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Roula TALHOUK

Roula TALHOUK

Professor

Institute of Muslim-Christian Studies – Coordinateur DU en projet pastoral - Directeur IEIC

Higher Institute of Religious Studies – Chargé de Cours

+961 (1) 421 000 ext 5806 roula.talhouk@usj.edu.lb

Roula began her studies in architecture at the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, after which she shifted to religious studies where she was deeply interested in youth mentorship later in accompanying the dying. She completed her studies with a doctorate in practical theology from Saint Joseph University of Beirut. Concurrently, she studied anthropology at the Lebanese University, culminating in a doctorate in anthropology of religions from Michel de Montaigne Bordeaux 3 University, focusing on the culture and religions of the Arab and Muslim world. She is profoundly interested in the anthropology of the body, pain, and various religious anthropologies, influenced by her extensive human experience of physical suffering due to her illness.She teaches courses in anthropology, practical theology, and methodology at the Faculty of Religious Sciences at Saint Joseph University of Beirut. Until 2022, she held the position of coordinator of the master’s programs of the faculty and directed the Center for Islamic-Christian Documentation and Studies. In September 2022, she was appointed director of the Institute of Islamic-Christian Studies at USJ.

Education

Degree University Country Year
Anthropology of religions Université de Bordeaux-Montaigne France 2011
Practical Theology Saint Joseph University of Beyrouth Lebanon 2011
Religious studies Saint Joseph University of Beyrouth Lebanon 2004
Anthropology Université Libanaise (UL) Lebanon 2003
Anthropology Université Libanaise (UL) Lebanon 2002
Religious studies Saint Joseph University of Beyrouth Lebanon 1977

Teaching at USJ

Culture Religions in the Arab WorldPastoral Complexity ManagementReligious AnthropologyAnthropology of religionsAnalysis of Problematics and Research ProjectMethodological Tools in Social SciencesResearch Methodology Seminar

University teaching outside USJ

University teaching outside USJ Country Institution Start date End date
Anthropology of the Arab World Lebanon Université Libanaise (UL) 01/10/2017 30/06/2020

Professional experience outside USJ

Professional experience Organisation Start date End date
University Platform of islamic studies Pluriel 10/09/2016
As a consultant for the interreligious dialogue Pontifical Catholic Commissions for Interreligious Dialogue 01/09/2014 31/07/2016

Areas of expertise

Art, Humanities, Religious Sciences

Research themes

Religious AnthropologyAnthropology of religionsAnthropology of the bodyPractical theology

Publications and communications

TALHOUK, R. Theological Perception of the Other Crossed Perspectives in a Plural Religious Context. Comparative Study of University Curricula on Religious Pluralism and Dialogue in Lebanon, POC, 2024.TALHOUK, R. SALAMEH, A. Christian in Lebanon, in The Eye of the Storm, Middle Eastern Christians in the Twenty-First Century, Pichwick publications, 2022.