Building Respect, Seeking Truth
The Center for Muslim & Christian Studies, Houston
Building Respect Seeking Truth
Join our Learning Community
IN PERSON
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Saturday January 4th 10 a.m.-3p.m.
Email office@cmcshouston for details.
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Every second Thursday 6.30 p.m. from Sept 12th
Meet for a cup of tea before an informal study of topics from the Qur'an and the Bible, and then dinner.
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ONLINE
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Coming next semester:​
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Mondays 0800-1000 OR Fridays 1930-2130, Jan 6th - Mar 28th 2025
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Christian Responses to Islam (new course)
Wednesdays 0800-1000 Jan 8th - Mar 26th 2025
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Introduction to Biblical Hebrew (new course)
Tuesdays and Thursdays 0800-1000 Jan 9th - Mar 27th 2025
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Start-any-time:
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​Research and Writing for Muslim-Christian Studies
You can do this start-any-time course at your own pace. It is free of charge and includes the compulsory pre-requisite for students who wish to gain CMCS Houston credit for other courses.
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CMCS Houston Certificate in Muslim & Christian Studies
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Students who have satisfactorily completed at least one of our online classes for credit are eligible to enroll for our 'Certificate in Muslim & Christian Studies'. This is a graduate-level certificate which requires at least 15 credit hours from CMCS Houston or from our collaborating institutions.
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NEWS!!!!
Collaboration
We are glad to collaborate with The Maqasid Institute in enabling our students to take two short courses to be taught by Dr Motaz al-Thaher: Hermeneutical Methodologies for Interpreting the Qur’an: From the Classical Islamic Period to the Contemporary Context. Saturdays, 3–5 PM Mecca time, January 22, February 1, 5, and 8, 2025 and April 12, 19, 26, and May 3, 2025. These courses will be incorporated into a new CMCS Houston course on 'Interpreting the Qur'an and the Bible', the second half of which will be taught in Fall 2025.​
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Advice
CMCS Houston has a new International Academic Advisory Board - a group of scholars who have agreed to review and advise on our academic activities - a screen shot from our first meeting is on the left.
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Welcome
We welcome Dr Blake Evermon (right) as our new Project Manager and Dr Haris Dundar (left) as a new teaching adjunct.​​
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And . . .
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Drs Motaz al-Thaher, David Coffey and Ida Glaser visiting online students in Kaduna, Nigeria, February 2024.
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Religious studies should be dialogues not monologues. You need to enroll with others in discussions and dialogue, and the CMCS courses provide this. They include a very special combination of people from different religious backgrounds and cultures, who enrich the discussion and help [in] gaining knowledge and opening eyes to new perspectives. Moreover, the follow-up from the lecturers gives you the chance to develop your skills personally.
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Motaz Al-Thaher, CMCS online course coordinator
Now more than ever our world needs understanding among peoples and nations that is grounded in honesty, transparency, and communication.
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President Robert Sloan, Houston Christian University