Vol. 1 · Issue 1 · October 2025 A.Ü.İ.F. — Ankara · est. 1949

Vol. 1 · Issue 1 · October 2025

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The student journal of the Faculty of Divinity at Ankara University, prepared by the English Theology Program in collaboration with the Wisdom Student Club. Theology, philosophy of religion, the history of religious thought, and the long conversation between traditions.

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1949 Faculty est.
15 Pieces in current issue
188 Pages
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THE LANGUAGE THAT CAUSED THEM TO FORGET LATIN: The Deep Traces of Arabic in Spanish

Rümeysa Kardelen YAZICI

Arabic is undisputedly the common language of the Islamic world and holds an invaluable place in Muslim history. It may seem surprising today, but centuries ago, the paths of a nation and this language crossed in a way that created a magnificent cultural synthesis: Spanish. Although awareness of this interaction remains relatively low in the Islamic world today, fate brought these two languages together at a unique crossroads.

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A university is not merely a place where knowledge is transmitted, but a space where it is continually produced, questioned, and shared. This journal is a product of that intellectual climate — and, at the same time, an invitation: to write, to think, to share, and to contribute.

Asst. Prof. Tuğba Özoğlu & Zeynep Özkan · Editors-in-Chief

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We welcome essays, personal reflections, interviews, book reviews, and translations from students and faculty alike. Topics range across theology, philosophy of religion, the history of religious thought, and related fields. Every piece is read by the editorial team for the next issue.

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