ISL202 Usul ad-Din: Islamic Theology (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Theology (THEOL)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
This subject addresses Islamic theology (usul ad-din) as the foundational discipline in Islamic faith and its intellectual discourse. It will address the Islamic concept of God and and related matters from the perspectives of differing theological schools fundamental to the study of Islamic theology. This subject will also discuss the development of Islamic theology throughout history until the present day.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
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| Distance * | United Theological College |
*This subject offering contains a residential school. Please view following information for further details.
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: ISL202
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Assumed Knowledge:
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to describe and analyse the main Islamic theological topics and their scope
- be able to demonstrate an understanding of the concept of God in Islamic theology
- be able to demonstrate an understanding of the concept of prophethood in Islamic theology
- be able to articulate and understanding of the concepts related to afterlife in Islamic theology
- be able to articulate a critical understanding of differences between the main Islamic theological schools
- be able to demonstrate independent research, organisation, written and oral communication skills
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
- Definition of Islamic theology and its scope
- Development of Islamic theology in Islamic History
- Outline of influential schools of theology in early Islamic History
- Concept of God according to Ash'ari and Maturidi schools of theology
- The doctrine of acquisition (kasb) according to Ash'ari and Maturidi schools of theology
- Prophethood according to Ash'ari and Maturidi schools of theology
- Afterlife according to Ash'ari and Maturidi schools of theology
- Key theological questions of the modern era
- Suffering, good and evil
Residential School
This subject contains a optional 2 day residential school.
The residential school is optional.
The purpose of the optional residential school is to provide an opportunity for exploration of the overall coursework covered. In addition to content review, this part of the course aims to facilitate an interactive session between the teaching academics and students.
Students will be involved in small group discussion, lectures, visual presentations and one-on-one sessions with the subject coordinator and lecturers to address any issues that may arise. Material and summary content covered in this session will be a valuable contribution towards the major assessment tasks.
Students unable to attend the optional residential school will be provided with an alternate assessment.
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.