Osman Cilacı

Researcher on history of religions (b. 1940, Antalya -  d.  22 November 2004, Isparta). He graduated from Antalya Imam Hatip High School (1959), Antalya High School (1962), Istanbul High Islam Institute (1964). He worked as imam and orator (1959) in Antalya, as teacher in Kayseri (1964-65) and as lecturer in Selçuk University Faculty of Theology beginning from 1968. He received associate professor and professor degrees in this university. Then he continued to work as Head of Süleyman Demirel University, Faculty of Theology, and History of Religions Subdivision.

He published his articles in Oku (1962), Sebilürreşat (1963), Diyanet (1972-73), İslâm Medeniyeti (1973), Türk Kültürü (1976), Nesil (1977), Kubbealtı Akademi (1982), Yeni Düşünce (1983), Millî Kültür (1986), Sur (1988) magazines.  He translated from Arabic.

WORKS:

RESEARCH: Kur’an Işığında Üç Peygamber (1977), Dinler Tarihi (1977), İlâhi Dinlerde Oruç, Hac ve Kurban (1980), İlahî Dinlerde Dualar (1980), Hristiyanlık Propagandası ve Misyoner Faaliyetleri (1982), Dinler ve İnsanlar (1990), Genel Hatlarıyla Dinler Tarihi (1994), Günümüz Dünya Dinleri (1995), İlahî Dinlerde Cennet İnancı (1995).

SIMPLIFICATION: Hak ve Bâtıl (1975), Barnaba İncili (from Ottoman Turkish, 1989).

TRANSLATION: Hz. İsa İnsandır (1977), Çağdaş Dünya Dinleri (1979), Çağdaş Dünya Mezhepleri (1987), Barnaba İncili (1987), Kur’ân’a Göre Dört Terim (1988), Hristiyanlığa Reddiye (1992), Yahudiliği Anlamak (1995).

Also he has textbooks .

REFERENCE: İhsan Işık (TEKAA, 2009).