Dr. Vahid Sohrabi Far

Vahid Sohrabifar, PhD

Associate Professor of Philosophy of Religion

Dean of the Faculty of Literature and Humanities

Academic Background & Honors:

• Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Bonn, Germany (2024)
• Visiting Professor, Paderborn University, Germany (2015)
• Visiting Researcher, The Faith Project, John Templeton Foundation, USA (University of Texas and Western Washington University) (2016)
• Commended Researcher, Jahad Daneshghi, Iran (2017)
• Distinguished Researcher, Allameh Hilli Festival, Iran (2013)
• PhD in Religious Studies, University of Religions and Denominations (URD), Iran (2016)
• MA in Religious Studies, University of Religions and Denominations (URD), Iran (2012)
• Level II (Bachelor’s Equivalent) in Islamic Jurisprudence and Principles, Qom Seminary, Iran (2010)

Administrative Experience:

• Dean, Faculty of Literature and Humanities (2025 – Present)
• Member of the International Council, University of Religions and Denominations (2025 – Present)
• Dean, Faculty of Religions (2022 – 2025)
• Head of the Department of Philosophy of Religion (2020 – 2022)
• Academic Coordinator, Department of Philosophy of Religion (2014 – 2020)

International Experience & Engagements:

• Speaker, Conference on “Diverse Approaches to the Quran,” Al-Mahdi Institute, Birmingham, UK (2024)
• Lecturer on The Meaning of Life and Absurdity, University of Bonn, Germany (2024)
• Lecturer, Islamic Philosophy Summer School, Islamic Academy, Hamburg, Germany (2024)
• Speaker, Conference on Peace and Religious Coexistence, University of Zimbabwe (2021)
• Participant, Interfaith Dialogue Program, World Council of Churches (WCC), Geneva, Switzerland (2016)
• Participant, “Muslims in Europe” Summer Program, University of Erfurt, Germany (2016)
• Researcher, The Faith Project, John Templeton Foundation, USA (2016)
• Participant, Interfaith Dialogue Course, Paderborn University, Germany (2012)

Selected Publications:

Books:

• Earthly Life and Heavenly Mystery: Charles Taylor and the Consequences of Modernity for Religion and Spirituality (in Persian)
• An Introduction to Spirituality Studies in the Humanities (Co-authored, in Persian)
• The Ethics of Authenticity by Charles Taylor (Persian Translation)

Articles:

• Narrativity and Nihilism: A New Account of Absurdity
• Rumi’s View on Religion and the Meaning of Life: A Possibility for Interfaith Dialogue
• Absurdity, Faith, and the Meaningful Narrative of Life
• A Critical Study of Thomas Nagel’s View on Absurdity
• Religious Spirituality and the Meaning of Life: The Problem of Absurdity
• The Impacts of Modernity upon Religiosity: A Critical Study of Charles Taylor
• A Comparative Study of the Divine Self in New Spirituality and the Revelation of Heart in Rumi
• The Impacts of Modernity upon Spirituality: A Critical Study of Charles Taylor
• Criticizing the theory of “Rationality and Spirituality” of prof. Malekian