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The three religions in contemporary perspective ( efterår 2010 - 10 ECTS )

Rammer for udbud

• Uddannelsessprog: engelsk
• Niveau: MA
• Semester/kvarter: E2010 - uge 48
• Timer per uge: Perioden 29. november til 3. december fra kl. 8-17 hver dag.
• Deltagerbegrænsning: Max 36
• Undervisningssted: Århus
• Hovedområde: Det Teologiske Fakultet
• Udbud ID: 26006

Formål

The students will acquire:

• Knowledge and understanding of the interaction between Judaism, Christianity and Islam in contemporary European society,
• Skills in analysing and discussing the impact of the three religions on contemporary Europe.
• The ability to demonstrate such skills and communicate such knowledge in writing

Indhold

The three religions in contemporary perspective. From the Enlightenment to the present.

This module is linked to The emergence of Judaism, Christianity and Islam .

The purpose of this module, which is placed in the third term, on the Wirkungsgeschichte of the three religions from the Enlightenment to the present is to give students a thorough understanding of the current situation. It is a crucial element of the Programme that students are not only given the historical foundations of the three main religions of Europe, but also acquire an understanding of their later transformations and reconfigurations in their contemporary settings. Through this module, students will acquire familiarity with the interaction of all three religions in the modern world.

Examination

If the student has participated regularly, actively and satisfactorily in a course, she or he may choose between a free and a fixed written examination. A student failing to fulfil these requirements these requirements must sit a fixed written exam.

In the free written examination, the student writes a paper of between eight and ten pages on a subject, question or material chosen by the student and approved by the responsible teacher.

In the fixed written examination, the student is given a week to write a paper of between eight and ten pages on a subject, question or material provided by the responsible teacher.

The examination is evaluated by external censorship.

Faglige forudsætninger

Relevant BA-uddannelse - jf. studieordningen for Religious Roots of Europe:
http://religiousroots.au.dk/rre/admission/  samt
http://religiousroots.au.dk/rre/studyplan/

Underviser

TBA

Undervisnings- og arbejdsform

The teaching will combine:

• Compact seminar, including student presentations in groups and teacher-guided dialogue and/or lectures
• Tutorials, for one of which the students must prepare an individual verbal presentation
• Distance learning

English

Litteratur

The syllabus will include 1500 pages of mostly scholarly literature. Two thirds of this syllabus is fixed, one third is chosen by the student but subject to approval by the teacher.

Tid og sted

Konferencecenteret i mødelokale 1 hver dag i uge 48 fra 8-17.

Jf. http://www.au.dk/personerogbygninger/kort/byg1/byg1420/

Studieordning og bedømmelse

Kandidatuddannelsen i europas religiøse rødder

• Bunden hj.opg., bedømt efter 7-skala med ekstern censur
• Fri hj.opg., bedømt efter 7-skala med ekstern censur