Course
Ecclesiology and International Relations
Eastern Christianity usually understands the Church as a mystery, where no designation or name could properly express the whole reality of the Church, known only to God. Human language is believed to be insufficient to express this mystery. Yet, this mystery is the departure point for how various Christian communities relate to each other, and how they together seek to express their common participation in this mystery. It also seems to be compatible with political developments in international sphere. The course will explore how the Church as a theological entity influences and gets influenced by the international relations and ecumenism, both in the past and the present.
Armstrong, Karen. Fields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence, New York: Anchor, 2015. (131-232; 102 pp.)
An Eerdmans Reader in Contemporary Political Theology. Edited by William T Cavanaugh, Jeffrey W Bailey, and Craig Hovey, Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2012. (95-354, 637-800; 422 pp.)
Hovorun, Cyril. Meta-Ecclesiology: Chronicles on Church Awareness, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015. (1-164; 165 pp.)
Hovorun, Cyril. Political Orthodoxies: the Unorthodoxies of the Church Coerced, Minneapolis, MN: Fortress, 2018. (1-201; 201 pp.).
Jones, David Martin, and M.L.R. Smith. Sacred Violence: Political Religion in a Secular Age, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014. (105-176; 72 pp.)
Politicization of Religion, the Power of State, Nation, and Faith. Edited by Gorana Ognjenovic and Jasna Jozelic, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014. (1-212; 212 pp.)
The Religious Left in Modern America: Doorkeepers of a Radical Faith. Edited by Leilah Danielson, Marian Mollin, and Douglas C Rossinow, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018. (1-294; 294 p.)
Snyder, Jack (2011). Religion and International Relations Theory. New York: Columbia University Press (24-209; 185 pp.)
Soper, J Christopher. Evangelical Christianity in the United States and Great Britain: Religious Beliefs, Political Choices, Basingstoke; London: Macmillan, 1994. (1-160; 160 pp.)
T&T Clark Handbook of Political Theology. Edited by Rubén Rosario Rodríguez, London: T&T Clark, 2020. (3-46, 161-192; 250 pp.)
Snyder, Jack (2011). Religion and International Relations Theory. New York: Columbia University Press (210 pp.).
The litterature required for the course may change.
Literature last revised on October 20, 2020.
The schedule is available at the latest one month before the course starts. We do not recommend that you print the schedule as some changes may happen.
Grades
A = Excellent, B = Very good, C = Good, D = Satisfactory, E = Sufficient, Fx = Insufficient, F = InsufficientExamination Format
- Papers
- Seminars
- Take-home examination
Godkända kurser för en kandidatexamen i teologi/religionsvetenskap, 180 hp, där minst 150 hp utgörs av teologi/religionsvetenskap eller motsvarande. Dessutom kunskaper i engelska motsvarande kraven för grundläggande behörighet.
Completion of a course requires a minimum of 80% attendance at lectures and 100% attendance at seminars/group work and other assignments. Absence beyond that can be compensated by supplementing assignment(s) if the instructor finds it possible. In case of an absence of 50% or more, the course is considered as interrupted, even if assignments have been completed.
If a student due to disability has a decision from the EHS on special pedagogical support, the examiner shall, if necessary, adapt the examination and conduct the examination in an alternative way.
Established by Subject Representative College at Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm on December 18, 2019.