Church Specific Studies (2cr)
Course unit code: BSD4302A10S
General information
- Credits
- 2 cr
- Teaching language
- English
Objective
The student
- Is familiar with ecumenical and interfaith dialogue as an important background to diaconal work
- Is able to work from the background of the church with people of diverse faiths and spiritualities
- Is familiar with the specific contributions and challenges of women to Christian self understanding, church life and policy
- Is able to recognise and apply the insights of contextual theologies in their diaconal work (feminist theology, liberation theology, urban theology, Dalit theology etc)
Content
- Modern ecumenism
- Interfaith dialogue
- Interfaith and ecumenical work and diaconia
- Women and the modern ecumenical movement (issues and themes, theology and the Bible)
- Contextual approaches to theology