Fr. Salah ABOUJAOUDE s.j.
Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Religious Studies
Professor
(+961) 1 421 000 ext 5701 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
| Degrees | 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 Beirut | 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 Theology | Centre Sèvres – Facultés jésuites de Paris | France | 1994 |
| Bachelor in Philosophy | 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.
+ Professionnal experience outside USJ
| Professional Experience | Organization | 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 |
+ Expertise field
Art, Humanities, Religious Sciences
+ Research topics
Confessionalism
in 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. The
Ambitions of a Democratic Transformation in Lebanon and the Arab World, Dar
el-Machreq, Beirut, 2018.
- The
Lost State. The Conditions for Democratic Transformation in Lebanon and the
Arab World, Dar el-Machreq, Beirut, 2023.
- The
National Identity of Lebanon: Its Confessional Evolution and its Problems, Dar
el-Machreq, 2008.
- The
Birth of Democracy in Lebanon and the Middle East, Dar el-Machreq, 2014.
- Le Liban en Turbulence, Dar el-Machreq, 2024.
+ Professional development activities
Les méthodes de ressourcement incluent la lecture des livres dans le domaine de la spécialisation et de la culture générale, ainsi que la rédaction des articles scientifiques et des articles pour les journaux traitant des questions philosophique et politique.