Postgraduate Course: Christianity in the Middle East (WRCH11005)
Course Outline
School |
School of Divinity |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
Home subject area |
World Christianity |
Other subject area |
None |
Course website |
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Course description |
An in-depth study of Christianity in the Middle East. Issues to be covered include: peoples and culture, theologies and institutions, relationships with Islam and Western Christianity, participation in the emergence of modern Arab societies, responses to Zionism and Islamic resurgence, contemporary undertstanding of Christian witness in the regions where Christianity began. The course seeks to deepen students' appreciation of the non-Western character of Christianity in its lands of origin where, in a variety of ways, Christians continue to contribute to West Asian and North African societies. |
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
This course will provide an in-depth survey of the major traditions of Christianity in the Western Asia and North Africa, using the "family" categories of the Middle East Council of Churches: Assyrian Church of the East Oriental Orthodoc, Eastern Orthodox, Eastern and Latin Catholic, Evangelical.
To analyse issues of Eastern Christian self-understanding:
apostolic origins, ethnic identities, institutional forms, theological traditions, contemporary signs of spiritual revival in face of often grave threats to survival.
Explore questions of church-state relationships in modern Arab countries.
Examine indigenous Christian attitudes to Islam, Judaism/Zionism, and Western Christianity.
To assess the impact of Middle East Christianity on parts of Asia and Africa. |
Assessment Information
Students will be required to complete a 3000 word essay on a topic previously approved by the course manager. |
Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
Not entered |
Contacts
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Course secretary |
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