reflections on Translation Work III Prof. Halis Albayrak Prof. Mualla Seluk 3.30 pm 4.00 pm Coffee Break Working with the Dictionary: The Topic of Revelation in the Articles All Participants 6.00 pm Dinner

Wednesday, February 12th 9.00 am On Questions of Translation Prof. mer zsoy, Institute for the Study of Culture and Religion of Islam, Frankfurt University