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Veranstaltungsart: Kurs
Orga-Einheit: 01-Evangelische Theologie
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Unterrichtssprache: Englisch
Offizielle Kursbeschreibung: The aim of this course is to provide a first knowledge on the history of Christianity in China, an important, understudied area in both Asian studies and religious history. This course covers almost 1000 years of Christian history in China, from the first missionaries’ arrival in the 13st century to the most recent political and social developments of the 20th and 21st centuries. As the course title implies, we will pay particular attention to the issues of cultural and religious innovation and integration as Christianity interacted with Chinese society, culture, and thought. The encounter of Christianity with the Chinese world has involved disputes even within Christianity, disputes of a theological nature and also of a social nature. The texts chosen will describe these moments and the reactions that both Christians and Chinese had on the choices implemented by the missionaries. The reading class complements the seminar by focusing on key texts of the Chinese Christian tradition.
Organisatorisches: Dozent: Dr. Marco Lazzarotti Freitag von 9.15-10.45 (Online seminar) Freitag, 11.15.-12.45 (Online reading class) Anmeldung bitte über Dozenten/Sinologie Wahlveranstaltung Religionswissenschaft Requirements • A seminar seeks to address its chosen topic not primarily by means of lectures, but in a roundtable approach with input by all participants. This requires first of all regular participation, which in turn means not just physical presence, but careful preparation of and active intellectual engagement with the course materials. In addition to the general readings assigned to the whole group, each participant will choose several additional readings and give brief Powerpoint presentations on them throughout the semester. By the end of the semester, each participant wishing to receive credit for the class will submit a term paper of about 6000 words; its topic can be chosen by the student, but needs to be approved by the instructor. The last two sessions will be devoted to student presentations on their paper topics. An outline of the term paper is due on December 5. • The reading class requires careful preparation of the assigned Chinese texts. Obviously, basic reading competence in both classical and modern Chinese is expected. Students not majoring in Chinese Studies can replace the reading class with another assignment, subject to the instructor’s approval (e.g., directed readings). • All readings and course materials will be made accessible via the Moodle platform. • The language of instruction and discussion will be English.
