1st International Conference of COMPARATIVE THEOLOGY jointly organized by Ankara University, Faculty of Divinity, Turkey, and Paderborn University, Centre for Comparative Theology and Cultural Studies (ZeKK), Germany, 01-03 May 2014, Ankara

Venue: Ankara University Faculty of Divinity

Coordinators:

Prof. Dr. Osman Taştan & Assist. Prof. Dr. Oguzhan Tan, Ankara University

Prof. Dr. Klaus von Stosch & Assist. Prof. Dr. Tuba Işık, Paderborn University

1st day
1. May / Arrival in Ankara
2nd day
2. May / Visit to Dean’s Office (9:00-10:00)
Plenary Lecture (10:00-12:00) / Yunus Emre Conference Hall
-  Lecture of Prof. Dr. Klaus von Stosch/Paderborn (45 minutes)
Comparative Theology as Challenge for the Theology of 21st Century
-  Questions & Comments (20 minutes)
-  Break : 12:00-14:00
Lectures (14:00-15:30h) / Tayyip Okiç Conference Hall
-  Lecture of Assist. Prof. Oğuzhan Tan of Ankara University
The Process of Islamic Legislation from Divine Revelation to Human Reasoning (25 Minutes)
Discussion (15 minutes)
-  Lecture of Prof. Dr. Nicole Priesching/Paderborn /
Muslim slaves under Christian masters (25 minutes)
Discussion (15 minutes)
-  Break (10 minutes)
1.  Panel (15:30-18:35h) / Tayyip Okiç Conference Hall
-  Presentation of David Krebes/Paderborn: Theology and slavery from antiquity to Early Modern Age (20 minutes)
Discussion (15 minutes)
-  Presentation of Aaron Langenfeld/Paderborn: Absurdness in the World – a concept of Soteriology in Christian-Muslim Dialogue (20 minutes)
Discussion (15 minutes)
-  Presentation of Ann-Christin Baumann/Paderborn: Appreciation of difference. Theology of Marriage from the perspective of Christian-Muslim dialogue (20 minutes)
Discussion (15 minutes)
Break (10 minutes)
-  Presentation of Cornelia Dockter/Paderborn: Jesus in Christianity and Islam. A Christological study from the perspective of Muslim-Christian dialogue (20 minutes)
Discussion (15 minutes)
-  Cemil Kutlutürk, PhD in Hinduism, Comparative Religions, “Incarnation of God from the Viewpoint of Hinduism in Comparison to Christianity and Islam” (20 minutes)
Discussion (15 minutes)
3rd day
3. May / 1. Panel (9:00-11:15h) / Fakülte Kurul Odası
-  Presentation of Idris Nassery/Paderborn: Foundations of the ethics in Islamic Economics – From Ghazali to Kant to Habermas (20 minutes)
Discussion (15 minutes)
-  Break (10 minutes)
-  Tuba Nur Donmez, PhD student in Philosophy of Religion: "Some contemporary debates on the impact of technology on religion" (20 minutes)
Discussion (15 minutes)
-  Zeynep Betul Sariyildiz, MA student in Philosophy of Religion: "The cosmological Argument in Christian and Islamic Tradition" (20 minutes)
Discussion (15 minutes)
Coffee Break (20 minutes)
Conclusion and evaluation (11:15-12:00) / Fakülte Kurul Odası
-  Prof. Dr. Osman Taştan and Prof. Dr. Klaus von Stosch