Center for Islamic Theology

Study

The Center of Islamic Theology (ZITh) currently offers four courses of study:

  • A six-semester bachelor course in Islamic theology with the degree “Bachelor of Arts”
  • A four-semester master course “Islamic Theology in the European Context”
  • A four-semester master course “Practical Islamic Theology for Chaplaincy and Social Work”
  • A teacher-training course “Islamic Religious Education” with the degree “Bachelor of Education/Master of Education”

The teaching at the Center for Islamic Theology is subdivided into the following key fields:

  • Quranic Studies, Quran Recitation and Quranic Exegesis
  • Hadith Studies and Prophetic Tradition
  • Islamic Doctrine and Systematic Theology
  • Islamic Law (Legal Sources and Methods of Legal Finding, History of Law)
  • Islamic History and Contemporary Culture
  • Islamic Religious Education
  • Islamic Philosophy, Mysticism and Ethics
  • Interreligious Studies
  • Arabic Language

At present, seven professors, and a host of lecturers and visiting academics teach and conduct research on a vast array of subjects within the  by the central field of Islamic Theology. The research conducted here reflects the broad interests of its academic staff, ranging from classical disciplines in Islamic Theology and Oriental Studies to contemporary interests in religion and science, art, the social sciences as well as interfaith related themes. This includes, though is not limited to, research in philology, historical anthropology, history of ideas, legal and religious history, exegesis, prophetic traditions as well as systematic theology, philosophy of religion and legal theory. In addition, the instruction of Arabic language is central to academic life at the Zith. 

Students and Staff of the Center are also encouraged to take part in study abroad programmes (ERASMUS) by visiting one of our partner universities for study and/or teaching and research.