Christianity in the Middle East (P00519)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : DIV-P-P00519

An in-depth study of Christianity in the Middle East. Issues to be covered include: peoples and culture, theologies and institutions, relationships with Islam and Western Christianity, participation in the emergence of modern Arab societies, responses to Zionism and Islamic resurgence, contemporary undertstanding of Christian witness in the regions where Christianity began. The course seeks to deepen students' appreciation of the non-Western character of Christianity in its lands of origin where, in a variety of ways, Christians continue to contribute to West Asian and North African societies.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

World Christianity, (School of Divinity, Schedule B)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

This course will provide an in-depth survey of the major traditions of Christianity in the Western Asia and North Africa, using the "family" categories of the Middle East Council of Churches: Assyrian Church of the East Oriental Orthodoc, Eastern Orthodox, Eastern and Latin Catholic, Evangelical.
To analyse issues of Eastern Christian self-understanding:
apostolic origins, ethnic identities, institutional forms, theological traditions, contemporary signs of spiritual revival in face of often grave threats to survival.
Explore questions of church-state relationships in modern Arab countries.
Examine indigenous Christian attitudes to Islam, Judaism/Zionism, and Western Christianity.
To assess the impact of Middle East Christianity on parts of Asia and Africa.