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| Semester | spring semester 2020 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Andreas Heuser (andreas.heuser@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | The growing evidence of Pentecostal public engagement has attracted academic attention, especially, but not exclusively in arenas of the Global South. Recent explorations of the global “Charismatic city”, the notion of an African “Pentecostal republic”, or assertions about “property Christianity” in China point to peculiar Pentecostal taxonomies in the public realm. Pentecostal politics of public prayer, ‘spiritual warfare` or ‘crusades’ seek to transform religious landscapes, while ‘Dominionist` theologies claim to transcend narrow Pentecostal interests in order to advocate the common good. Megachurches establish networks to access political, economic and cultural elites. Prosperity theologies also target social transformations and partly enable structural innovations in economic life. The Pentecostal media revolution with its constitutive elements of religious broadcasting and publishing interferes in local public discourses; professionalized e-church performances disseminate transcultural strategies to impact a given political culture. Whether Pentecostal migrant communities in the Global North are pursuing a strategic ‘reverse mission’ to ‘conquer secular nations for Christ` remains open to debate. |
| Learning objectives | participation in a foremost international and interdisciplinary conference on globale Pentecostalism; excellent networking possibilities; inputs from renowned scholarship on the theme; panels and workshops offering space for intense debate. |
| Bibliography | tba in connection with your optional thematic focus (in case of CPS), see below. |
| Comments | Bereich Chr (Christentum) im M.A. Interreligious Studies |
| Admission requirements | Students have access to a reduced conference fee, however, including for instance meals; please see the webpage for GloPent Basel: https://www.glopent.net/Members/webmaster/basel-2020/basel-2020-conference |
| Course application | online und persönlich |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Course auditors welcome |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Doctoral Studies Theology: Recommendations (Doctoral Studies - Faculty of Theology) Electives Master Interreligious Studies: Recommendations (Master's Studies: Interreligious Studies) Interner Wahlbereich Theologie: Empfehlungen (Bachelor's Studies: Theology) Interner Wahlbereich Theologie: Empfehlungen (Master's Studies: Theology (Start of studies before 01.08.2018)) Interner Wahlbereich Theologie: Empfehlungen (Master's Studies: Theology) Modul: Aussereuropäisches Christentum und Austauschprozesse (ÖM 1) (Bachelor's Studies: Theology) Modul: Aussereuropäisches Christentum und Austauschprozesse (ÖM 1) (Bachelor's degree subject: Theology) Modul: Reflexion interkultureller Gegenwartsfragen in der Theologie (ÖM 2) (Master's degree subject: Theology) Modul: Reflexion interkultureller Gegenwartsfragen in der Theologie (ÖM 2) (Master's Studies: Theology) Modul: Reflexion interkultureller Gegenwartsfragen in der Theologie (ÖM 2) (Master's Studies: Theology (Start of studies before 01.08.2018)) |
| Assessment format | record of achievement |
| Assessment details | All those interested in receiving 2 CPS should write an essay (5-8 pages) on a theme relevant at the conference, to be handed in latest by end of semester. In prior agreement with lecturer other options might be made available (suggestions are welcome). |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: teaching staff |
| Repeat examination | one repetition, best attempt counts |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Theology, studiendekanat-theol@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Theologie |