Lecture Dr. Benjamin Geer: Islamic Origins: Messenger and Message
Dr. Benjamin Geer completed his PhD at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, and his research employs a combination of sociology and cognitive linguistics. In this lecture on the Qur’an and the early history of Islam, he discusses the state of the art of scholarship and the academic debates that come with it.
By revealing social realities that political discourse obscures or misrepresents, sociology can promote mutual understanding and coexistence among people with different beliefs. On the other hand, perhaps some scholars are also concerned that any contradiction between sociological hypotheses and Muslim doctrine risks being perceived as supporting hostility towards Muslims. I think that there are ways to ask inconvenient questions while ensuring that one’s intentions are not misunderstood, and that the autonomy of social science is not served if such questions are avoided.
Watch the full video and read more HERE.
Beste Martijn,
De link hierboven doet het niet. Veel gezoek naar deze lezing levert slechts doodlopende paden op.
Academia/edu vermeldt de video weliswaar, maar vandaar krijg je: “Benjamin Geer hasn’t uploaded this talk.”
Ik heb een berichtje gestuurd met het verzoek dat alsnog te doen.
Mocht jij een wel werkende link hebben, dan zie ik die graag.
Vriendelijke groet,
Dhr. Drs VHJM van Neerven MSW MA
editor-in-chief & senior counselor
VNC.communication.counsel
Amsterdam
Dr. Benjamin Geer was inmiddels zo vriendelijk een werkende link te sturen, t.w. :
https://socioresources.net/blog/2013/11/sociology-and-the-history-of-islam/
Greets,
V.
dank, aangepast!