Sociology of Religion Textbooks Between Apology and Sociology

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dc.authorid0000-0002-0717-173X
dc.contributor.authorHasanov, Behram
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-28T12:18:09Z
dc.date.available2026-02-28T12:18:09Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentBayburt Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThis article analyzes three sociology of religion textbooks commonly taught in the faculties of Theology and Islamic Sciences in Turkey through content analysis to examine how the relationship between sociological analysis and theological arguments is established in these works and to what extent this relationship overlaps with the scientific framework of sociology of religion. The study finds that apologetic tendencies towards Islam are common in these textbooks and that the boundaries between sociological analysis and theological arguments are blurred. The study analyzes two prominent themes in the textbooks: (1) constructing a positive narrative of Islam and (2) advocacy based on sacred and academic authorities. The first theme emphasized that Islam is compatible with contemporary values and emphasized positive examples of Islam and avoided negative or controversial examples. At the same time, it was also found that Muslim societies advocated against the association of negative examples with Islam and emphasized the positive aspects of Islam in comparison with other religions. Within the framework of the second theme, it was determined that the defense of Islam was based on sacred texts and positive evaluations of Western social scientists. Instead of empirical data and sociological methods, direct reference was made to sacred texts, and the positive views of Western social scientists on Islam were selectively conveyed. As a result, the textbooks examined violate the methodological principles of sociology and produce a religious defense discourse. The study emphasizes that the sociology of religion literature in T & uuml;rkiye should be re-evaluated based on scientific objectivity.
dc.identifier.doi10.17335/sakaifd.1637084
dc.identifier.endpage125
dc.identifier.issn2146-9806
dc.identifier.issn1304-6535
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.startpage112
dc.identifier.trdizinid1318731
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.17335/sakaifd.1637084
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/1318731
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12403/6133
dc.identifier.volume27
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001523329100007
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.language.isotr
dc.publisherSakarya Univ
dc.relation.ispartofSakarya Universitesi Ilahiyat Fakultesi Dergisi-Journal of Sakarya University Faculty of Theology
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20260218
dc.subjectSociology of Religion
dc.subjectSociology and Theology
dc.subjectTextbooks
dc.subjectApology
dc.subjectMethodology
dc.titleSociology of Religion Textbooks Between Apology and Sociology
dc.typeArticle

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