Department of Religion Studies - University of Johannesburg

The UJ Department of Religion Studies focuses on diverse religions including Christianity, Islam, Judaism, African and Eastern religions.  All of these faith traditions have for millennia, in their own unique way articulated the human search for meaning and continue to do so. In order to fully appreciate the rich diversity of people’s religious expressions and to find out what the sense of such expressions is for our contemporary societies, we at UJ embrace the study of religion through scientific approaches and in an unbiased manner.

More Information:

• Arabic Undergraduate Program
• Islamic Studies Undergraduate Programme
• Postgraduate Honours - The Study of Islam and Arabic at UJ

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Department of Religion Studies - University of Johannesburg

URL: http://www.uj.ac.za/EN/Faculties/humanities/departments/Religionstudies/Pages/home.aspx

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UJ Islamic studies grows
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) is now welcoming applications for the BA Hons, MA and PhD programs in the Study of Islam and Arabic. According to Prof Farid Esack, head of the Department of Religion Studies, UJ offers the best Honours Program in the Study of Islam in South Africa. And to ensure this high standard, the department brings in among the world's finest scholars to work with their students.
"In the coming year, we will significantly expand our Masters of Arts (MA) intake with 10 students and also expand our PhD Program. In addition, we will be taking on two Post-Doctoral Fellows. UJ is a genuinely exciting place to be - a place of critical and socially relevant scholarship with a serious commitment to public intellectual engagement," he said.
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Published by Voice of the Cape on Friday, 23 September 2011
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