THEOREL 325

Islam: Faith, History and Contemporary Challenges

Description

This course explores the development and evolution of Islam. It critically examines key theological, philosophical, legal, and cultural concepts, alongside the major challenges facing contemporary Islam, such as, feminism, gender and sexual identity, AI, evolution, secularism, geo-politics, and Te Ao Maori. Through in-depth analysis of texts and case studies, students will engage with current debates shaping the Muslim world today. 

For full course information see the Digital Course Outline.

Digital Course Outlines for 2026 will be refreshed around November/December.

Availability 2026

Semester 2

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s) Associate Professor Michael Mawson

Points

THEOREL 325: 15 points

Prerequisites

Any stage one from the University.