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Latif Tokat is a Professor at the Department of Philosophy and Religious Sciences, Faculty of Theology, Ankara Social Sciences University. He earned his BA in Theology from Selçuk University (1989), MA in Philosophy of Religion (thesis: 'The Problem of Freedom in Theist Existentialism'), and PhD in Philosophy of Religion from Dokuz Eylül University (2002, thesis: 'Religious Symbolism'). He has served as a research assistant at Karadeniz Technical University and faculty member/head of department at Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University until 2015.
- PhD: Dokuz Eylül University, Philosophy and Religious Sciences (1996-2002)
- MA: Selçuk University, Philosophy of Religion (1994-1996)
- BA: Selçuk University, Theology (1984-1989)
His research spans Systematic Islamic Thought, Existential Theology, Religious Symbolism, and intersections of Aesthetics with Religion. He investigates the Meaning of History, Religious Epistemology, and Philosophical-Religious Pluralism. His work also addresses Metaphysical Uncertainty and the Possibility of Secularism.
Recent publications focus on Nietzsche's 'God is Dead' in theological contexts, Heideggerian metaphysics, and Islamic-Western comparative studies. He has conducted international research in Chicago (2012, 'Religion in American Worldview') and London (2015, unspecified).
As an academic leader, he has chaired departments and served on university governance boards. He mentors graduate students and contributes to editorial boards, including Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi (2018, editor). His h-index is 10, with 231 total citations.
