EDUCATION
Ph.D., Philosophy and
Islamic Studies, The Middle East Technical University (4/24/1996).
M.A., Islamic Studies, The
Middle East Technical University (10/26/191988).
B.A., Ankara
University, 6/3/1985).
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Associate
Faculty, the Macdonald Center for the Study of Islam and
Christian-Muslim Relations, Hartford Seminary, Harford
CT, Fall, 2002.
Visiting Luce Professor
of Abrahamic Religions at Macdonald Center for the Study
of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations of Hartford
Seminary and Greenberg Center of University of Hartford,
Spring 2002.
Associate Faculty, Hartford
Seminary, the Macdonald Center for the Study of Islam and
Christian-Muslim Relations, Hartford Seminary, CT,
Spring, 2000.
Associate Professor, Islamic
Studies and History of Philosophy, Divinity School, Ankara
University, Fall 1996 to Fall 2002.
Visiting Professor, "Islamic
Perspective of Environment", University of Cape
Town, South Africa, July, 1998.
Lecturer in Islamic Studies
and History of Philosophy, Divinity School, Ankara University Fall
1992 to Spring 1996.
Consultant to the World
Bank Employment and Training Project, Minister of Labor,
Ankara, 1997.
Lecturer at Seminar on "Religious
Education in Turkey". Minister of Education of Netherlands
and The Middle East Technical University, Ankara. 22
July to 2 August 1996.
Consultant to the
Prime Ministry Bureau of Scholarship for Higher Education,
Ankara, January 1990 to July 1992.
Consultant to the
Prime Ministry's General Directorate of State Archives,
June 1987 to December 1990.
COURSES TAUGHT
1) Introduction
to Islam
2) Major
Themes of the Qur'an
3) Comparative
Ethics
4) Religion and Environment
5) Interfaith Relations
[especially Abrahamic Relations]
6) Good and Evil: The
Ethics of Judaism, Christianity and Islam
7)
Islamic Ethics and the Environment
PUBLICATIONS-BOOKS
The Ethical Dimension
of Human Attitude Towards Nature,
(Ankara: Ministry of Environment, 1997).
Cevre ve Din (Environment
and Religion), (Ankara: Ministry of Environment, 1997).
Yalnız Gezegen,
(Lonely Planet: Essays on Environmental Ethics and Philosophy) (Istanbul:
Kaynak, 2001).
Postmodern Dusunceler
(Potmodern Thoughts: Essays On Philosophy, philosophy of
Science, and Postmodernity), (Istanbul:
Kaynak Yayinlari, 2002).
PUBLICATIONS-IN
JOURNALS AND BOOKS
"Towards An Understanding
Of Environmental Ethic From A Qur'anic Perspective", Islam
and Ecology, ed. Richard Foltz (Harvard University
Press, 2003)
“The Development
of Environmental Consciousness in Modern Turkey”, Environmentalism
in Muslim World, ed. Richard Foltz, (New York: Nova
Pub., 2005)
"Dogayi 'evimiz'
Olarak Algilamak: Neo-Konfucyusculugun Cevre Etigi
Uzerine" (Nature as Our Home: Neo-Confucian Environmental
Ethic) Paper delivered at The First Conference on Practical
Ethics, Nov. 12-13, 2001, METU.
"Islam and the Environment", Bridge (a
forum on Christian-Muslim Relations), New York: September
1998, 1-15.
"Science and Environment:
Is Science Responsible for the Environmental Crisis?" The
Journal of the Environment and Social Sciences, vol.1,
no. 1-2, 1996, 5-50.
"The Concept of Islamic
Tradition in Fazlu Rahman's Thought", The American
Journal of Social Sciences, vol. 9, no. 2, Summer 1992,
243-259.
"Islam Felsefesinin
Gunumuzdeki Sorunlari". (Some Contemporary Problems
of Islamic Philosophy) in Proceedings of Symposium on
Contemporary Religious Problems and Studies, Samsun:
1989), 65-75.
PUBLICATIONS-REFERENCE
BOOKS
"Muhammad," in Encyclopedia
of Religion and Nature, ed. Bron Taylor and Jeffrey
Kaplan (New York: Continuum, 2003).
"Rumi, Jalal al-Din," in Encyclopedia
of Religion and Nature, ed. Bron Taylor and Jeffrey
Kaplan (New York: Continuum, 2003).
PUBLICATIONS-BOOK
REVIEWS
Shams C. Inati, The
Problem of Evil: Ibn Sina's Theodicy, (Binghamton,
N.Y.: Global Publications, 2000). ix plus 215 pp. the
Muslim World, 2003.
A.D. Knysh, Ibn'Arabi
in the Later Islamic Tradition, (New York: State University
of New York Press, 1999. the Muslim World, 2003.
Intellectual Traditions
in Islam,
ed. Farhad Daftary, (London-New York: I.B. Tauris Publishers,
2001. xvii plus 252 pp. Forthcoming, the Muslim World,
2003.
LECTURES & PROFESSIONAL
PRESENTATIONS
"The Sufi Views of
Environment: An Islamic Perspective", Connecticut
College, Department of Religion, New London, November
7, 2002.
"Islam in the Modern
World", Lecture. New England Consultation of Church
Leaders, 2002 Assembly, Franciscan Center, Andover,
Massachusetts, October 15-16, 2002.
"Good and Evil in
Abrahamic Religions", A panel discussion at Hartford
Seminary, Feb. 11, 2002.
Speaker at the Spiritual
and Religious Leaders Roundtable, Earth Dialogues: Sustainable
Development and Ethics, Feb 21-23, 2002, Lyon France.
Organized by UN.
"Christian-Muslim
Relations", with Ibrahim Abu-Rabi'. The New Milford
United Methodist Church, Feb 6, 2002.
"Connecting to God
in Islam", First Baptist Church, W. Hartford
Feb 10, 2002.
"Good and Evil: in
Jewish and Muslim Ethics", Jewish Community Center,
New Haven Feb 28, 2002.
"The Concept of Sacrifice
in Abrahamic Religions". Central State University
of Connecticut, March 4, 2002.
"Good and Evil: in
Jewish and Muslim Ethics". Trinity College, March
5, 2002.
"Understanding Islam",
a Special Hartford Seminary Program, with Ibrahim Abu-Rabi',
Hartford Seminary March 17, 2002.
"Crossfire: Virtuous
or Villainous? U.S. Foreign Policy towards the
Middle East" Connecticut College, April 23, 2002.
"Modern Islamic Thought", the
Macdonald Center for the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim
Relations, Hartford Seminary, February
2000.
"The Major Themes
of the Qur'an", Union Theological Seminary,
New York, March 23, 2000.
"Consolidation of
Democracy in Turkey: The Case of Islamic Movement(s)", Central
State University of Connecticut, May 3, 2000.
"Qur'an and Environment" The Interfaith
Center of New York, New York, June19, 2000.
"Towards an Islamic
Theory of Environmental Ethics", The Parliament of World's
Religions, Dec. 1-8, 1999, Cape Town, S. Africa.
"Islam and Environment" The Interfaith
Center of New York, New York, May 4,1998.
"The Islamic Conception
of Environment and its Implications" Colombia
University, the Middle East Institute, New York, May
6, 1998
"Towards A Qur'anic
Concept of Environmental Ethics" Lehigh University,
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. April 30, 1998.
"Islam and Racism",
A Round Table Panel, University of Chicago,
Nov. 23, 1997.
"The Development
of Islamic Movements in Modern Turkey", Islamic
Foundation, Chicago, Nov. 22, 1997.
"Religion and Environment" UNEP (United
Nations Environmental Program), New York. December 3, 1997.
"Rumi's Contribution
to Environmental Ethics", Sufi Books, New York,
December 5, 1997.
"Islam and Peace", University
of Colombia, Missouri, Sept. 5, 1996.
"The Development
of Human Rights in Turkey: 1923-1995", Symposium
on Human Rights in Turkey, Ankara, Nov. 12, 1995.
PUBLICATIONS-TRANSLATIONS
Rumi The Persian: Rebirth
in Love and Creativity (Askta
Ve Yaraticilikta Yeniden Dogus: Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi'nin
Kisilik Cozumlemesi, A. Reza Arasteh ( with Bekir
Demirkol), (Ankara: Kitabiyat, 2000).
"Ethics of Environment
an Development" (Surdurulebilir Kalkınma Ahlaki),
from Ronald Engel, A.U. Ilahiyat Fakültesi
Dergisi, Prof. Dr. Necati Oner Armaganı, c. XL,
255-271, 1999.
"Newton's Science
in the Context of Religion", Prof. Dr. Ernest-Wolf Gazo,
(Din Baglamında Newton'un Bilim Anlayısı), Islami
Arastırmalar Dergisi, v. 6,4, 1993, 279-292.
"The Concept of Philosophy
in the Quranic Context", Alparslan Acıkgenc, (Kur'an
Baglamında Felsefe Kavramı), Islami Sosyal
Bilimler Dergisi, Sayı: 1, 1995, 9-36.
"Islam and Environmental
Ethics", Dr. Abdullah Nasif, (Islam ve Cevre Ahlakı). Yeni
Dergi, sayı 3, 1994.
"Remarks On Islamic
Scholarship at A Crossroad", (Yol Ayrımındaki
Islami Arastırmalar Uzerine Dusunceler), Journal
of Islamic Research, v.5, 2, April 1991, 136-140.
"The Conception of
God in Islam and the West: A Philosophical Lecture",
Prof. Dr. Ernest-Wolf Gazo, (Batı'da ve Islam'da Allah
Anlayısına Felsefi Bir Yaklasım). Journal
of Islamic Research, v.3, 2, April 1989, 5-15.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Ph.D. Examiner (outside
member) for dissertations prepared at General Seminary, New
York.
MEMBERSHIP IN
PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS
American Academy of Religion,
2002.
The Council for a
Parliament of the World's Religions (CPWR),
1999-2002.
The Research Center
for Environmental Studies, Ankara University, 1994-2002.
The Editorial Board of Turk
Felsefe Dernegi (The Turkish Philosophical Association) 2001.
Founder President of Society
for Intercultural Research and Friendship, 1995-1997.
LANGUAGES
Fluency in speaking, reading
and writing of English.
Good speaking, reading
and writing of Arabic.
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