Kurs

Christians of the Middle East

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The Middle East is a melting pot of three great religions. The actual tense religio-political situation is perceived as threatening to many people and religious groups. Many Christians are leaving the region. In this course we will study the religious landscape of the region with particular focus on the Christian churches in the past and present. We will also study the efforts of religious meetings and dialogue that is made. A field study is included in the course with visits to churches and areas where Middle Eastern Christians are praying and living. See below.

Efter kursen förväntas studenten:

  • display knowledge about the religious map of the Middle East, especially with regard to Christian churches
  • have a deepened ability to reflect on the functions of religion as resource, identity and motive power in the political and social realities of the Middle East based on their own experience
  • be able to analyze the possibilities and the problems of being a Christian in the Middle East

Ahlstrand, Kajsa, Gunner, Göran (ed), 2009: Non-Muslims in Muslim Majority Societies: With Focus on the Middle East and Pakistan. Eugene, Or. : Pickwick Publications. Serie: Church of Sweden research series ; 2. (166 p).

Ateek, Naim S., 2008: A Palestinian Christian Cry for Reconciliation. Maryknoll, N.Y.: Orbis Books. (224 p).

Bailey, Betty Jane & Bailey, J. Martin, 2003: Who are the Christians in the Middle East? Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 2003. (215 p).

Jenkins, Philip, 2009: The Lost History of Christianity: The Thousand-Year Golden Age of the Church in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia–and How It Died. Harper One. (336 p).

Kairos Palestine A Moment of Truth. A Word of Faith, Hope, and Love from the Heart of the Palestinian Suffering. www.kairospalestine.ps/sites/default/Documents/English.pdf (16 p).

Sune Fahlgren

Docent, högskolelektor, pastor

sune.fahlgren@ehs.se

Lennart Henriksson

lennart.henriksson@ths.se

Betyg

U = Underkänd, G = Godkänd, VG = Väl godkänd

Examinationsformer

  • Hemtentamen
  • PM

Grundläggande behörighet.
Kurser i teologi 60 hp, varav minst 15 hp från fortsättningsnivå.

Fastställd av Ämnesföreträdarkollegiet vid Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm den 18 februari 2014.