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Research
The Seminary studies and writes on pastoral care, spiritual counseling, and presence, engaging classical Islamic methodology with contemporary questions.
The Work
A seminary that researches contributes to its field, rather than only drawing from it.
Research is the Seminary's scholarly engine. It produces the curricular materials its own programs teach from, the resources its graduates carry into the field, and the scholarship that engages classical Islamic methodology with the questions of contemporary life. The same work keeps the Seminary's teaching current and its formation grounded.
Dr. Sherif Ahmed, the Seminary's Founder & Lead Scholar, anchors its research work.
The Journal
Essays and field notes
Writing from the Seminary's work.
Pastoral care, counseling, contemplative practice, and the questions practitioners carry in the field. The first entries are forthcoming.
- Format
- Essays, field notes, resources
- For
- Practitioners and the community
- Published
- Ongoing
Areas of Inquiry
The Seminary's areas of inquiry
Pastoral care and presence
The practice of accompanying people through suffering, transition, and significant moments.
Islamic counseling foundations
Frameworks for spiritual counseling grounded in the tradition, alongside the care professions.
Contemplative practice
The cultivation of inward life through classical Islamic methodology.
Community leadership
The developmental and pastoral dimensions of leading communities and institutions.
Forthcoming
In development
Mindfulness in Islam
A book-length work on presence and contemplative practice in the Islamic tradition, currently in development.
Practitioner resources
Guides and reference materials for chaplains, counselors, and community leaders in the field.
The journal's first entries publish soon.
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