Studying Islamic Theology in Turkey: Educational Biographies of German Students

This book provides novel empirical material on the phenomenon of Islamic higher education. Located at the intersection of the academic disciplines of Islamic studies, the study of religion, and migration studies, this book adds to research into Islamic higher education and Muslim self-making. Engaging with students' and alumni's motivations for studying theology in Turkey, the book contributes fresh insights into the complex practice of studying Islamic theology abroad. Arguing that Islamic educational engagement is more than a project of pious self-formation for German students, the book also highlights the meanings and value that the students ascribed to their studies. It is a must for scholars interested in the intersection of Islamic studies, migration studies, and Islamic education.

Provides new empirical material on the phenomenon of Islamic higher education Employs a multidisciplinary approach to the study of Islamic higher education and Muslim self-making Operates in the intersection of Islamic studies, migration studies, and Islamic education

Autorentext

Maximilian Lasa is an associated researcher at the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies at the University of Copenhagen. His work investigates the educational trajectories of young German Muslim students and alumni of the International Theology Programme (Uluslararasi Ilahiyat Programi) in Turkey.

Inhalt

Introduction.- Researching Educational Biographies and Muslim Self Making.- Islamic Theology, Science, and the International Theology Programme in Turkey.- Aspiring Islamic Theology.- Doing Islamic Theology.- Knowing the Self and Islamic Theology.- Conclusion: The Temporalities, Spatialities, and Contingency of Studying Islamic Theology.