REDI4000 – Interreligious Relations: Defining Moments, Current Encounters
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
Course content
Religions are part of complex societies, facing other faiths and intersecting differences based on gender, class and culture. How can we understand the relation between faith, culture and politics, when people of different religious belonging (or no belonging) coexist, get involved in conflict, or engage each other in dialogue? How do different religious traditions cope with diversity and pluralism, in their current theological reflection? And how can we understand the phenomenon of multiple religious belonging?
Searching for defining moments, the course will also discuss how memories of the past inform current encounters. Through an elective reading, the course will allow an in-depth contextual study of a particular aspect of interreligious relations (historical or current). Theoretically, the course will explore the scholarly field of interreligious studies.
Learning outcome
Upon completion of the course, students should:
- have obtained critical insight about different aspects of interreligious relations.
- should be able to discuss how current religious encounters are influenced by history and shifting socio-political contexts.
- should also be able to engage constructively in current discussions about interreligious dialogue.
Admission to the course
Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.
Students enrolled in other Master`s Degree Programmes can, on application, be admitted to the course if this is cleared by their own study programme.
If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.
Students in the six year study progamme in Theology must have completed the first three years of the study programme.
Teaching
All lectures will be held during a compact seminar in Oslo.
Mandatory requirements:
During the course the following assignments must be completed within the assigned deadlines:
- ?A brief oral presentation during the compact seminar (10 min)
- A preliminary draft of the term paper to be submitted midterm (approx. 2000 words)
- An individual feedback meeting with the teacher on Zoom or on campus to discuss the submitted draft (20 min)
Examination
Term paper, 3000-4000 words.
Language of examination
You may write your examination paper in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.
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