Pursue the interdisciplinary study of Islamic thought and practice, and encounters between Christianity and Islam.
Research profile
In this research area you can pursue interdisciplinary study of Islamic thought and practice, and of historical, theological, ethical and political encounters between Christianity and Islam. Staff research interests focus on:
- Arab Christianity, classic and contemporary
- Christian theological engagements with Islam
- Comparative theology
- Constructive theology and ethics from a Christian or Muslim perspective
- Islamic theology (kalam)
- Law (shari‘a and fiqh)
- Migration
- Muslim views of Christianity and Judaism
- Philosophy, politics, religion
- Political Islam
- Political theology
- Qur’an, Hadith, and Tafsir
- Syriac language and literature
You are encouraged to contact a potential supervisor to discuss your research project before making a formal application.
Further information
Core staff
Dr Salam Rassi Email: srassi@ed.ac.uk Profile page: Dr Salam Rassi | Professor Mona Siddiqui Email: Mona.Siddiqui@ed.ac.uk Profile page: Professor Mona Siddiqui |
Dr Joshua Ralston Email: Joshua.Ralston@ed.ac.uk Profile page: Dr Joshua Ralston | Dr Shadaab Rahemtulla Email: s.rahemtulla@ed.ac.uk Profile page: Dr Shadaab Rahemtulla |
Postgraduate Admissions
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