French
Arabic
Salah ABOUJAOUDE s.j.
Professor
Faculty of Religious Sciences – Doyen FSR - Premier vice-recteur
Higher Institute of Religious Studies – Chargé de Cours
Rector's Office – professeur
+961 (1) 421 000 ext 5901 salah.aboujaoude@usj.edu.lb
As First Vice-Rector, I participate in several commissions and councils that are responsible for the smooth running of the university and its strategy. As Dean of the Faculty of Religious Studies, I perform the usual duties of this position and teach courses on confessionalism, democracy and religions, the state in Islam, and church and state. I also supervise doctoral students and master's students.
Education
| Degree | University | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phd in cultures and societies in the Arab and Muslim world | Université de Bordeaux-Montaigne | France | 2003 |
| Phd in Religious Studies | Saint Joseph University of Beyrouth | Lebanon | 2003 |
| DEA in language and thought in the medieval and contemporary Arab and Muslim world | Université de Bordeaux-Montaigne | France | 2000 |
| Master in Theology | Centre Sèvres – Facultés jésuites de Paris | France | 1998 |
| Bachelor in Philosophy | Centre Sèvres – Facultés jésuites de Paris | France | 1994 |
| Bachelor in Theology | Centre Sèvres – Facultés jésuites de Paris | France | 1994 |
Teaching at USJ
Confessionalism,democracy and religions, the state in Islam, as well as church and state.
Professional experience outside USJ
| Professional experience | Organisation | Start date | End date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean of the Faculty of Religious Studies | Université Saint-Joseph | 03/09/2021 | |
| First Vice-Rector | Université Saint-Joseph | 03/09/2020 | |
| Director of the Institute of Oriental Letters | Université Saint-Joseph | 03/09/2012 | 31/08/2022 |
| Director | Dar el-Machreq House of Edition | 01/09/2008 | 31/08/2020 |
Areas of expertise
Research themes
Confessionalismin Lebanon - Democracy and religions - National life - The State in Islam -Church and State - Concepts of political action in Lebanon.
Publications and communications
- The barren years. TheAmbitions of a Democratic Transformation in Lebanon and the Arab World, Darel-Machreq, Beirut, 2018.
- TheLost State. The Conditions for Democratic Transformation in Lebanon and theArab World, Dar el-Machreq, Beirut, 2023.
- TheNational Identity of Lebanon: Its Confessional Evolution and its Problems, Darel-Machreq, 2008.
- TheBirth of Democracy in Lebanon and the Middle East, Dar el-Machreq, 2014.
- Le Liban en Turbulence, Dar el-Machreq, 2024.