Safet Bektovic
Associate Professor
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Fagseksjonen

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Phone
+47-22850357
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Visiting address
Blindernveien 9
Domus Theologica
0371 OSLO
Postal address
Postboks 1023 Blindern
0315 OSLO
Academic interest/research areas:
Islamic philosophy, theology, Sufism and ethics, Philosophy of religion, Soren Kierkegaard, Inrerreligious theology, Comparative and inter-religious studies, Christian-Muslim dialogue, Balkan Muslims
Background/education:
- 2000-2002: Post. Doc. at the University of Copenhagen (Religious encounters in Denmark)
- 1996-2000: PhD - at the University of Copenhagen (Søren Kierkegaard in relation to Islam)
- 1989-1992: PhD in modern Philosophy at the University of Sarajevo (unfinished because of the war in Bosnia)
- 1985-1989: MA in philosophy and sociology at the University of Prishtina
Work/teaching:
- 2016 - Associate Professor of theological studies of Islam
- 2011 - 2015 Guest teacher at the Faculty of Theology in Oslo - teaching in Islamic philosophy and theology, Islamic mysticism in a comparative perspective, Islam, Christianity and the West
- 2007-2011 - Associate Professor at the Centre for European Islamic Thought - University of Copenhagen (Islamic Studies)
- 2002 - 2006 – External Lecturer at the Faculty of Theology - University of Copenhagen (teaching in Islamic theology, Social ethics in Islam and Christianity).
Books / dissertations:
- “Islamic Philosophy. Background, classical problems and contemporary expressions”, ANIS, Copenhagen, 2012.
- “Cultural and religious encounters in Denmark. Identity formation among young Christians and Muslims”, Museum Tusculanums Forlag, Copenhagen, 2004.
- “Passion of faith in Søren Kierkegaard and Sufism”, University of Copenhagen, 1999. (Doctoral dissertation, however, not published as a book)
Publications
- Bektovic, Safet (2017). Developing Islamic Theology in the European Context, In Simone Sinn; Dina El Omari & Anne Hege Grung (ed.), Transformative Readings of Sacred Scriptures. Christians and Muslims in Dialogue. Evangelische Verlagsanstalt - Wissenschaft. ISBN 9783374054305. kapittel. s 79 - 90
- Bektovic, Safet (2016). Betydningen af islamisk teologi historisk og aktuelt. Teologisk Tidsskrift. ISSN 1893-0263. 5(3), s 248- 262
- Bektovic, Safet (2016). Towards a neo-modernist Islam: Fazlur Rahman and the rethinking of Islamic tradition and modernity. Studia Theologica. ISSN 0039-338X. 70(2), s 160- 178 . doi: 10.1080/0039338X.2016.1253260
- Thielmann, Jorn & Bektovic, Safet (2018). European Islam in the Light of the Bosnian Experience. Brill Academic Publishers. ISBN 978-90-04-36249-9. 13 s.
- Bektovic, Safet (2018). Islamic and interreligious ethics, philosophy and theology at the Faculty of Theology (University of Oslo).
- Bektovic, Safet (2018). Islamisk uddannelse og imamenes rolle i det norske samfund.
- Bektovic, Safet (2018). Moderne islam: tolkninger og diskurser.
- Bektovic, Safet (2018). Revelation, Scripture, and Hermeneutic Being Islamic and relating to the others.
- Bektovic, Safet (2018). The role of philosophical practice in the teaching of dialogue and conversation practice in a faith- and life stance plural society.
- Bektovic, Safet (2018). Theological debates about religiously motivated violence and terrorism.
- Bektovic, Safet (2018). Unge muslimer og islam.
- Bektovic, Safet (2018). Vold og terrorisme i islams navn.
- Bektovic, Safet (2018). With the dialogue against Exclusivism - Christian-Muslim Relations in Denmark.
- Eidberg, Mathias Henrik & Bektovic, Safet (2018). Om den hellige Ramadan.
- Bektovic, Safet (2017). Dannelse i et islamisk filosofisk perspektiv.
- Bektovic, Safet (2017). Ibn Arabi. Dialectics of Veiling and Unveiling God in Islam.
- Bektovic, Safet (2017). Muslimer i Skandinavien.
- Bektovic, Safet (2017). Signs of a hiden God in Islam.
- Bektovic, Safet (2016). Being Muslim refugie in Europe.
- Bektovic, Safet (2016, 01. mars). Ble bedre muslim av Kierkegaard-studier. Dagen.
- Bektovic, Safet (2016, 12. januar). Interview. [Radio].
- Bektovic, Safet (2016). Islamic Theology in Europe.
- Bektovic, Safet (2016). På flugt til Danmark.
- Bektovic, Safet (2016). Religion og heligskrifter i moderne demokratiske samfund.
- Bektovic, Safet (2016). Training of Imams in a non-Muslim enviromen.
Published Jan. 10, 2013 3:46 PM
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