Contemporary Topics in Islamic Theology

Working from the perspective of Islamic theology, this course will explore questions such as religious belief and atheism; theodicy; political theology; war and peacebuilding; the ecological crisis and artificial intelligence. These questions will be situated in historical discussions of Islamic theology in dialogue with contemporary Islamic thought. It will explore a variety of writings by prominent contemporary Muslim thinkers who grapple with such theological questions and their implications for how human beings understand themselves and their place in the universe.