Hadi Sadeghi

Full Professor at the University of Quran and Hadith

Dr. Hadi Sadeghi (born 1341 SH / 1962/1963 CE in Kermanshah) is a cleric, full professor of ethics, and researcher in modern theology (Kalām-e Jadid), philosophy of religion, and moral philosophy. He is currently the Deputy Head of the Judiciary and the Head of the Dispute Resolution Councils of the country, and has previously held positions such as Cultural Deputy of the Judiciary, Head of the Islamic Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), Dean of the IRIB Faculty in Qom, and Acting Head of the Faculty of Hadith Sciences. After studying mathematics and physics, he entered the Qom Seminary after the Revolution. He completed the introductory and intermediate courses in six years with top ranks, and for about seven years attended the advanced courses (Dars-e Kharij) in jurisprudence and principles of Grand Ayatollahs Tabrizi and Vahid Khorasani in Qom, as well as the advanced course of Ayatollah Khamenei in Tehran. He obtained the Level 4 seminary degree in jurisprudence and principles. He learned philosophy under Grand Ayatollahs Hassan-zadeh Amoli, Javadi Amoli, Mesbah Yazdi, and Fayyazi. He received his master's degree in Religious Studies from the Imam Khomeini Educational and Research Institute, and his PhD in Modern Theology in 1383 SH (2004/2005 CE) from the University of Qom. Sadeghi is a faculty member and full professor at the University of Quran and Hadith (Department of Ethics) and teaches and researches in the fields of modern theology, epistemology, moral philosophy, philosophy of religion, and jurisprudence. Among his important works are An Introduction to Modern Theology, The Rationality of Faith, Moral Philosophy in the Domain of Reason and Religion, Theology and Verifiability (a critique of John Hick's theory), the translation of William K. Frankena's Ethics, and numerous scholarly-research articles. He has received awards such as the Selected Book of the Seminary Book of the Year and numerous managerial and research titles.