Teaching at the Institute combines a strong academic foundation with current social and theological issues. The diverse range of courses includes Islamic theology, Islamic law and ethics, political theology, academic research and writing, Muslim life in Germany, Islamic homiletics, as well as language and text-based courses. The aim is to provide students with sound subject-specific knowledge, methodological skills, and the capacity for critical reflection.
Courses
Tülay Güner
Research Fellow
| Semester | Course |
|---|---|
| Winter Semester 2026/27 | Human Rights / Social Law / Professional Law: Legal Foundations of Pastoral Care and … |
| Summer Semester 2026 | Muslim Life in Germany |
| Winter Semester 2025/26 | Introduction to Academic Research and Methods in Islamic Theology |
| Summer Semester 2025 | Muslim Life in Germany |
Dr. Abdelghafar Salim
Research Fellow
| Semester | Course |
|---|---|
| Summer Semester 2026 | Seminar: Introduction to Islamic Homiletics |
| Summer Semester 2026 | Practical Course: Organising and Delivering Different Forms of Islamic Preaching |
| Winter Semester 2025 | Research Seminar: Studying Muslim Lifeworlds in Germany: Theoretical Approaches and Practical Examples |
| Winter Semester 2025 | Research Seminar: How Can Ethics Be Pursued within Religious Traditions? Modes of Ethical Reasoning in Islam and Christianity in Transreligious Comparison [co-taught with Prof. Dr. Matthias Möhring-Hesse, Faculty of Catholic Theology, University of Tübingen] |
| Winter Semester 2025 | Seminar: Challenges of Islamic Law in the European Context |
| Summer Semester 2025 | Seminar: Islam in European Discourses |
| Summer Semester 2025 | Seminar: New Ethical Approaches to Islamic Law |
Thamer Mahfoudhi
Research Fellow
| Semester | Course |
|---|---|
| Winter Semester 2023/24 | Companion Tutorial for Coranicum I – Arabic III |
| Summer Semester 2024 | Companion Tutorial for Coranicum II – Arabic IV |
| Winter Semester 2024/25 | Companion Tutorial for Coranicum I – Arabic III |
| Summer Semester 2025 | Language Course: Coranicum II – Arabic IV (Main Course) |
Monzer Haider
Research Fellow
| Semester | Course |
|---|---|
| Winter Semester 2026/27 | Seminar: Political Theology in Classical Islamic Thought: Texts, Concepts, and Contexts |
| Summer Semester 2026 | Seminar: The Relationship between Religion and Politics in Islamic Theology: A Political-Theological Analysis |
| Winter Semester 2025/26 | Seminar: Islamicum I |
| Winter Semester 2025 | Companion Tutorial: Coranicum II |