From Recitation to Revival: Interpreting the Quranic Imperative
| May 3, 2008 |
Program Description:
Whether it is intonated by children in madrasas or claimed to provide the basis of constitutions for modern nation-states, the Quran continutes to provoke discussion about its meaning, origins, and place in an ever-changing world.
Join us in a conversation discussing Dr. Ingrid Mattson’s book, The Story of The Quran: Its Place in Muslim Life, as we explore the identity and phenonmenon of the Quran and how modern attitudes are shaped towards the sacred text.
Registration:
http://hikmaspring.eventbrite
Adult: $25
Student: $15
Couple: $40
Employees of Non-Profit: $15
Timing & Schedule
Saturday May 3rd 9am-5pm
Registration: 9:00am-9:30am
9:30am - 10:00am
Session 1
10:00am - 11:00am
Break 10min
Session 2:
11:10am - 12:00pm
Salat ad-Duhr: 1:15pm - 1:30pm
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Break 10min
Session 4:
3:10pm - 4:30pm
Q&A:
4:30pm - 5:00pm
Location & Parking
Chapman University (Irvine Lecture Hall, Building #14 on the map)
One University Drive
Orange, CA 92866
There is Free Parking available on the street on the University side only. This is available along palm and along Center Street by the Argyos Parking. Permit parking is also available for $5. Parking Lots 6 and 1 are closest to the Irvine Lecture hall and Lots 3 and 4 are also good options.
Speaker Bio:
Dr. Ingrid Mattson is Director of Islamic Chaplaincy and Professor at the Macdonald Center for Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations at Hartford Seminary in Hartford, CT.
Dr. Mattson earned her Ph.D. in Islamic Studies from the University of Chicago in 1999. Her research is focused on Islamic law and society; among her articles are studies on slavery, poverty and Islamic legal theory.
Dr. Mattson was born in Canada, where she studied Philosophy at the University of Waterloo, Ontario (B.A. ’87). From 1987-1988 she lived in Pakistan where she worked with Afghan refugee women. In 2001 she was elected Vice-President of ISNA and in 2006 she was elected President of the organization. Dr. Mattson is the first convert to Islam and the first female to lead the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA).