Ismail Acar
Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion

Academic Program Affiliation(s): Religion

Academic Expertise: Religion

Area of Specialization: Islam

Biography:
B.A., Ankara University; M.A., Ph.D., Dokuz Eylül University; A.M.R.S., University of Chicago; D.Min. candidate, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. Current research interests include Christian-Muslim relations, stoning in Islamic tradition, and Ottoman criminal law. Editor, Makaleler, Tebligler ve Diger Yazilar: Abdulkadir Sener (Articles, Papers, and Other Writings of Abdulkadir Sener; 2001); articles in Review of the School of Theology, Islamiyat, other journals. Assistant professor of Islamic law, Dokuz Eylül University (2000–02); visiting scholar of Islamic studies, Center for Near Eastern Studies, University of California, Los Angeles (2002–04); visiting scholar of Christian-Muslim relations, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (2004–06). (2007– ) Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion.