Islamic Theology at Western European Universities: Articulating Ikhtilāf in the Netherlands, Germany, United Kingdom and Austria - Hardcover

by Welmoet Boender (Author)

In recent years, several Western European universities have started academic programs in Islamic theology. This study answers a much-debated question: How do Islamic theologians at Western-European universities face the challenging task of administering, elaborating and developing Islamic knowledge through academic discourse?

Author Biography

Welmoet Boender, Ph.D. (2007), is Associate Professor Anthropology of Islam and Vice Dean of Education at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Her interdisciplinary research focuses on the formation of Muslim religious professionals in Western Europe.