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The Religious Studies Program at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities seeks a Lecturer for the spring 2023 semester to teach RELS 3704: Exploring the Qur'an, An Intellectual Odyssey with Islam's Holy Scriptures. This is a three credit, upper divison undergraduate course. In addition to teaching, other duties including 1) holding office hours to assist and advise students, and 2) participation in department meetings and service to the department. This course can be taught in person or remote. The salary for this course is $10,000 and does not include benefits.

Course description:

This course explores the contents of the Quran and probes its place in the history of human civilization. Students will learn about, and critically reflect on, the following subjects: 1) the Quran's core ideas, stories, laws, parables, and arguments, 2) the historical context in which the Quran was first promulgated and codified, 3) the relationship between the Quran and the preceding literary traditions of the ancient world, in particular, the Bible and post-biblical Jewish and Christian writings, 4) Muslim utilization of the Quran towards intellectual, social, religious, cultural, and political ends, and 5) the pre-modern and modern scholarly traditions of interpreting the Quran.

Required:

• ABD status in a Religious Studies Ph.D. program or related field congruent with the academic study of religion and/or Islam
• At least one year of teaching experience at the collegiate level in Qur'an or Islamic Studies
• Proficiency in Arabic

Preferred:

• Ph.D. in Religious Studies or related field congruent with the academic study of religion and/or Islam.

Applicants with ABD status will be appointed at the Teaching Specialist level; applicants with a conferred Ph.D. will be appointed at the Lecturer level.

About University of Minnesota Twin Cities

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