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| Semester | Frühjahrsemester 2018 |
| Angebotsmuster | einmalig |
| Dozierende | Andreas Heuser (andreas.heuser@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | Mega churches are linked with the contemporary Pentecostal movement and have tremendoulsy changed the global landscape of churches within the last few decades. Mega churches attract thousands of worshippers regularly through new styles of ritual and liturgical life, media based ministries and hegemonial strategies in the public sphere. Significantly, all over the Global South the breakthrough of mega churches echoes democratization processes of the late 1980s and 1990s that ended authoritarian rule in postcolonial settings. The importance of mega churches in politics will be a guiding perspective in this seminar as well as their roles in public spheres. The seminar examines the intersection between different variants of mega churches, politics, and public life (not exclusively but) with a specific focus on African contexts. |
| Lernziele | - identifying a range of megachurches - comparing megachurches in different contexts - analysing their theological, social, politcal profiles (also through examination of internal production of literature and use of new media) - highlighting the diverse networks of selected megachurches - interpreting their roles in public spheres |
| Literatur | Christersen, Brad / Flory, Richard, The Rise of Network Christianity: How Independent Leaders Are Changing the Religious Landscape, Oxford, 2017. Miller, Donald / Yamamori, Tetsunao, Global Pentecostalism, Berkeley, 2007. Tucker-Worgs, Tamelyn N., The Black Megachurch: Theology, Gender, and the Politics of Public Engagement, Waco, 2011. van Wijk, Ilana, The Universal Church of God in South Africa, Cambridge, 2014. Wagner, C. Peter, Dominion! How Kingdom Action Can Change the World, Grand Rapids, 2007. |
| Bemerkungen | The seminar addresses students from an interdisciplinary background. Students in theology may for instance imeet with students in African Studies or in political sciences which might hopefully arouse intense debates on topics. Non-English speakers may be encouraged to test and practice English in debates and explore texts in English. (However, depending on the composition of participants the seminar language may be flexibly shifted to German.) |
| Teilnahmebedingungen | - regular attendance; - motivation to engage in debates in English language; - intense preparation/reading of basic seminar texts - readiness for interdisciplinary approaches - presentation of seminar paper, incl. discussion |
| Anmeldung zur Lehrveranstaltung | online |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
| HörerInnen willkommen |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
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| Module |
Modul Antike / monotheistische / aussereuropäische Religionen (Bachelor Studienfach: Religionswissenschaft) Modul Christentum (Bachelor Studienfach: Religionswissenschaft (Studienbeginn vor 01.08.2013)) Modul Culture and Society (Master Studiengang: African Studies (Studienbeginn vor 01.08.2013)) Modul Fields: Governance and Politics (Master Studiengang: African Studies) Modul Fields: Knowledge Production and Transfer (Master Studiengang: African Studies) Modul Fields: Media and Imagination (Master Studiengang: African Studies) Modul Öffentlichkeit und Religion (Masterstudium: Religion - Wirtschaft - Politik) Modul Reflexion interkultureller Gegenwartsfragen in der Theologie (ÖM 2) (Master Theologie) Modul Reflexion interkultureller Gegenwartsfragen in der Theologie (ÖM 2) (Master Studienfach: Theologie) |
| Leistungsüberprüfung | Leistungsnachweis |
| Hinweise zur Leistungsüberprüfung | preparation and presentation of a seminar paper; intense reading of seminar texts: oral participation |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Leistungsüberprüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: Dozierende |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | eine Wiederholung, bester Versuch zählt |
| Skala | Pass / Fail |
| Wiederholtes Belegen | nicht wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Theologische Fakultät, studiendekanat-theol@unibas.ch |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Departement Theologie |