Staff Directory
Academic Qualification
- Doctor of Philosophy in Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Heritage - Doctor of Philosophy, International Islamic University Malaysia
Ungaran (Dr.)
Assistant Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus
KULLIYYAH OF ISLAMIC REVEALED KNOWLEDGE AND HUMAN SCIENCES
Expert Profile
Dr Ungaran Rashid is currently an assistant professor at the International Islamic University Malaysia. He holds Sarjana Theology (equal to Master of Divinity in American System) from a Christian seminary in Indonesia, Master and Doctorate degree in Comparative Religion from International Islamic University Malaysia. Having studied in both Christian and Islamic Theological institutions, he is able to apply a deeper understanding of both religions for the purposes of inter-religious and ethnical relationship.
He is a speaker for interfaith dialogue (Muslim-Christian relations) in various events held in Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, South Korea (including at Chongshin University, Seoul), USA, Turkey, Bangladesh and Mexico.
Education
2012 – 2018 Ph.D. (in Comparative Religion), International Islamic University, Malaysia.
(Thesis: Harmony in Sundanese Culture: An Analytical Study with Special Focus from Qur’anic and Biblical Perspectives)
Dec 2008 - April2012 Master of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Heritage (in Comparative Religion), International Islamic University, Malaysia.
(Thesis: Son of God in Indonesian Christology: an Analysis of the Doctrine of Christ in the Indonesian Reformed Churches)
1999 – 2003 Sarjana Theology, Bandung Theological Seminary, Indonesia
(Thesis: House Church: an Alternative Church for the Sundanese People)
1988 – 1990 Department of Accounting, Pasundan University Bandung, Indonesia
Area of Specialisation
- Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Religious Studies ~ Christian Theology (Including Biblical Studies and Church History)
- Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Religious Studies ~ Comparative Religion
Teaching Responsibilities
| BASIC PHILOSOPHYAND ISLAMIC WORLDVIEW | 2021/2022 2020/2021 |
| ETHICS AND FIQH OF CONTEMPORARY ISSUES | 2020/2021 2019/2020 2021/2022 |
| KNOWLEDGE & CIVILIZATION IN ISLAM | 2021/2022 |
| TAMADUN ISLAM DAN TAMADUN ASIA (TITAS) | 2019/2020 |
| THE ISLAMIC WORLDVIEW, KNOWLEDGE AND CIVILIZATION | 2019/2020 2020/2021 |
Research Projects
Completed
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On-Going
| 2021 - Present | The Concept of Kingdom of God in the Bible and the Qur?an and Its Implication to Relation Between Muslim and Christian in Malaysia |
Publications
Article
| 2021 | Teaching versus Leading the Way. IIUM Today, 7 April 2021 () pp. |
| 2020 | The biblical meaning of Ekklesia and Its relevance with the christian church. Al-Itqan : Journal of Islamic Sciences and Comparative Studies, Special Issue (2) pp. 93-108 |
| 2020 | The concept of peace in the Bible and the Qur’ān: a comparative study. Afkar Journal of Aqidah and Islamic Thought, 22 (2) pp. 239-278 |
| 2019 | Jesus (pbuh) as “son of God”: a biblical study based on the Jewish scriptures and the gospel of matthew.. AL-ITQĀN, 3 (2) pp. 41-64 |
| 2019 | The doctrine of Christ and its relation to the concept of son of god: a brief study on the nature of Isa a.s. as understood by Indonesia churches. Al-Itqan, 3 (1) pp. 5-28 |
Conference or Workshop Item
| 2020 | The concept of peace in the Bible and the Qur’ān: a comparative study. In: Symposium on Interdisciplinary Islamic Research, |
Book
| 2021 | The meaning of Son of God. IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-491-094-5 |