RELS 3718W is also offered in Spring 2025
RELS 3718W is also offered in Spring 2024
RELS 3718W is also offered in Spring 2023
Fall 2020 | RELS 3718W Section 001: Christ in Islamic Thought (34742)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Completely Online
- Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Online Course
- Meets With:
HIST 3494W Section 090
- Times and Locations:
- Enrollment Status:
Open (1 of 5 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Course examines the history of the figure of Christ in Islamic thought, from the beginnings of Islam in the Qur'an and the Hadith to the recent 2013 book by Reza Aslan, Zealot. The course is based on close reading of primary sources from regions extending from Spain to Iran, and in various languages (in translation): Arabic, Greek, French, Farsi, and Italian. Course demonstrates how much the interpretation of the figure of Christ in Islamic thought belonged to specific historical contexts.
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/34742/1209
- Past Syllabi:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/matar010_RELS3718W_Spring2024.docx (Spring 2024)
ClassInfo Links - Fall 2020 Religious Studies Classes