World Religions

In brief: Specialise in world religions and comparative religion from an Islamic scholarly perspective, including Islamic heritage of religious studies and interfaith engagement.

Study the major religions of the world with academic accuracy, within a tradition of Muslim scholarship on other faiths.

Sample research areas

• Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and other traditions
• Islamic classical works on religions and sects
• Interfaith dialogue and community relations
• Religion and pluralism in modern societies

Key sources and texts

• Al-Shahrastani, Al-Milal wa’l-Nihal
• Ibn Hazm, Al-Fisal
• Modern academic studies of comparative religion

Where graduates serve

• Interfaith and community relations
• Teaching and writing
• Research

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