Dr. Emmanuel Pisani O.P.
Degrees and Competitive Examinations
- Baccalauréat, Series C (1990)
- Degree from the Bordeaux Institute of Political Studies (1994)
- Diplôme d’Études Approfondies (DEA) in Political Science – Bordeaux Institute of Political Studies, with honours (1995), and Master of Arts in Political Science from Université Laval (Quebec), with high honours (1996)
- Qualified for the oral stage of the Agrégation in Economic and Social Sciences and passed the CAPES in Economic and Social Sciences (1997).
- Canonical Bachelor’s Degree in Theology (Catholic Institute of Toulouse), with high honours (2006)
- Certificate in Islamic Studies (PISAI – Rome), with distinction (2007)
- Canonical Licentiate in Theology of Religions, specialising in Islam (Catholic Institute of Toulouse), with high honours (June 2008)
- State Doctorate in Philosophy (Lyon III) and Canonical Doctorate in Theology (UCLy) (2014), with high honours and congratulations from the examination committee.
Teaching
COURSES TAUGHT AT ICP
- The Foundations of Islam. (Theologicum – ISTR), 24 hours per year. (A04-CO-S1) (2011–2021)
- The Foundations of Islam. (Theologicum Online), 24 hours per year (2015–2022)
- Master’s Thesis Methodology. (Theologicum – ISTR), 12 hours per year. (A04-AT-S2) (2016–2020)
- The Keys to Christianity. (Theologicum – ISTR), 24 hours per year. (A04-CO-S1) (2014–2021)
- The Keys to Christianity. (Theologicum Online – ISTR), 24 hours per year. (A04-CO-S1) (2015–2022)
- Current Debates in Muslim Theology. (Theologicum – ISTR), 12 hours per year. (A04-CO-S2) (2015–2019)
- “Ecology and Religions,” Master’s Seminar (Theologicum – Moral Theology – ISTR), 24 hours per year (2015).
- Session on the Foundations of Islam. (Theologicum – ISTR), 9 hours, (A04-SE-S1) (2016)
- Research Methodology in Theology Seminar (Theologicum – ISTR), 12 hours per year. (A04-SM-S1) (2016–2021)
- Interculturality. (Faculty of Humanities), 12 hours per year. (FDL-S2-L1-LEA) (2017–2018)
- Humanities and Interculturality (Faculty of Humanities), 24 hours per year (FDL-S1-L1-LEA) (2019–2021).
- Humanities and Interculturality (Faculty of Humanities), 24 hours (FDL-S2-L1LEACULTC1) (2021).
- The Question of Blasphemy in Islam, Master’s Seminar (Faculty of Canon Law), 9 hours (2017).
- Dialogue and Proclamation (Theologicum, ISPC), 6 hours per year (2017)
- “Towards a Theology of Islam,” Master’s Seminar (Theologicum – ISTR), 24 hours per year (2019–2021).
- Christians and Muslims in History (Theologicum – ISTR), 24 hours (2020)
- Between Dialogue of Cultures and Identity-Based Retrenchment: Contemporary Challenges of Interculturality, Interfaculty Lecture Course, 12 hours (2021).
- Christians and Muslims in History (Theologicum – ISTR), 8 hours (2021)
- Islam and Otherness (Theologicum – ISTR), 12 hours (2022).
COURSES TAUGHT IN FRANCE OUTSIDE ICP
- The Pillars of Islam: An Anthropological and Theological Study of the Fundamentals of the Muslim Faith. (Protestant Faculty of Montpellier), 24 hours, September–December 2017.
- Encountering the Other: Theology and History, Institut Pey-Berland, Bordeaux, 8–9 February 2019.
- Religious Traditions, IER Toulouse, April 2021 (24 hours).
- “Dialogue: Theological Principles and Challenges,” Maison diocésaine de Saint-Denis, 6 hours, 11 April 2021.
COURSES TAUGHT ABROAD
- “Islam and the Theology of Dialogue,” Wigratzbad Seminary, 2017, 18 hours.
- Al-Ġazālī’s Philosophical Theology. IDEO course, Cairo, 4 hours, January 2018.
- Prayer in Islam: Spiritual Teachings of al-Ġazālī. (Studium Notre Dame de Vie), 10 hours, February 2018.
- “Methodology of Classical Arabic Texts” Seminar, al-Azhar, Cairo, 23 February 2020, 6 hours.
- Monthly seminar “Islam, Theology and Politics,” al-Azhar, CEF (October 2021–June 2022).
Scientific Articles
Articles in National Peer-Reviewed Journals
- 2005 « Bulletin d’islamologie », Revue thomiste, no. 105, January 2005, pp. 123–152.
- 2006 « Islam et Laïcité », Revue thomiste, no. 106, 2006, pp. 433–450.
- 2007 « Bulletin d’islamologie II », Revue thomiste, no. 107, April–June 2007, pp. 299–339.
- 2008 « Bulletin d’islamologie III », Revue thomiste, no. 108, April–June 2008, pp. 497–522.
- 2009 « Bulletin d’islamologie IV », Revue thomiste, no. 109, April–June 2009, pp. 467–522.
- 2009 « Les lectures nouvelles du Coran et leurs implications théologiques. A propos de quelques livres récents », Revue d’éthique et de théologie morale, no. 253, March 2009, pp. 29–52.
- 2010 « Bulletin d’islamologie V », Revue thomiste, no. 110, April–June 2010, pp. 529–547.
- 2011 « Regards d’Abū Ḥāmid al-Ġazālī (m. 1111) sur les juifs », TSAFON Revue d’études juives du Nord, no. 62, 2011, pp. 63–95.
- 2012 « Bulletin d’islamologie VI. En hommage au 9ème centenaire de la mort de Ghazali », Revue thomiste, no. 112, April–June 2012, pp. 347–374.
- 2015 « Abū Ḥāmid al-Ġazālī (m. 1111). Un précurseur musulman de la sociologie des religions », Archives de sciences sociales des religions, no. 169, January–March 2015, pp. 287–304.
- 2015 « Bulletin d’islamologie VIII », Revue thomiste, July–September 2015, pp. 495–507.
- 2016 « Écologie en islam et dialogue interreligieux », Transversalités, no. 139, October–December 2016, pp. 53–64.
- 2018 « Islam, islamisme. La question théologique », Études, February 2018, pp. 73–84.
- 2021 Emmanuel Pisani, Dominique Schneider, « Le dialogue avec l’islam. De Ratisbonne à Abu Dhabi », Transversalités 4, no. 159, 2021, pp. 171–174.
- 2022 « Un essai de synthèse sur l’histoire du texte coranique », Archives en Sciences Sociales des Religions 199, 2022 (forthcoming).
- 2022 « Bulletin d’islamologie IX », Revue des Sciences Philosophiques et Théologiques (forthcoming).
Editorship of Scientific Journal Issues
- 2016 Editor of the issue: « Nouvelles lectures du Coran », MIDEO, no. 31, 2016.
- 2017 Editor of the issue: « Théologie musulmane des relogions », MIDEO, no. 32, 2017.
- 2018 Editor of the issue: « Les sciences de l’islam entre répétition et innovation », MIDEO, no. 33, 2018.
- 2019 Editor of the issue: « L’autorité du ḥadīṯ », MIDÉO, no. 34, 2019.
- 2020 Editor of the issue: « Les interactions entre chiʿites duodécimains et chrétiens : histoire, théologie, littérature », MIDÉO, no. 35, 2020.
- 2021 Editor of the issue: « Ijtihād, taqlīd », MIDÉO, no. 36, 2021.
