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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
ILA208BHistory of TheologyCompulsory243
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To provide students with information about the history of Kalam, Islamic sects and philosophies, and the ability to discuss these issues. To provide students with knowledge about the goal and content of the science of Kalam.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi: Abdulaziz ARTIŞ
Learning Outcomes
1Gains general information about the history of the science of Kalam and the problems it encounters.
2Understands and interprets the context of the discussions when the topics of Kalam science begin to be discussed, by whom they are discussed.
3Obtains knowledge and analyzes about the emergence of theological schools in history, the way they were affected by socio-cultural and political conditions and their effects on these environments, and the problems of theological history.
Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Explaining the problems of Kalam history, making relevant definitions, teaching the attributes of Allah and the Kharijite, Murji'a, Mu'tazila and Sunnah schools that emerged in the thought of Kalam history, in the context of Kalam thoughts.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Definition, subject, purpose and place of the science of Kalam within Islamic Sciences
2The definition of the science of Kalam, its subject, its purpose, its place in Islamic Sciences. The first religious discussions in Islamic History.
3Hz. Discussions about faith in the time of the Prophet and his companions
4Interior and exterior reasons that caused the birth of Kalam
5Interior and exterior reasons that caused the birth of Kalam
6When were established foundations of Kalam? Traditionalism and Rationalism; Rise of the discipline of Muezila
7Ash'ari and Ash'ari thought
8Midterm
9The main representatives of Asharism
10Maturidi school within orthodox theology; Methods of this school
11Maturidi and the philosophy of Maturidiism
12Representatives of Maturidism
13Some important theologians in the Ottoman period and theirs books
14New Kalam Science Period: Representatives and basic works
15Theological Problems Today
16final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
1. Bekir Topaloğlu, Kelam İlmi Giriş, İstanbul 1981. 2. M. M. Şerif, İslam Düşüncesi Tarihi, İst. 1990-91. 3.Eş’ari, Makalatu’l-İslamiyyin, İstanbul 1928. 4.Ahmet Saim Kılavuz, Anahatlarıyla İslam Akaidi ve Kelamına Giriş. Ensar Neşriyat, İstanbul, 2011. 5. İrfan Abdulhamit, İtikadi İslam Mezhepleri, İst. 1983. 
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures13339
Self Study13113
Individual Study for Mid term Examination5210
Individual Study for Final Examination5210
Homework224
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)78
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High