By Emran El-Badawi and Gabriel Reynolds
The International Qur’anic Studies Association is happy to announce its first international meeting, taking place in St. Andrews, Scotland, from July 8-10, 2013. IQSA will be co-sponsoring a number of panels on the Qur’an with the Society of Biblical Literature, as well as a public lecture by Dr. Alain George. Please consult the schedule below for panel details. All meeting room assignments are currently TBD. Further details will be forthcoming here.
You are also strongly encouraged to subscribe to our blog in order to receive weekly news updates or informed posts on various dimensions of Qur’anic Studies today. On behalf of the co-directors, steering committee and partners we thank you for your enthusiasm and support for IQSA. We look forward to seeing you in St. Andrews!
St. Andrews (standrewsfreshers.com)
|
Qur’an and Islamic Tradition in Comparative Perspective July 8, 2013 Theme: Islam and Interfaith Studies in Scottish Universities Zohar Hadromi-Allouche, University of Aberdeen, Presiding Hugh Goddard, University of Edinburgh Fiona McCallum, University of St. Andrews Discussion (35 min) Break (30 min) Johan Rasanayagam, University of Aberdeen Saeko Yazaki, University of Glasgow Discussion (35 min) |
|
Qur’an and Islamic Tradition in Comparative Perspective Theme: Prophets and Prophethood between Bible and Qur’an Zohar Hadromi-Allouche, University of Aberdeen, Presiding Emran El-Badawi, University of Houston, Introduction (7 min) Gabriel Said Reynolds, University of Notre Dame, Introduction (7 min) Anne-Laure Zwilling, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Anne-Sylvie Boisliveau, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen David Kiltz, Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften Discussion (16 min) Break (30 min) Mehdi Azaiez, IREMAM / CNRS Michael Pregill, Elon University Tommaso Tesei, University of Notre Dame Discussion (20 min) |
|
Qur’an and Islamic Tradition in Comparative Perspective Theme: Rhetoric and the Qur’an: Structure, Composition, Argumentation Orhan Elmaz, University of St. Andrews, Presiding Michel Cuypers, IDEO Ulrika Mårtensson, Norwegian University of Science and Technology Discussion (35 min) Break (30 min) Mustansir Mir, Youngstown State University Gabriel Said Reynolds, University of Notre Dame, Respondent (20 min) Discussion (35 min) |
|
Qur’an and Islamic Tradition in Comparative Perspective Gabriel Said Reynolds, University of Notre Dame, Presiding Alain George, University of Edinburgh Break (5 min) Discussion (25 min) |
|
Qur’an and Islamic Tradition in Comparative Perspective Theme: Qur’anic and Biblical Discourses in Comparative Perspective Andreas Görke, University of Edinburgh, Presiding Keren Abbou Hershkovits, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Nadjet Zouggar, Louvain-la-Neuve University Abdulla Galadari, University of Aberdeen Discussion (15 min) Break (30 min) Roy Michael McCoy III, University of Oxford Orkhan Mir-Kasimov, The Institute of Ismaili Studies Discussion (35 min) |
© International Qur’anic Studies Association, 2013. All rights reserved.