- Course code: TEOL5640
- Credits: 10
- Semester: Spring
- Language: English
Study program affiliation:
Church and Theology in the South TEOL5640
This course will discuss - in historical and contemporary perspectives - how different churches in a non-Western religious and cultural context have sought to express and contextualize the Christian faith by developing a theology and practice aimed at serving their own members as well as communicating the gospel to other people. The course will also give the student a general understanding of contextualisation.
Prerequisites: Introductory and intermediate courses in theology in a bachelor's degree are recommended prerequisites.
About the study
Study requirements
In order to receive a final assessment, the student must:
- The student is to hand in a book report of approximately 2000 words at a given deadline.
- Participate in the in-depth evaluation of the course if such evaluation is stipulated in the relevant term.
- When course requirements are not fulfilled, this will count as one examination attempt, unless the student withdraws before the set deadline (1 May).
Final assessment/Exam
The final assessment of TEOL5640 is based on one written school exam (6 hours). The course is to be assessed with a grade (A-F).
Examination support material permitted on the exam: List F2. Link to overview over support material lists: https://www2.mf.no/dokumenter/studier/eksamen/hjelpemidler_eksamen.pdf
Exam dates
- Exam date:
- 27. May 2025
- Start time:
- 09:00
- Duration:
- 6 hours
- Final deadline to withdraw from examination:
- 1. May 2025
- Release date for results:
- 17. June 2025
Written school exam - Ordinary exam
Learning outcome
KNOWLEDGE
The student has:
- a thorough knowledge of the characteristic features of the theology of the churches in the Global South as different from traditional Western theology
- a good knowledge of the concept of contextualisation
- a good knowledge of how churches in the South meet the diaconal and missiological tasks that confront them in a multi-religious and economically poor context
SKILLS
The student can:
- Engage in the general issue of contextualisation of theology and praxis
- Critically examine traditional Western theology
- Independently discuss the new questions that are put on the theological and ecclesial agenda by the non-Western context of the church
- Critically read and evaluate scholarly literature
Overlapping courses
TEOL5640 Theology and Church in the South overlaps completely with the former course MV601 Theology and Church in the South and partly with the former course TEOL6621 Theology and Church in the South. Students who have already completed MV601 will receive 0 credit points (ECTS) for TEOL5640 on their transcript of records or diploma. Students who have already completed TEOL6621 will receive 5 credit points (ECTS) for TEOL5640 on their transcript of records or diploma. MF therefore recommends not to combine these courses.
Reading list
Here you can find the reading list for this course.
Part of the literature will be available digitally, while other parts might only be available in paper format. Some of the literature will be available as compendiums, which you can find via the course room in Canvas.
You will automatically get access to literature that is available digitally when you are sitting at MF, otherwise you can get access by using Oria or by using "External access" in the library's list of databases.
Note that it will take some time before link to the reading list is updated. Please make sure that you are looking at the correct semester's reading list.
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