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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Şevket ÖZCAN is an academic specializing in Phenomenology of Religion and Methodology of History of Religions at Ankara Social Sciences University's Faculty of Theology. He holds positions as Assistant Dean and Director of the Jerusalem Research Center. Born in Ankara (1982), he earned his PhD from Ankara University's Institute of Social Sciences (2016). His career includes roles at the Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs before joining academia in 2016. He has conducted research in Germany, France, Portugal, and Saudi Arabia.
- Education: Gazi University (B.A. 2003), Ankara University (M.A. 2013, Ph.D. 2016)
Research focuses on religious methodologies, Evangelical Christianity, and Islam's historiography. Key works include The Value of Human Beings Attributed by Religions and Phenomenology of Religion on the Threshold of the Sacred. He has published 49 works including articles on religious experience frameworks (Ninian Smart), historical methodological approaches, and comparative religious studies.
- Grants: Led projects on halal food research (Turkey-Malaysia) and intercultural values transmission
Lectures include courses on New Religious Movements, Comparative Folk Beliefs, and Sacred Experience at undergraduate and graduate levels. His academic network includes international collaborations and editorial roles in religious studies publications.
