Current issues in Theology, Religion and Society TEOL2750

In order to receive a final assessment, the student must:

- Attend 60% of the lectures
- Submit and have approved at least 8 Reading Responses submitted in advance of the class session via Canvas. See syllabus for further details.
- Submit and have approved a draft of the final paper of 1500-2000 words by the deadline. The paper will receive feedback by the instructor.

- Participate in the in-depth evaluation of the course if such evaluation is stipulated in the relevant term.

If the course requirements are not fulfilled, this will count as one examination attempt, unless the student withdraws before the set deadline.

The final grade for this course is given on the basis of a final paper (2500-3500 words). In order to receive a final assessment, the student must fulfill the course requirements within the fixed deadline. The course and final exam will be graded A-F.

KNOWLEDGE

The student:
- Has good knowledge of key theological terms, topics, structures, patterns and historical developments of the treated theological topics
- Has good knowledge of theological responses to migration and nationalism
- Has good knowledge of main issues in science, technology and religion
- Has good knowledge of main issues in theologies of religion and comparative theology
- Has good knowledge of main issues in animals and religion

SKILLS

The student:
- Is able to recognize, describe and employ theological terms, patterns, and typologies in critical ways.
- Has an increased ability to think critically and constructively about historic and contemporary theological reasoning.
- Can coherently distinguish, recount, and critically engage a variety of theological approaches to a subject and be able to state their own position clearly and coherently, so it can be engaged by a wider public.
- Will be able to articulate positions that address issues within their own religious traditions and use resources that are from their context or relevant to it.