Daniel Brown

PhD University of Chicago

Daniel Brown

Turkish Association of Protestant Churches Human Rights Violations Report, 2016

Link to Full Report. English Introduction and Summary: The Turkish Protestant community is made up of over 140 small and large fellowships, mostly in Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir. The Protestant fellowships have established 5 religious foundations, 3 foundation representatives, 34 church associations and over 30 representatives tied to those associations. The remaining fellowships have no

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Ibrahim Gerçekten Ortak Paydamız Mı?

13 Aralık 2016 (Salı) saat 14:00’da.  Istanbul Üniversitesi Ilahiyat Fakültesi Hristiyan ve Müslüman “Öyküleyici Dünya Görüşleri” ışığında Karşılaştırmalı İlahiyat Çıkarımları İbrahim hem Hristiyan hem de Müslüman dünya görüşlerinde bütünün ayrılmaz bir parçasıdır. Bu sunumda Kutsal Kitap’ta ve Kuran’da yer alan İbrahim anlatıları ve onların kesiştiği ortak ve ortak olmayan farklı öyküleri düşüneceğiz. Hristiyanların ve Müslümanların

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Sharing Abraham? Narrative Worldview, Biblical and Qur’anic Interpretation, & Comparative Theology in Turkey

While Abraham is often seen as a common starting point for dialogue among monotheistic faith communities, many approaches to “Abrahamic dialogue” do not grapple with the Abrahamic texts of Genesis and the Qur’an in enough detail for meaningful comparison. This work introduces a model for comparing particular Biblical and Qur’anic narratives, along with their use by

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Mystery, Trinity, and the Bible: Reconfigurations of the Sacred in Enlightenment England

Paul Lim, Vanderbilt University.  Istanbul University Faculty of Theology, October 18, 2016 One of the unforeseen consequences of the Protestant Reformation was placement of an unbearable burden on the spines of newly printed Bibles as the sole authority for all matters of faith and praxis. Further, the emphasis on perspicuity of Scripture – that all (relevant) passages of the

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The identity of the Son of Man: Typological Connections between Jesus and Ezekiel

Professor Michael Reimer, American University in Cairo.   Istanbul University Faculty of Theology, October 5, 2016. The gospels make it clear that Jesus’ preferred designation of himself was “Son of Man.” New Testament scholars have debated the origins and significance, even the historicity, of this title, but have mostly ignored the connection with the prophet

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Qur’anists

Since the late Nineteenth Century the idea that the Qurʾan should serve as the sole source of Islamic faith and practice has been articulated by a variety of Muslim thinkers in a variety of places. The idea itself is easily summarized: If the Qurʾan stands alone as the pure revelation of God, perfect and incomparable

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