Spring 2023 Theology in Arabic Seminar Series - Georgetown University

[Rodrigo Adem]

Dear Nascas Community,

I am happy to share our program for the Spring semester.  Please join us for our upcoming seminars  and forward this message to any interested parties.  RSVP link below.

Theology in Arabic Seminar Series Spring 2023 Offerings The Berkley Center and Georgetown’s Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies will host the following seminars this spring, with internal and external scholars and doctoral students sharing 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. February 24, 12:00 p.m. ET | Zoom | "An Ashʿarite’s Denial of Incarnation and a Coptic Christian’s Response" with Salam Rassi, Lecturer in Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, University of Edinburgh March 31, 2:00 p.m. ET | Zoom | "Yaḥyā ibn Jarīr on Jesus’ Perfecting of the Law of Moses" with Diego Sarrió Cucarella, Pontificio Istituto di Studi Arabi e d’Islamistica (PISAI) April 14, 3:00 p.m. ET | In-person | "A Classical Islamic Appreciation of the Yoga Sutras of Patañjali" with Rodrigo Adem, Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Georgetown University  April 28, 12:00 p.m. ET | Zoom | "Classical Islamic Conceptions of Human Flourishing: Al-Māwardī  (d. 1058) on Human Virtues, Divine Transcendence, and Just Governance" with Mohamed Lamallam, Ph.D. candidate, Georgetown University Please note: some sessions will take place in-person only and others will be via Zoom only.  RSVP Georgetown University Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs 3307 M Street NW, Suite 200︱Washington, DC 20007 202-687-5119︱berkle...@georgetown.edu Copyright © 2023 Georgetown University.  All rights reserved. view this email in your browser

[Rodrigo Adem]

Dear Friends of Arabic and Islamic Studies at Georgetown University:

Theology in Arabic Seminar Series

Join Georgetown’s Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies for our ongoing Theology in Arabic seminars. These seminars are intended to foster a deeper understanding of theology directly from works in Classical Arabic: *********************************************** “Epistemology and Theology in a Later Work of Ibn al-ʿArabī (1165-1240): Kitāb al-Ifāda." Dr. Aydogan Kars, Senior Research Fellow, Center for Consciousness and Contemplative Studies, Monash University .   Zoom seminar: Monday Nov. 27 4PM EST / 9PM GMT  ( = Tuesday Nov. 28 8AM AEDT): RSVP to receive Zoom Link on Day of Event *********************************************** “Muslim Accounts of the Buddha” Dr. Rodrigo Adem, Assistant Professor, Arabic and Islamic Studies, Georgetown University. Friday, Dec 1, 2pm EST In-Person Only, Poulton Hall Lounge, AIS, Georgetown University RSVP for In-Person Attendance For more on this initiative, as well as a list of past events, visit: https://arabic.georgetown.edu/theology-in-arabic-seminars/

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Rodrigo Adem

Assistant Professor

Director of Arabic Studies

Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies

Georgetown University

[Rodrigo Adem]

Dear Friends,

I am assembling a final list of Theology in Arabic seminar participants for the semester, but in the meantime I am happy to announce in advance the following Zoom seminar of interest to Nascas members for you to mark your calendars.

Best regards,

Rodrigo Adem

Theology in Arabic  Seminar Series

Join Georgetown’s Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies for our ongoing Theology in Arabic seminars. These seminars are intended to foster a deeper understanding of theology directly from works in Classical Arabic: ***********************************************

"Patristic Quotations in Miaphysite and East-Syrian Arab Authors: The Case of Ephrem the Syrian." Wednesday, April 3, 12:15 pm EST/18:15PM  via Zoom Dr. Bishara Ebeid, Researcher at Ca' Foscari University of Venice Abstract: In my presentation I aim to examine the quotation of Ephrem the Syrian by Miaphysite and East-Syrian authors writing in Arabic, namely Abū Rāʾṭah al-Takrītī (9th cen.), Yaḥyā b. ʿAdī (10th cen.), Severus b. al-Muqaffaʿ (10th cen.), Sabirīšūʿ b. Būlūs (12th cen.) and Ṣalība al-Mawṣilī (15th cen.). Each author considers the used quotation(s) as a demonstration of the correctness of his own doctrine. The presentation intends, then, to offer an analysis of these Ephremian quotations, and the different ways and contexts in which they were used.

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Copyright © 2023 Georgetown University.  All rights reserved.

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Rodrigo Adem

Assistant Professor

Director of Arabic Studies

Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies

Georgetown University

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Rodrigo Adem

Assistant Professor

Director of Undergraduate Studies