Training imams in the Netherlands: the failure of a post-secular endeavour
What are the reasons behind the failure of the Islamic theology and imam-training programmes at the Dutch universities? To address this question, we employed qualitative content analysis of semi-structured interviews (N = 38) conducted between July 2016 and January 2017. The sample consists of stake...
| Published in: | British Journal of religious education |
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| Authors: | ; ; |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2019
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| In: |
British Journal of religious education
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Netherlands
/ Imam
/ Training
/ Secularization
/ State law of churches
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| RelBib Classification: | BJ Islam FB Theological education KBD Benelux countries SA Church law; state-church law |
| Further subjects: | B
Dutch Muslims
B The Netherlands B Imam-training B Secularism |
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| Summary: | What are the reasons behind the failure of the Islamic theology and imam-training programmes at the Dutch universities? To address this question, we employed qualitative content analysis of semi-structured interviews (N = 38) conducted between July 2016 and January 2017. The sample consists of stakeholders such as academics teaching in the programmes, imams, Qur'an teachers, chairs of the largest Islamic organisations, and Dutch ministry and municipality officials. We analysed the establishment of the state-funded Islamic theology and imam-training programmes in the Netherlands in the light of the different theoretical accounts about the evolution of Dutch secularism after the de-pillarisation of the Dutch society. The findings suggest that the failure of the programmes stemmed from distrust in the intentions of the funding by the Dutch government, lack of confidence in the expertise of the non-Muslim academics teaching the programmes and refusal by the Turkish Presidency of Religious Affairs (Diyanet), to cooperate with the universities for the set-up of the programmes. This study shows that future attempts for Islamic theology programmes in the Dutch universities will need to establish better connections with the grassroots of the Dutch Muslim communities. |
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| Item Description: | Das Heft ist als Doppelheft erschienen "Volume 41 Numbers 3-4, June-September 2019" |
| ISSN: | 1740-7931 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: British Journal of religious education
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/01416200.2018.1484697 |