The Berkley Center and Georgetown’s Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies partnered during the 2021-2022 academic year to offer a series of seminars on theology in Arabic.
We are delighted to continue our seminars during the 2022-2023 academic year, inviting internal and external scholars and doctoral students to share their work with us via Arabic theological texts in translation. These recurring seminars are intended to foster a deeper understanding of theology directly from works in Classical Arabic.
Georgetown students and faculty are invited to participate in reading Arabic theological texts in translation through these seminars, which will function as reading groups with an emphasis on exposure to theological reasoning and the personal voice of the authors from original Arabic texts. As familiarity with key topics develops, so too will familiarity with Arabic in its shared theological vernaculars across world religions: i.e., on the basis of terminology and overarching themes, and as a vehicle of personal expression.
Please note: Some sessions will take place in-person only and others will be via Zoom.
